Valentine Matching Games

Inspired by the Valentine Heart Hop at A Mom With A Lesson Plan, I decided to create something for Aiden: Valentine Matching Games. Heart shapes turned into learning games – what could be more fun?

I cut out several large heart shapes and lots of smaller shapes using my Silhouette Cameo. {I didn’t really need my Silhouette for this, but it did makes things faster.}

Name Practice and Letter Matching

I wrote Aiden’s name on one heart. I added each letter of his name to a small circle. Aiden loves to match the letters in his name to the heart. We also talk about the colors of the circles. I glued on a yellow heart and star for added interest.

I wrote LOVE YOU on another heart. L-O-V-E was written on large circles and Y-O-U on small hearts. Aiden wasn’t really interested in this one, but I thought it was a cute idea.

Number Matching Game

Next, I traced 5 large circles onto a heart. I wrote 1-2-3-4-5 inside the circles and 1-2-3-4-5 on large circle cutouts. I repeated this on the back of the heart with 6-7-8-9-10. Aiden enjoys playing with the numbers. He knows most of them but doesn’t really match many of them correctly {which I find funny since he has a caterpillar puzzle with numbers that he loves to match up correctly – maybe he just likes the caterpillar better}.

Shape Matching Game

Lastly, I glued a bunch of random shapes in various colors onto a heart. I have another set of the same shapes and colors ready to match up. We’ve been doing this one together. I pick up a shape, ask Aiden what it is {and what color it is}, and then I place it on the same shape. We also use this one without the pile of loose shapes. I just point to a shape and ask him a question about it. Or I ask him to find ___{a blue heart}.