State the Objective
Tell the children that they will put Vs on valentine hearts as they recognize and name the uppercase letter V and the lowercase letter v.

Literacy Activities
V Valentine

• Write and name the uppercase and lowercase letters V and v, and model the /v/ sound. 

• Have the children say the letter name and sound as they write the V and v in the air with their fingers. 

   

• Let the children draw valentine hearts (see example below) and write Vs on them.

• Demonstrate how to bend a pipe cleaner or bendy straws into a V shape and attach it to a valentine heart (optional).

   

Identify the target letter in a text

• Read the A Valentine for Vida target text (see below) slowly to the children, following along with your finger.

   

• Have the children hold up their fingers in a V shape each time they see the letter V in the text.