# 37. Fun and Easy Valentine’s Day Activities For First Grade Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/firstieland-podcast-for-elementary-teachers-education-teaching-tips-and-ideas-for-kindergarten-and-first-grade-7373906/37-fun-and-easy-valentine-s-day-activities-for-first-grade Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/firstieland-podcast-for-elementary-teachers-education-teaching-tips-and-ideas-for-kindergarten-and-first-grade-7373906/37-fun-and-easy-valentine-s-day-activities-for-first-grade.md Podcast: [Firstieland Podcast For Elementary Teachers: Education Teaching Tips And Ideas For Kindergarten And First Grade](https://stenobird.com/podcast/firstieland-podcast-for-elementary-teachers-education-teaching-tips-and-ideas-for-kindergarten-and-first-grade-7373906) Published: 2026-02-04T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://the-firstieland-podcast-for-early-elementary-teachers.captivate.fm Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5a6e4fd1-5efa-4c3b-96f2-42027fd3b65c.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/firstieland-podcast-for-elementary-teachers-education-teaching-tips-and-ideas-for-kindergarten-and-first-grade-7373906/episodes/37-fun-and-easy-valentine-s-day-activities-for-first-grade Duration seconds: 705 ## Resource Fun and Easy Valentine’s Day Activities For First Grade In this episode of The Firstieland Podcast for Elementary Teachers, your host Molly Schwab shares fun and easy Valentine’s Day activities that fit naturally into your first grade classroom, without adding stress or extra prep to your day. February can feel long and Valentine’s Day excitement can quickly turn into distraction. Instead of trying to push through with business as usual, this episode shows you how to add a simple Valentine twist to reading, writing, math, and even your class party, while still keeping learning front and center. Molly walks you through her favorite Valentine’s Day ideas she used in her own first grade classroom, including picture book read alouds, opinion writing, math activities using Valentine candy, friendship-building lessons, and a Valentine classroom transformation. These ideas are easy to implement, budget-friendly, and designed to keep kids engaged without losing a full day of instruction. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔️ Valentine-themed read alouds that work perfectly for writing and comprehension ✔️ Simple Valentine themed opinion writing activities ✔️ Easy Valentine math ideas for sorting, graphing, and problem solving ✔️ Friendship-building activities that focus on kindness and cooperation ✔️ A low-stress way to handle Valentine’s Day with stations instead of chaos By the end of this episode, you’ll have plenty of ideas to make Valentine’s Day feel fun and meaningful in your classroom, while still sticking to routines that help your day run smoothly. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Valentine’s Read Aloud Activities and Writing – https://firstieland.com/february Friendship Stations and Friendship Soup – https://firstieland.com/friend Cupid Valentine Classroom Stations –… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/firstieland-podcast-for-elementary-teachers-education-teaching-tips-and-ideas-for-kindergarten-and-first-grade-7373906/episodes/37-fun-and-easy-valentine-s-day-activities-for-first-grade/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/firstieland-podcast-for-elementary-teachers-education-teaching-tips-and-ideas-for-kindergarten-and-first-grade-7373906/37-fun-and-easy-valentine-s-day-activities-for-first-grade.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.