3 Interactive Valentine’s Day Activities for Students
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3 Interactive Valentine’s Day Activities for Students

Christy Walters
Jan 14, 2025

Need fun in-class Valentine’s Day activities for students to keep them on task in a fun, engaging way? Check out these three interactive resources that you can use or customize to celebrate the holiday in your classroom.


[1. Valentine’s Day seasonal challenge](id-challenge)

More than just a day to give gifts and cards, Valentine’s Day has roots in ancient history and customs. You can test students’ knowledge of facts like where and when certain Valentine’s Day traditions originated with this seasonal challenge.

[2. Valentine’s Day trivia](id-trivia)

How much do your students know about the basics of Valentine’s Day? With this trivia quiz, you can test their knowledge of mythical figures like Cupid, the customs of gift-giving for this holiday, and other common facts. It’s perfect for in-class parties or as an independent activity for students who finish work early.

[3. Valentine’s Day bell ringer](id-bell)

Add a fun holiday twist to your grammar and punctuation practice with this activity. Students will read a passage about Valentine’s Day and use the drawing response type to find and mark errors in its capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar.

What else will you teach and assess with Formative?

The Formative Library isn’t just for holiday content! It has a variety of pre-made activities developed by our curriculum experts and educators like you. You can use these templates as-is or customize them to fit your instructional needs. 

Use the library’s sort filters to browse content by subject and grade level to find what you want. If you don’t see a template that matches your instructional needs, create your own!

Log into your Formative account and choose how to customize your lessons or practice sets. You can create new slides with various multimedia, including audio and video. You can also import content from Google, enhance a PDF or existing document, or import any .CSV or .TSV file to create a practice set.

Don’t have a Formative account yet? Sign up for Formative for free today and start creating activities for Valentine’s Day and beyond!

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