History of Valentine’s Day Reading

Celebrate the history of Valentine’s Day with a rap song that explores the holiday’s origins and the legends behind it with reading activities!

The history of Valentine’s Day meets rap!

With these no-prep activities that are super simple and easy to use, your students will listen to the song, then use the lyrics as a reading passage to complete activities that cover a variety of reading skills.

From identifying root words and affixes to using context clues to define words, content is covered!

Explore the history and origins of Valentine’s Day through music!

The song for these activities explores the history and legend behind Valentine’s Day along with various explanations for its celebration. Where did it come from? Who was Valentine, and why did the name become so embedded in pop culture? This rap song delivers the answers in a formula your students will love!

A variety of activities that challenge students and cover content!

Challenge your students to explain why specific texts are examples of nonfiction or fiction.

Help your students expand their vocabulary by finding synonyms and antonyms for words in the song lyrics.

Give them a unique learning experience with our “Syllables on Beast Mode!” activity where they’ll have to find complex multisyllabic activities along with a range of other syllable activities.

Get your students to fall in love with reading!

So why not add a soulful element to your lessons with our History of Valentine’s Day reading activities with rap song? It’s perfect for upper-elementary or middle school students and is sure to have your students falling in love with reading!

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