The Love Monster Book Activities for Valentine’s Day
If you need a fun way to target multiple speech and language goals, then make sure you check out these Love Monster book Activities for Valentine’s Day in Canva!
Children adore the story Love Monster for its fuzzy, non-scary, and lovable appearance. Plus, using the book and the paired activities gives you many chances to practice speech-language skills as well as social-emotional skills. Keep reading below to get all the fun Valentine’s Day activities.
Why Choose the Book “Love Monster?”
Kids adore the Love Monster for his fuzzy and lovable appearance, but it’s more than just his looks that win them over.
He’s a relatable character who experiences feelings of being different and searching for a sense of belonging—something any kid can relate to!
Whether they’re creating Love Monsters or sharing stories about what makes them feel loved, kids can’t get enough of this cute monster.
Feel free to check out the comprehension questions I use while reading Love Monster.
My book companion on TPT is a bundle of links to my Love Monster Canva templates. You can also get the links by reading below.
If you don’t have a copy of this children’s book, then check out this video on YouTube:
The Love Monster by Rachel Bright:
Listen to the book with your elementary students, then get all activities to use as story book companions.
Free Love Monster Activities in Canva
Canva is an amazing tool for creating fun and editable resources for speech therapy. Below are some activities inspired by The Love Monster that will engage your students.
Check out my blog post on How to Use Canva for Education for more ideas on how to have a fun week in speech with Canva!
Guess the Love Monster’s Words Worksheet
This “Guess the Valentine’s Day Word” worksheet can help you target WH- questions, inferencing, and vocabulary.
Students work to help the Love Monster remember Valentine’s Day words by answering riddles.
You can even edit the words to personalize the worksheet. For example,
- What shape represents love? (heart)
- What flower is a symbol of Valentine’s Day? (rose)
- What does “fuzzy” mean? (soft and furry)
- How does the Love Monster feel? (lonely)
You can pair this activity with discussions about what makes the Love Monster happy or loved.
Download the worksheet here.
The Love Monster Guessing Game
This “Guess the Love Monster” worksheet can help kids practice answering yes/no questions, describing, and critical thinking.
This game can be played in teams or groups of 2.
One student will secretly choose a monster.
The other students will ask yes/no questions to guess the correct monster.
Cover a monster with a bingo chip or eraser to remove it from play.
Continue asking questions until you are ready to guess your opponent’s monster.
If you guess first correctly, you win!
Your students will have so much fun while playing this game. You can also use these printable worksheets as independent work to target vocabulary and describing skills.
Love Monster Book Craft
This love monster craft is a great way to explore expressive language, writing, and social skills.
Firstly, students create their own Love Monster and write about what it means to be a good friend by listing all the positive character traits. You can use the included writing prompts or come up with your own.
This craft is perfect for discussions about friendship.
It can also be turned into a classroom bulletin board display to show their work.
This is one of the most creative “love monster book activities printable” for improving language and social connections.
Valentine’s Day Roll and Cover Game
The “Valentine’s Day Roll and Cover” worksheet is a great activity because it is open-ended and can be used for various language goals.
Students roll a die, complete a speech task, and mark a corresponding picture on the worksheet. This game can target any goal, from practicing sounds to building vocabulary, which you need in a pinch! As part of your love monster book pdf activities, this game keeps therapy sessions interactive.
If you need some ideas, here are a few:
- Add vocabulary words your student is learning in the classroom to the worksheet.
- Insert articulation words that students might need to practice … Especially these free vocalic /r/ worksheets! .
- Ask questions about the story to target story grammar!
- Assess your students by asking questions while they work on the worksheet.
It is a flexible activity that targets turn-taking, articulation, and following directions.
You can also check out my other blog post with free resources to target speech therapy goals and objectives
.Valentine’s Day Bingo
The “Valentine Bingo” game is a fun way to work on vocabulary and listening skills. Students play by listening to clues and matching them to words or pictures on their Bingo cards.
This editable template includes 6 Valentine's Day bingo boards and 16 riddle calling cards.
Call out the clues to see who can guess the answer first!
You can introduce these words while reading The Love Monster to give students extra exposure and practice.
Check out my other Valentine's Day Activities in my blog post: Valentine's Day Speech Therapy
Some of the words targeted include: cupcake, envelope, dove, rose, balloon, Valentine's Day card, bouquet, teddy bear, family, locket, box of chocolates, lollilipop, conversation hearts, heart, forget me nots, and friends.
Before playing bingo, you can introduce the vocabulary with these Valentine's Day vocabulary cards in Canva.
These digital resources are also easy to share with students for at-home practice.
You can also print a copy for the elementary teachers in your school so they can keep practicing in the classroom.
The Person I Admire Worksheet
The “Person I Admire Worksheet” encourages expressive language and sentence formulation. Students connect the Love Monster’s story to their lives by writing about someone they admire.
This activity sparks meaningful conversations about qualities that make someone lovable or admirable, boosting language and social-emotional learning. It’s another excellent addition to your “love monster activities.”
Describing Monsters Worksheet
These worksheets can be printed or used digitally to help students describe words using attributes. The students must pick the corresponding adjectives / attributes to describe their monster.
You can make this a group activity using Canva's digital resources! Just assign the worksheets through Google Classroom (or whichever LMS you use!) and you're done.
How to Use These Love Monster Book Activities
Set clear goals for your session to get the most out of these easy activities.
You can also incorporate play-based activities like crafts and games to keep your students engaged.
Whether you’re working on language skills, articulation, or social-emotional learning, these resources are easy to adapt.
Encourage story retelling and sequencing by discussing The Love Monster and how it relates to their experiences. Including “love monster book activities printable” in your sessions makes them both structured and enjoyable.
Love Monster Book Activities for Preschoolers
These activities can also be simplified for younger children. For preschoolers or toddlers, focus on naming objects, pointing to pictures, or practicing single words from the book. You could:
- Use the monster craft to color and talk about colors.
- Play a simpler version of the guessing game with yes/no questions.
- Practice words like “love,” “happy,” and “monster” to build their vocabulary.
- Help students understand grammar story elements (i.e., characters, setting, problem).
- Have your students cut out their craft so they can practice fine motor skills.
- Make sensory bins for Valentine’s Day with hearts, construction paper, pom poms, pipe cleaners, and more!
With simple adjustments, even the youngest learners can benefit from these “love monster book activities for preschoolers.”
Valentine’s Day Activities for Speech Therapy
If you're looking for more engaging and fun activities to use in your speech therapy sessions for Valentine's Day, this blog post has you covered! If you're looking for a bundle of bingo boards, check out my set of Valentine's Day Bingo in TPT.
Included in this Printable Valentine's Day Worksheets PDF bundle are a variety of activities that can be tailored to target specific speech and language goals.
Conclusion
The Love Monster and these “love monster book activities” bring fun and learning together in speech therapy. They’re perfect for helping kids practice important skills while enjoying a sweet story about love and kindness. Try these activities today and see how much your students enjoy them!
Download these free, editable Valentine’s Day resources from my Teachers Pay Teachers store and bring some Love Monster magic to your therapy room today!
If you’re reading the Love Monster Book, you can also try the Love Monster and the Last Chocolate book. Both of these books are highly-engaging interactive read alouds!