{"id":13023,"date":"2017-02-06T08:24:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T13:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=13023"},"modified":"2024-10-26T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T16:36:24","slug":"vdayactivities2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/vdayactivities2017\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Websites and Resources with Valentine&#8217;s Day Activities for Teens and Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nValentine&#8217;s Day is \u00a0a special day to send greetings to those you love and appreciate. With web tools and apps your teens and adult language\u00a0learners are able to send family members, peers, and loved ones digital greetings for free. Below are web resources for your language learners to discover the history and meaning of Valentine&#8217;s Day. Also, discover\u00a0free websites and apps\u00a0to\u00a0get your language learners excited about creating Valentine&#8217;s Day greetings in English.\u00a0For more\u00a0ideas check out our webinar recording, <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/webinar-valentines-day-activities-resources\/\">Valentine&#8217;s Day Activities<\/a>. To learn more about integrating technology to support English language learners, attend our <a href=\"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/tesol-lectures.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TESOL webinars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Websites, Apps, and Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Students can learn the history of Valentine\u2019s day with this animated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HGx7q4O6w2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Youtube video<\/a> or these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/valentines-day\/history-of-valentines-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">resources from the History Channel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Learn the meaning behind love idioms. Here is an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammar.net\/loveidioms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">infographic with 12 popular ones<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lessonstream.org\/2011\/05\/31\/reasons-for-buying-flowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reasons for Buying Flowers<\/a> is a great video lesson plan to get teens and adults to explore male and female stereotypes.<\/li>\n<li>Teens and adults will enjoy <a href=\"http:\/\/mathogram.desmos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Desmos Valentine\u2019s Day Math-o-grams<\/a> for learning math and sending a unique Valentine&#8217;s Day message.<\/li>\n<li>Find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esolcourses.com\/topics\/valentines-day.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Valentine\u2019s Day videos, quizzes, and more<\/a> by ESOLCourses<\/li>\n<li>Get students to watch this Youtube video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1mYs6gW4b1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Various Hearts Found in Google Earth<\/a>. They can then create their own videos of heart shape objects found around the school or communities.<\/li>\n<li>Students can create poetry with this <a href=\"http:\/\/play.magneticpoetry.com\/poem\/Love\/kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">virtual love magnetic poetry set<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Create an animated Valentine&#8217;s Day gif with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.piskelapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Piskel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Students can create Valentine\u2019s day cards or poems with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magisto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Magisto<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Powtoon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.adobe.com\/welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adobe Slate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edu.buncee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EduBuncee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canva<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fotobabble.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fotobabble<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redstamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Red Stamp<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine&#8217;s Day is \u00a0a special day to send greetings to those you love and appreciate. 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