Valentine’s Day isn’t just about candy hearts and cute cards—it’s the perfect excuse to sprinkle a little extra engagement and playful pedagogy into your classroom! At EMC² Learning, we specialize in classroom-tested, zero-prep, maximum-fun activities designed to get students thinking, moving, and collaborating in ways that make learning stick.
And if you’re looking to spread a little love this February, we’ve got three brand-new classroom-tested activities guaranteed to make your students swoon:
IT PAYS TO BE POPULAR
Looking to break some hearts?! Start crushing on your course content, and get ready to race against the clock in this fast-paced classroom competition where content knowledge and creativity is the real love language of student-centered learning. In Heartthrob Hustle, competing teams of students must think fast, strategize smart, and stay on their toes sharing and sending love notes to “Heartthrobs” inspired by your current unit of study if they want to win the ultimate Valentine’s Day showdown.
BIG SHEETS. BIG LOVE.
Grab your magic markers, because old-school Valentine’s mailbags are about to get a big, bold classroom makeover! In Love Letter Leftovers, student teams must work together to craft creative, content-driven messages, picking up where their classmates left of and leaving behind a vibrant trail of ideas in this wildly interactive writing game. Pro tip: Head to those post-holiday clearance aisles for massive discounted wrapping paper—flip it over, and you’ve got oversized chart paper for this game (and so many others) at a fraction of the cost!
TAKE ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF MY HEART NOW, BABY
Construction paper? Check. Scissors? No problem. A new-school spin on an old-school Valentine’s Day classroom classic? Let’s go! Grab those paper bags and get your game on—the Paper Heart Pass and Dash is all about quick thinking, clever connections, and rapid-fire responses that keep every student engaged from start to finish. Your next review day just got upgraded with a whole lot more excitement (and plenty of heart). Give a click to make a pass at this activity today!
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