Have you seen the adorable mini heart containers at Walmart in the Valentine's Day section?!
They are so cute and CHEAP, I'm talking $1.98 for 12 so you know I scooped them up because my brain was just racing with ideas of how I could use them at home or in the classroom. Today I want to share with you SIX ideas (and a few freebies) for how to use these heart containers this February!
Needing a little letter recognition practice? Fill each plastic heart container with a magnetic letter. Then print off this FREE alphabet chart and have your kiddos pick a heart, open it up, identify and name the letter, then match it to the correct letter on the chart. Super simple! In the download I've also included an uppercase and lowercase tracing page which could be substituted for the alphabet chart if you want to include handwriting practice and they're perfect to use as a recording sheet for centers.
Heart stamping is so much fun and is perfect for creating Valentine's day cards, gifts, or even student Valentine's card bags! Grab a few of your favorite holiday paint colors then use the bottoms of the heart containers as stamps. Works so well!
We LOVE sensory bins over here so I added these heart containers to one of our February bins. They are perfect for scooping and pouring!
This next activity focuses on counting and writing numbers 1-12. Label each heart container with a number 1-12 (use dot stickers if you want to remove them later or a Sharpie for longer keep). Then fill each heart with a different number of heart counters. I used heart candies, but you could use any small heart items (mini erasers, print outs, plastic hearts). Have your kiddo pick a heart then count to tell how many. Click Here to grab the printable recording sheet.
I don't know about your kids, but mine have always been fans of dice games. For this activity add a die to a heart container then have students shake the heart. When they open it they can count to tell how many and color that many hearts. If you want to add in some addition practice place out two heart containers to shake. Grab the FREE printables HERE!
And lastly, the 4 different colored heart containers in this set are perfect for making patterns. I separated the tops and bottoms to create 24 hearts then had my little one create patterns. She LOVE it! This printable is also part of the FREE download HERE.
Do you have these containers? Let me know if you have any other fun ideas for how to use them. Happy Teaching!
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