Valentine's Day Candy Hearts - Special Education - Math - Reading - Writing

Not many things invoke the Valentine's Day spirit as much as candy hearts are able to do! These little candies have been a symbol for Valentine's Day for years and now you can incorporate them into your teaching in a fun and academically driven way! With this download, students will have the chance to do a variety of engaging, hands on activities that will promote deeper math, reading, and writing skills in your classroom! 

Although designed specifically for special education classrooms, any student could benefit from the bright visuals and hands-on learning that this lesson promotes! This packet is specifically great for life skills students who might struggle with other, more advanced activities available online.

Every year, this packet is a huge hit in my room (almost as much as the candy the students are able to eat afterward!). Win your kids over with this lesson - I promise they will thank you for it!

Purchase Includes:

 - Candy Hearts Reading Questions

- Level A bar graph to help lower level students graph each color

- Level B bar graph to help higher level students graph each color

- Candy Hearts Color Comparisons Using < and > (less than, greater than)

- Candy Hearts Measuring Practice

- Ten Frame Practice

- Stack a Tower Challenge Activity w/ Reflection Questions

- Color Patterns Prediction Practice

- Candy Hearts Sentences (Picture Supports Provided)

- Candy Hearts Sentences (Students Create Their Own!)