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Valentine’s Day Melty Bead Shapes

Math
Grades 4-5
Grades 1-3

Melt your heart while creating hearts, roses, and XOXO patterns this Valentine’s Day or any day you just want to create a little extra love! Lay Melty Beads onto the pegboard shapes in any pattern below. Switch out any colors to make the projects completely your own! To melt, follow the instructions included in your Melty Bead package.

Materials

Iron *Adult Supervision Recommended

Instructions

Heart

Step 1.

Octagon Pegboard

Heart

Step 1.

Octagon Pegboard

XOXO

Step 2.

Square Pegboard

XOXO

Step 2.

Square Pegboard

Heart

Step 3.

Star pegboard

Heart

Step 3.

Star pegboard

Rose

Step 4.

Square Pegboard

Rose

Step 4.

Square Pegboard

Teacher's Corner

Shape up your love with melty beads and create all kinds of Valentine’s Day patterns!

Lesson Objectives

Melt With You: From hearts to roses or even X’s and O’s, encourage your students to explore geometry during their craft session! How many triangles, squares, or circles can they find after placing all the beads on the pegboard?
Count On Me: Once they’ve decided on a design, use the linear pegboards for a counting lesson! How many rows or columns are needed to create the shape? How many beads of each color? Write these numbers down and add them all up to get the total amounts!

Follow-up Discussion

Where did the heart shape actually come from? As a class, explore the three theories of how the heart shape became the symbol of love and romance over centuries. Which theory do your students believe to be true?