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Continuing with the Valentineโs Day printables and activities for kids, hereโs an I Spy Valentineโs Day printable.
For this Valentineโs Day game, your kids will need to have a great eye for detail and be able to count carefully.
You may also want to check out and download these other engaging Valentineโs Day printables:
- Valentineโs Day Number Matching Game
- Valentineโs Day Color Matching Game
- Valentineโs Day CVC Words Game
- Valentineโs Day Matching Game For Toddlers
What Skills Can Your Children Learn and Practice?
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Here are a few of the skills that your little ones can learn and practice when playing this game.
- Visual Scanning โ This is an important early reading skill. It is the ability to use their vision to search in a systematic way, from top to bottom or left to right. This skill also helps them move around without bumping in to things.
- Counting โ Theyโll have to count carefully if they want to ensure they get the correct answers.
- Practicing Number Formation โ When they write how much of an item there is theyโll get a chance to practice their number formation. Try to gently correct them if they do it wrong. You may want to print off this Valentineโs Day game so they have some heart shaped numbers to use as a guide.
- Practicing Their Pencil Grip and Improving Pencil Control โ Any time your child picks up a pen or pencil is a great chance to practice and develop these skills.
- Concentration and Perseverance โ Thereโs a lot to spot here so your little ones will have to remain focused if they want to finish the game.
Related โ to learn other ways to help strengthen your childโs mathematical mind why not check out 7 simple ways to develop preschool math skills.
How to Prepare This Valentineโs Day I Spy Game
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Firstly go and download the Valentineโs Day printable by clicking on the download box at the bottom of the page.
Then print it off onto paper or card.
Thatโs it really โ an easy one!
How Your Children Can Play This Valentineโs Day I Spy Game
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You can play it the standard way, letting them practice their counting and visual scanning skills to see if they can successfully find all the Valentineโs Day themed objects.
But you could also get them to spot a specific object. For example, โcircle the heart that is next to two rosesโ.
You could also flip it around so that they are describing things for you to find. This will be great for their language development as theyโll have to be really specific and use the correct prepositions if they want you to find the right one.
If you laminated a copy youโll be able to play this again and again!
If your little ones havenโt got to the stage where they are able to write numbers yet you could always just get them to say them with you and practice counting together carefully.
Or you could print a second copy, and cut out several of the pictures and get them to match it to the correct one. This could actually be pretty tricky as the images are different sizes and may be rotated in different ways as well.
I hope your little learners enjoy this Valentineโs Day I Spy worksheet!