Valentine’s Day Centers for Preschool | Morning Tubs

Valentine’s Day Centers for Preschool is a hands on collection of 13 printable Valentine themed math and literacy activities designed for morning tubs, learning centers, and small group work during February. These low prep activities support early skill development while keeping preschoolers engaged through fine motor play, matching, sorting, and hands on exploration.

💘 What’s Included in the Valentine’s Day Centers for Preschool

This printable Valentine’s Day centers pack includes 13 preschool math and literacy activities:

1. Valentine heart fine motor mat – Fill each circle using pom poms, gems, beads, or beans
2. Valentine mail beginning sounds match (14 pages) – Match lowercase letters and beginning sound pictures to uppercase mailboxes
3. Valentine syllables cards – Count picture syllables and cover the correct number
4. Chocolate box missing vowels sort (CVC words, 5 pages) – Match pictures to the correct missing vowel
5. Cookie and jar rhyming match (7 pages) – Match pictures that rhyme
6. Conversation hearts sight word sort – Sort 44 pre primer sight words
7. Vase and roses color match – Match roses to jars by color
8. Valentine cupcake number match (1–20) – Match sprinkle quantities to numbers
9. Valentine cookie size order – Order small, medium, and large cookies
10. Valentine mail shapes – Match 2D shapes and real life shapes
11. What is different? Valentine cards – Visual discrimination clip cards
12. Valentine shadow matching – Match cards to their shadows
13. Valentine patterns (AB) – Complete simple repeating patterns

✏️ How to Use the Valentine’s Day Centers for Preschool

Each activity is designed for easy prep and independent use. Simply print and laminate for durability, then cut apart where needed. Many activities can be enhanced with optional materials such as pom poms, clothespins, popsicle sticks, or Velcro.

These Valentine’s Day preschool centers work well for:

• Morning tubs and bins
• Independent learning centers
• Small group instruction
• Fine motor stations
• Home learning and early intervention

🎯 Educational Benefits

This Valentine’s Day centers pack helps preschoolers practice essential early learning skills, including:

• Fine motor strength and coordination
• Letter recognition and beginning sounds
• Phonological awareness (syllables and rhyming)
• CVC word building and vowel recognition
• Pre primer sight word recognition
• Color matching and visual discrimination
• Number recognition and counting to 20
• Size comparison and ordering
• Shape identification and patterning

🖍️ Classroom Tips

Store each activity in labeled bins or zip bags to make center rotations quick and stress free. Many activities can be reused throughout February and easily adapted for differentiated learning by adding or removing visual supports.

This resource is ideal for Preschool, Pre K, and early intervention settings.

Happy Teaching! 😊