This is the PDF for a printable Valentine’s Day kid’s craft that is based on the Valentine’s Day Card Creatures over at Made By Joel. I wanted students to be able to draw their own designs and write their own messages, but with standardized patterns so that the folding instructions would be completely consistent. (I’ve found that even *tiny* variations in instructions can be VERY confusing for ESL students and co-taught classes.) PLEASE visit his page for additional patterns, pre-drawn samples, and folding/gluing instructions. This craft is suitable for Kindergarten or Elementary School classes, standard classes or ESL.
Basically, you cut on the black lines, fold on the grey lines.
The segments are:
Face (heart)
Neck (triangle)
Front Legs (front)
Front Legs (back)
Stomach
Hind Legs (front)
Hind Legs (Back)
Tail/Back
If you want to try using construction paper or making larger animals, this craft could also be created by cutting strips of paper or (strips of paper that end in a triangle) and handing them out to students, then having students cut out a heart or other head shape and having them glue that on the neck. PLEASE check out the original craft for examples and folding/gluing instructions!
You can also incorporate this into a simple body parts lesson (“Draw a face. Write your name on the Neck.”) for ESL classes or a simple greeting card phrase lesson for older kids and have them write a message on the back of the stomach and “open me” or “To: So and so / From: Me” on the front.
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