Valentine's day!

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Ms Luna CLASS     -     Thursday: 13/02/25  

HOW ARE YOU?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

What are we going to do today?

Objectives:

• Understand the basic history of Valentine’s Day.
• Understand why people celebrate Valentine’s Day.
• Learn how Valentine’s Day is celebrated.
• Practice your listening skills.

Assignment: Create a secret Valentine’s card with a rhyming poem.

Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day?

Yes!

No!

Write the word 'LOVE' in your language?

What is Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is a special day to show love and care to the people you like. It’s celebrated on February 14th. People give cards, gifts, or spend time with their loved ones.

What is love?

Love is a feeling when you care about someone a lot. It can be between family, friends, or people in a relationship. Love makes you happy, and you want to help and support the person you love.

Valentine's Day Vocabulary

                                       Balloons – Ballonnen                            Candy – Snoep

                                       Chocolate – Chocolade                          Couple – Koppel

                                       Cupid – Cupido                                      Date – Afspraakje

                                       February – Februari                              Flowers – Bloemen

                                       Fourteenth – Veertiende                       Friend – Vriend(in)

                                       Gift/Present – Geschenk/Cadeau        Heart – Hart

                                       Hug – Knuffel                                        Kiss – Kus                      

                                       Love – Liefde                                         Poem – Gedicht

                                       Proposal – Aanzoek                              Ring – Ring

                                       Romantic – Romantisch                       Valentine card – Valentijnskaart

Drag and drop to match the words with their translations:

Balloons

Candy

February

Flowers

Friend

Heart

Hug

Kiss

Love

Romantic

Romantisch

 Kus

Knuffel

Bloemen

Snoep

Liefde

Hart

Vriend(in)

Februari

Ballonnen

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Where did Valentine’s Day start?

1. Rome
2. Roma
3. Rom
4. Rum

Who was Valentine?

1. An Emperor
2. A president
3. A priest
4. A lover

When is Valentine’s Day celebrated?

1. 14th February every year
2. 14th February every week
3. 14th February every month
4. 14th February every day

How do people celebrate Valentine's Day?

1. By giving cards and gifts
2. By going to school
3. By playing games
4. By watching movies

Who is the saint of love?

1. Saint Nicholas
2. Saint Valentine
3. Saint George
4. Saint Patrick

What did Valentine do for soldiers?

1. Fighting in battles
2. Marrying people in secret
3. Building houses
4. Cooking food

Make your own Valentine's card

Instructions:

• Take one card template and fold it in half.
• Choose a classmate to whom you will write the card.
• You could use RhymeZone or ChatGPT to help with your card or poem.
• Colour the cover of the card.
• Be creative!
• When done, place it in the delivery box.

💌 Valentine’s Card 💌

Dear __________, (Name of the person)

❤️ I love you!

😊 I like you.

👭 You are my friend.

🌟 You are nice.

😃 You make me happy.

👫 You are my best friend.

💖 You are kind.

😆 You are funny.

🌟 You are good!

Happy Valentine’s Day! 🎉❤️

With love,

____________ (Your name) or (Your Valentine)

10 Expressions of love:

^{I love you. Ik hou van jou.}

^{I like you.  Ik vind jou leuk.}

^{You are my friend.  Jij bent mijn vriend(in).}

^{You are nice.  Jij bent aardig.}

^{You make me happy.   Jij maakt mij blij.}

^{You are my best friend.  Jij bent mijn beste vriend(in).} 

^{You are kind. Jij bent lief.} 

^{You are funny.  Jij bent grappig.}

^{You are good!  Jij bent goed!}

Instructions:

• Create a Valentine’s card for a classmate! (Be creative!).
• Write a rhyming poem or acrostic poem inside the card. It should be at least 14 lines long.
• Write the name of your Valentine in the card.
• At the end of the lesson, I will give the cards to your Valentines.
• Use rhymezone or chatgpt to help with your poem.

Dear Mr Darcy,

I’m writing to tell you that I love you and I like everything about you. You make me happy, and I feel so lucky to have you in my life. I love spending time with you because you always make me laugh. I miss you and can’t wait to see you soon.

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ 

With love,

Your Valentine