Valentine’s Tic-Tac-Toe Game for Preschoolers
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This low-prep Valentine’s Tic-Tac-Toe game will have your preschoolers entertained for a long time, and the best part is that it can be used while traveling, at home, or in preschool centers.
This printable includes one full-page board with two types of heart chips, and another one with two half-page game boards on one page, also with the two types of heart chips.
Benefits of the Valentine’s Tic-Tac-Toe Game
This fun game will help your preschoolers strengthen their:
- Problem-solving abilities
- Spatial reasoning capacity.
- Eye-hand coordination skills.
- Social and emotional skills.
- Ability to make predictions and strategize.
- Cognitive skills.
- Fine motor skills.
At the beginning, it can be challenging, but as children develop their skills, they learn to plan ahead, block opponents, and coordinate their moves to achieve the ultimate goal: placing three chips in a row before the other child.
How to Prepare The Valentine’s Tic-Tac-Toe Game
This easy to prepare game just require a handful of materials which are:
- Free Valentine’s Tic-Tac-Toe printable (found at the end of this post)
- Printer
- White cardstock
- Laminator
- Laminator pouches
- Scissors
- Small basket or Ziploc bag
To prepare the game, print each page on white cardstock, then cut out the boards and chips, and laminate them to extend their lifespan. Place them in a small basket or a Ziploc bag to protect them.
Extension Activities
You can also add Valentine’s-related activities to your centers to expand opportunities and keep your preschoolers motivated and engaged. If you don’t want to use many simultaneously, use one or two different ones daily.
- Valentine’s Animal Letter Match
- Valentine’s Bears Counting Mats
- Valentine’s Beginning Sound Clip Cards
- Valentine’s Day Bingo
- Valentine’s Day Find the Letter
- Valentine’s Day Memory Game
- Valentine’s Day Math Puzzles
- Valentine’s Day Word Wall Cards
- Valentine’s Day Tracing
- Valentine’s Day Beginning Sounds
- Heart Letter Match.
- Valentine’s Jar Counting & Tracing Puzzles
They all come with FREE printables for you to grab.
Valentine’s Day-related Story Books
Here are some examples of good Valentine’s Day books. You can find these books at your local library, used bookstore, and on Amazon. If you want to purchase some, my affiliate links embedded in the titles will take you to the right page in seconds.
- How to Catch a Loveosaurus by Alice Walstead. Blending exciting traps and STEAM concepts with hilarity and chaos to encourage reading, learning, and imagination, tell the story about how the kids are on the chase again, this time to trap a dinosaur that escaped from the museum and wants to spread love and kindness.
- Dr. Seuss Lovey Things uses the signature Dr. Seuss rhyme, highlighting how Thing One and Thing Two share, care, smile, hug, and blow kisses.
- The Littlest Valentine by Brandi Dougherty tells the story of Emma, who is the littlest in the Valentine family, but knows that she has what it takes to help the family business get ready for the holiday.
- Little Blue’s Truck Valentines by Alice Schertle tells the story of how Little Blue Truck delivers Valentine’s Day cards to all his farm animal friends.
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose by Lucille Colandro uses rhyming text and hilarious illustrations to show how the Old Lady swallows a rose, some lace, some glitter, and more to make a special gift for her Valentine!
- Pete the Cat: Valentine’s Day is Cool by James Dean is about Pete the Cat realizing how much fun Valentine’s Day can be and deciding to make valentine cards for his family and friends.
- Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff features Mouse as he makes valentines for all his friends, highlighting what he loves most about each.
Pin It For Later
If you’re in a rush and don’t have time to read the post and download the printable but want to save it later, pin it to your Math, Writing, or Valentine’s Day board on Pinterest.
Don’t forget to get your FREE printable. Click the link below to download immediately.
I hope you and your preschoolers enjoy this game, and that it helps make your lesson planning a little easier.
Be happy, safe, and creative. I wish you well.
Love,
P.S. Please let me know how this game worked for you. I am very interested in your feedback to help me improve what I offer.
