Valentine's Day Unit

You all know I love a holiday.  There's just so many ways to make school fun.

Here's our Valentine's Day unit study, topic by topic:

Language Arts:  Studying sonnets and iambic pentameter.  We will read "My Mistresses Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun" by Shakespeare and use this as a study guide  http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/discovering-traditional-sonnet-forms-830.html?tab=4#tabs  Then we will try our hand at writing our own sonnets!

Math:  Here's a logic puzzle for Valentines Day  http://www.edhelper.com/Valentines_Day_Logic70.htm

Another activity...cut out a paper heart.  Then ask the children- how can you make a heart out of circles and triangles?  Find the area of each circle and each triangle and determine the area of your heart!

Science:  Make heart crystal ornaments  http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/crystals.htm

Study how chocolate is made and the effects it has on the brain   http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/exploring_chocolate/index.html

History:  Study the history of chocolate  http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/exploring_chocolate/choc_2.html#american

and here
http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/modern-marvels-valentines-day---history-of-chocolate#modern-marvels-valentines-day---history-of-chocolate


Also we will read the biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and read her poem "How Do I Love Thee?"

I hope you all have fun with teaching Valentine's themed topics! If you have any interesting ideas of your own...please share!