Happy Valentine's Day!

Well, my first graders were pumped up about Valentine's Day! The other day I asked them why we celebrate Valentine's Day in 1st grade. (I love asking 6 and 7 year-olds questions like this, you never know what you will get!) One student said, "We celebrate Valentine's Day because we love each other like friends and we want to show other people by giving them nice cards."


Surprisingly enough the kids were most excited about how some had small eyes and some had big ones.

Good thing I have pinterest to help me out with creative ideas for my students. Check out these super cute robots I made. I had them sitting on the counter when the student's walked in the classroom. They immediately had 20 questions about them. Are those for us? When do we get to pick one? Are they robots? Do we get to eat them? Can I take mine home? Etc. Etc.

I got a lot of sweet gifts, cards and even beautiful flowers from my students. I love to see their faces when they walk into the classroom with a gift for me. Most of them look like they are receiving a gift themselves.