Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this engaging, hands-on nouns flap book activity designed to help students identify and describe people, places, things, and foods they love. This interactive project supports vocabulary development, noun recognition, and speaking or writing practice — all wrapped in a creative Valentine’s Day theme students will enjoy.
The activity is easy to prepare and highly flexible. Simply make black-and-white copies and let your students do the rest. Whether you're working with early readers, multilingual learners, or more advanced writers, this flap book adapts effortlessly to different levels and age groups. Students proudly take their completed flap books home — making learning meaningful and memorable.
Differentiation Options
- Young learners: color a picture instead of writing a word
- Beginning readers/writers: respond with a single noun
- More advanced students: write complete sentences using target vocabulary
What’s Included
- Valentine’s Day flap book template (5-page design printed across two 8.5" x 11" sheets)
- Printable worksheet version (same prompts, no cutting required)
- Teacher directions
How to Assemble & Use
This resource includes a black-and-white flap book template that students color, cut, and assemble. After printing:
- Provide each student with the two flap book pages.
- Students color, cut, and stack the flaps in order.
- Staple at the top to create the layered book.
- Students complete each flap by drawing, labeling, or writing sentences.
For older learners or classes with limited time, use the included single-page worksheet instead of assembling the book.
Learning Skills Covered
- Identifying nouns (people, places, things, foods)
- Building Valentine’s Day–themed vocabulary
- Writing complete sentences using nouns
- Speaking practice as students share their pages
- Creative thinking and fine motor skills
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Pair It With
Looking to build even more Valentine’s Day vocabulary and speaking confidence? Pair this flap book with the Valentine’s Day Conversation Question Cards for a complete February grammar + speaking lesson.
Also Available on Teachers Pay Teachers
Prefer to purchase this resource on TpT? Click here: ESL Valentine’s Day Flap Book – Nouns: People, Places, Things & Foods I Love