A Valentine’s Day Wish, K-2

Hi fellow teachers! Are you looking for a new fun poem to tie into your Valentine’s Day projects and activities? “A Valentine’s Day Wish” is about a perfect day spent with a grandparent, but can be interpreted in many ways. You could use it to ask your students how they would spend a perfect day, what activities they would do with a grandparent or other family member, or what activities they like to do in February.

You have full permission to use the poem for teaching purposes within any educational setting, including online learning and homeschool.

Let me know if you use the poem – I’d love to hear how it goes.

Watch a video of the “A Valentine’s Day Wish” poem below. This “Poetry Pause with Dr. Kim” version includes a short interactive mindfulness introduction before the poem. You can let the video play while you tidy or prep!

Let’s play some games and tell some tales
Then follow friends through snowy trails

Let’s build a fort and eat some cheese
Then watch the birds hop through the trees

Let’s make a card and paint a rock
Then sew a face onto a sock

Let’s snuggle up and read a book
Then find our aprons on the hook

Let’s bake some cakes and tasty treats
Then share our yummy homemade sweets

Let’s swap a gift and show we care
Then blow some bubbles in the air

Let’s hug goodbye and dream of when
We’ll get to do it all again!

Original poem by Kim T. Harrison. Video created in Canva.

Download a PDF, black & white, printable version of the poem:

Download a simple PPT slide version of the poem:

Teaching Ideas. Use the poem to …

• Introduce or complement your other Valentine’s Day activities.
• Practice representing: ask students to draw one of the activities featured in the poem
• Introduce a craft activity: choose one of the activities in the poem and have your students do the activity (rock painting, making cards, etc.).
• Practice or complement creative writing: ask your students to list 5 activities they would like to do in a “perfect day”. For older students, you can ask them to write a short paragraph about their activities.
• Complement drama or performing arts activities: ask students to act out the day they heard about in the poem.
• Introduce or complement Show & Tell time: ask students to choose one activity they do with a grandparent or other family member and tell the class about it.

Happy Teaching! Kim x