You’ll fall in love with these sweet and simple smart charts and writing frames designed for beginning readers and writers. There are brace, describing and circle charts to help your sweethearts describe, define and find whole-to-part relationships. Each chart has a related writing frame. This is a unit you won’t want to miss...We added art and rhymes and sealed it with a kiss!

REVISED December 2012

Valentine’s Day Circle Chart (6 pages)

*empty circle chart for brainstorming

*writing frame with lines and colored art

*writing frame with lines and blackline art

*writing frame with dotted lines and colored art

*writing frame with dotted lines and blackline art

Candy Jar Brace Chart (5 pages)

*empty brace chart with blackline hearts

*chart with traceable writing

*writing frame with lines

*writing frame with dotted lines

Note: Use empty chart for independent practice or assessment. Students add color words and classmates’ names to writing frame.

Friend Describing Charts (9 pages)

*chart with boy, colored art and blackline versions

*chart with girl, colored art and blackline versions

*empty chart with space for child’s name and self-portrait or photo

* “Be my Valentine” writing frames with lines, colored art and blackline versions“Need a Valentine?” writing frames with lines, colored art and blackline versions

Candy Analogy Chart (1 page)