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St. Valentine’s Day Lesson Ideas

Unscramble the words. Then use the marked letters to complete the following

rhyme:

Roses are red, Violets are blue

Part A: Read.

Saint Valentine’s Day is on the 14th of February.

People all around the world write cards for their boyfriends

or girlfriends on this day. Lots of people buy flowers and

other gifts on St. Valentine’s Day.

But why do we have this day? Who was the first Valentine?

This is the story of Saint Valentine.

About 1700 years ago there was a man called Valentine.

He was a priest. He liked to see young people in love.

He wanted people to get married because he wanted them to

have a family.

But the Emperor Claudius didn’t want men to get married.

He wanted men to fight in the army.

He wanted more soldiers.

Valentine didn’t agree.

He helped men and women to get married in secret.

Emperor Claudius didn’t know about this.

When Claudius heard the story of Valentine, he was

very angry. He put Valentine in jail for 20 years.

After twenty years, Claudius killed Valentine on February.

Everybody thought Valentine was a good man because he

helped lovers. That’s why we have St. Valentine’s Day every year.

Part B: True or False.

1. Valentine was an emperor.

2. Valentine died on February 14th.

3. Claudius wanted men to get married.

4. Claudius put Valentine in jail.

5. Valentine was in jail for forty years.

6. Valentine helped people to get married.

Part C: Answer Yes or No.

1. Was Valentine a priest?

2. Did Claudius want people to get married?

3. Did Claudius want women to be soldiers?

4. Did Claudius put Valentine in jail?

5. Was Valentine an emperor?

6. Did Valentine help people to be soldiers?

Part D: Answer the questions.

1. Why did Valentine want people to get married?

2. When did Valentine live?

3. What did Valentine help people to do?

Part E: Now write three things about Valentine’s Day in your country.

Meet five couples. The boys gave beautiful presents to their lovers. From this game

you can find out the couples’ names, where they celebrated and the presents. Look

at the clues, fill in the tables, and then write full sentences using the solution.

To solve this logic game put an 'X' where there is a relation and '-' where there

isn't.

WHERE? TO WHOM? PRESENT

on t

he b

each

in t

he f

un f

air

in t

he g

ard

en

in t

he p

ark

in t

he r

est

aur

ant

Claud

ia

Jenn

ie

Jod

y

Molly

Rach

el

bra

celet

ring

rose

sweets

tick

ets

BOY’S

NAM

E

IAN

Mack

Eric

Julius

Wilson

PRESENT

bracelet Clue 1: Jennie got neither a rose

nor a ring. She was on the beach

with her boyfriend who’s neither

Ian nor Wilson.

Clue 2: A girl got sweeties in the

garden.

Clue 3: Julius asked her lover to

marry him with a beautiful ring in

the fun fair. Neither Jody nor

Claudia was that lucky one.

Clue 4: Eric and Rachel were in

the park.

Clue 5: After the restaurant a

couple went to a concert because

the girl got tickets for the show.

Clue 6: Luckily Wilson knows how

sweet-toothed his lover is. She is

not Claudia.

ring

rose

sweets

tickets

TO W

HOM

Claudia

Jennie

Jody

Molly

Rachel

Now summarize your answers.

NAME TO WHOM PRESENT WHERE

Ian

Mack

Eric

Julius

Wilson

Now write sentences. Look at the example.

e.g.: Peter and Molly went to a concert where Peter gave an earring to

Molly.

1)

____________________________________________________________

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2)

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3)

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4)

____________________________________________________________

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5)

____________________________________________________________

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St Valentine’s Day Scramble

From the history of St Valentine’s Day

Part B

1. False

2. True

3. False

4. True

5. False

6. True

Part C

1. Yes

2. No

3. No

4. Yes

5. No

6. No

Part D

1. Because he wanted men to fight in the army.

2. Valentine lived 1700 years ago.

3. Valentine helped men and women to get married in secret.

St Valentine’s Day Logic Game

References: en.islcollective.com

NAME TO WHOM PRESENT WHERE

Ian Claudia tickets restaurant

Mack Jennie bracelet beach

Eric Rachel rose park

Julius Molly ring fun fair

Wilson Jody sweetie garden