Valentine preschool math activities that fill your February math centers with hearts, mailboxes and cupcakes! This set of 20+ Valentine math centers has preschoolers ordering sizes, comparing weights, measuring the room, graphing, counting to 10 and exploring 2D shapes.

Children line up mailboxes from tallest to shortest, balance conversation hearts on a scale, cover numbers and shapes on Cover Up grids and spin to trace numbers 1-10. Each center is hands-on, so little learners get to touch, move and talk about math while they play.

With this Valentine math centers set, you get:

• Measurement practice with size order mats, measure the room and nonstandard measurement
• Weight comparison with a balance scale activity
• Graphing games to roll, spin and I Spy
• Counting, patterns, 2D shapes and number tracing

Print your favorites, grab a bag of conversation hearts and your February centers are ready.

What's Included

• 2 Valentine Size Order Mats and 5 Size Order Card Sets (tallest to shortest and shortest to tallest)
• Valentine Measure the Room
• Comparing Weight Balance Scale Activity with conversation hearts and heart manipulatives
• Valentine Sorting Mat for BIG and small
• 3 Cover Up! Grid Games: Counting to 10, AB Patterns and 2D Shapes
• Color-in Patterns
• Valentine Themed Nonstandard Measurement
• 2 Valentine I Spy Graphing Activities
• 2 Valentine Roll and Graph Activities
• 1 Whole Class Valentine Color Roll and Graph Activity
• 5 Spin & Graph Games
• Spin & Trace for numbers 1-10

Why Teachers Love It

• A full month of math centers: More than 20 activities share one sweet Valentine theme, so February math planning is done.
• Measurement made hands-on: Children compare heights, sizes and weights with real objects they can hold and line up.
• Graphing in many forms: I Spy graphs, roll and graph, spin and graph and a whole class color graph give plenty of data practice.
• Works for any group size: Use the whole class roll and graph at circle time and set the rest out in centers or small groups.
• Reusable all month: Slide mats into dry-erase sleeves so children can trace and graph again and again.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Size and height comparison: Children order Valentine pictures from tallest to shortest and shortest to tallest and sort BIG and small.
• Weight comparison: Children use a balance scale to find which side holds more and which holds less.
• Nonstandard measurement: Children measure pictures and objects around the room with cubes or heart counters.
• Graphing and data: Children roll, spin or search for pictures and record what they find on simple bar graphs.
• Counting to 10: Cover Up games and graphs keep children counting objects and matching ten-frame cards to numbers. A ten-frame is a 2 by 5 grid that helps children see numbers up to 10.
• Patterns: Children complete color-in patterns and cover AB patterns, where two items take turns repeating.
• 2D shapes: Children find and cover shapes on the Cover Up grid.
• Number formation: Spin & Trace gives tracing practice for numbers 1-10.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Following directions
• Making and checking predictions
• Using mathematical language
• Waiting during group play
• Working independently

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the Valentine math activities that fit your February plans and print them. Laminate the mats and cards or slide them into dry-erase sleeves.

Step 2: Set out the materials each center needs, such as heart counters, conversation hearts, cubes or a balance scale.

Step 3: Model each activity once, then let children explore in centers or small groups. Play the whole class color roll and graph together at circle time.

Materials You'll Need

• Conversation hearts or heart counters
• A balance scale for the weight activity
• Cubes for measuring
• Dry-erase sleeves and dry erase markers (for reuse)

Easy Differentiation

Every preschooler comes to math with different skills. These Valentine centers are easy to adjust so each child can join in with confidence.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the BIG and small sorting mat before ordering three sizes
• Use fewer cards from each size order set
• Count together with a finger on each heart before covering a number
• Begin with the AB patterns on the Cover Up grid
• Trace numbers with a finger before using a marker

For On-Level Practice

• Order full card sets from tallest to shortest and shortest to tallest
• Play the Cover Up games for counting to 10 and 2D shapes
• Complete a roll and graph or spin and graph game
• Measure pictures with cubes and count the total

For an Extra Challenge

• Predict which side of the balance will be heavier before testing
• Tell which column on a graph has the most and which has the least
• Measure the same object with two different tools and compare the results
• Create a new AB pattern with heart counters

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice comparison words such as tall, short, big, small, heavy, light, more and less
• Use language frames such as "This one is taller than ___."
• Build pincer grasp by picking up and placing small heart counters
• Offer a choice between two cards when ordering sizes
• Give extra processing time and model each step before children begin

Perfect For

• February math centers
• Preschool and pre-K classrooms
• Small groups
• Circle time
• Partner games
• Intervention
• Special education classrooms
• Homeschool preschool
• Substitute plans
• Valentine's Day parties

Standards

These Valentine math activities support the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and they build toward kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS (Math, adopted 2012) and the Virginia Math SOL (2023):

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.2: Count up to 10 objects, touching one object for each number. Children count hearts on Cover Up games and graphs.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.C.4: Recognize common shapes regardless of orientation and size on the 2D shapes Cover Up grid.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.D.1: Recognize and compare heights or lengths. Size order mats ask children to line up pictures from tallest to shortest.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.D.3: Recognize and compare the weights of objects with the balance scale activity.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different, such as BIG and small Valentine pictures.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.2: Collect data and organize it in a graph with roll, spin and I Spy graphing games.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.3: Recognize, copy and extend AB patterns.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.1: Compare numbers, count and recognize quantities while covering numbers and filling in graphs.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.3: Build geometric thinking by finding and naming 2D shapes.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with Valentine pictures and heart counters.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.5: Describe, compare and measure height, size and weight.
• CCSS K.MD.A.2: Directly compare two objects to see which has more or less of an attribute, such as which side of the balance is heavier.
• CCSS K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into categories and count how many are in each, as children do on every graph.
• CCSS K.G.A.2: Name shapes regardless of their orientation or size.
• TEKS Math K.7.B: Compare two objects with a common measurable attribute and describe the difference.
• TEKS Math K.8.B: Use data to create real-object and picture graphs.
• TEKS Math K.6.A: Identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, rectangles and squares.
• VA SOL Math K.MG.1: Compare two objects using terms such as taller or shorter and heavier or lighter.
• VA SOL Math K.PS.1: Sort objects and organize data into simple object graphs and picture graphs.
• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two more repetitions of the core.

Make February math centers easy with these Valentine Preschool Math Activities. With 20+ hands-on centers for measuring, comparing, graphing, counting, patterns and shapes, your preschoolers will be learning and loving every minute. Add this resource to your cart today!

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