Q-Tip Hearts
Prepare for activity by cutting cardboard into a heart shape. Tape this piece to the middle of a piece of paper. Provide the student with Q-tips and paints. Encourage them to dot the Q-tip around the edge of the cardboard (don’t worry if they get paint on it, it will be removed later). When child is finished, allow paint to dry. Remove the cardboard heart. Show the finished piece to the student and talk with them about what they did.
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Musical Hearts Game
Turn on music and have students walk around the heart “track” until you stop the music. Whatever color the student lands on is the gross motor activity they should do. Stop and start the music several times so that students have the opportunity to land on a variety of colors.
Five Hearts Finger Play
Prepare for lesson by creating the Heart Glove. Cut different colored foam into heart shapes and glue onto the fingertips of the glove. Allow to dry.
When child is ready, put on the glove and sing the following song to them: I love my little valentines, I love to watch them grow. The first little valentine Has a little button nose, The second little valentine Has fingers that can wiggle, The third little valentine, Has feet to run and giggle The fourth little valentine, Has little hands that clap The fifth little valentine Loves sitting in my lap ** Put up fingers as the song goes along.
Coffee Filter Hearts
In an appropriate area, invite child to draw on the coffee filter using markers. When they are finished, spray the coffee filter with the child to show them the new “tie-dye” technique. Allow their work to dry. Cut the coffee filter into a heart shape and string along the room to showcase the child’s artwork.
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