Valentine’s Day

Free Printable Valentines in Spanish and French

At  Foreign Language House we’ve  prepared some printable Valentines in French and Spanish, perfect for language learners of all ages! To receive your word search printable, sign up for our FREE newsletter for language teachers at this link or on the right sidebar. Every month you’ll receive fun teaching tips and a new download for your beginning [...]

Skidamarink in French: Pre-K Valentine Song

I decided to translate the ever-popular “Skidamarink” into French for Valentine’s Day.  I just taught it to my four year-old today.  We do a little dance to “Skidamarink” and big TPR hand gestures to go with the verses.  Click here for a FREE printable song sheet. Listen & enjoy . . . c’est amusant! Powered [...]

Teach Colors in French, Spanish, ESL: Fishing for Hearts

This Valentine’s Day, teach kids colors in French, Spanish, and English by fishing for hearts.  This is a favorite pre-k activity, but it can be adapted for older kids, too.  First, you’ll need some colored paper hearts.  Click hearts for a free pdf. Make a few copies, cut, and laminate.  Place a paper clip on [...]

Spanish Valentine’s Day Activities, Games, and Worksheets

Foreign Language House is pleased to announce several new Valentine’s Day downloads for beginning Spanish learners: Spanish Valentine Tic Tac Toe & Other Activities Spanish Valentine Bingo & Other Activities Spanish Valentine’s Graphing Activities Spanish Valentine Hearts Spanish Valentine Math Chocolate’s History for Spanish Grades 8-12 Feliz dia de San Valentin Image Credit:  by jmjvicente [...]

French Valentine Games and Worksheets: Bingo and Tic Tac Toe

  Okay, I should be writing a paper for my graduate class, but instead I keep making fun, little French Valentine’s activities.  Very cute, though, and I know I’ll be using these on the day before winter break with my own students.  Check out these Valentine’s Day downloads from Foreign Language House.   French Valentine’s [...]

How to Say Chocolate in Fourteen Languages for Valentine’s Day

In honor of Valentine’s Day–February 14–let’s learn fourteen ways to say that magical word:  CHOCOLATE! French:  chocolat Spanish:  chocolate Italian:  cioccolato German:  Schokolade Dutch:  chocolade Portuguese:  chocolate Esperanto:  cokolado Danish:  chokolade Polish:  czekolada Swedish:  choklad Indonesian:  coklat Maltese:  cikkulata Norwegian:  sjokolad Finnish:  suklaa Be sure to check out a unique download for Spanish Learners:  The [...]

Elementary French FLES Worksheets for Valentine’s Day

Foreign Language House has just published a few new Valentine’s Day worksheets for K-5 FLES French students.  Use language to reinforce academic concepts such as estimating, counting, addition, sizes, colors, sorting, and graphing.   Graphing Valentine Conversation Hearts in French French Valentine Math Worksheet:  1-10 French Valentine Hearts:  Sizes, Counting, Coloring French Valentine Coloring Pages [...]