Sweet Pea and the Red Valentine Party | Learn Colors Preschool Lesson
🐶🐭 Sweet Pea and the Red Valentine Party
Sweet Pea and the Red Valentine Party is a fun preschool learning lesson designed to help toddlers and preschoolers learn the color red through story, play, and Valentine’s Day activities. This lesson is perfect for preschool classrooms, homeschool, daycare, and early learning at home, and includes a toddler-friendly story, craft, song, coloring page, and discussion questions focused on color recognition.
🎯 Learning Theme
Learning the Color Red (Valentine’s Day)
🔁 Main Point to Repeat With Kids
“Red is a Valentine color!”
📘 Toddler-Friendly Story
Sweet Pea was a little kitty cat.
She loved naps.
She loved snacks.
And she loved her water bowl.
One morning, Sweet Pea walked over to her water bowl and said,
“Hey! Who is in my water?”
Plink! Plop!
A little ladybug popped up.
“Oh! I’m so sorry,” said the ladybug.
“I was very thirsty. I’ve been flying all day!”
Sweet Pea looked at him.
“You are very small,” she said.
“And very… bright!”
The ladybug smiled.
“Yes! I am red. Red like Valentine’s Day!”
Sweet Pea tilted her head.
“Valentine’s Day?”
“Yes!” said the ladybug.
“I’m having a Valentine’s Day party for my family. I’ve been busy getting everything ready.”
“What kind of party?” asked Sweet Pea.
“A red party!” said the ladybug.
“Red strawberries. Red punch. Red hearts. Red decorations!”
The ladybug smiled and said,
“Would you like to come?”
Sweet Pea smiled back.
“I would love to!”
Sweet Pea followed the ladybug next door to the woods.
When she arrived, she gasped.
So many ladybugs!
So much red!
There were red strawberries to eat.
There was red punch to drink.
There were red hearts everywhere.
Sweet Pea looked around and said,
“Wow! Everything is red!”
The ladybug laughed.
“That’s right! Red is our Valentine color.”
Sweet Pea smiled big.
“I see it now,” she said.
“Red strawberries. Red punch. Red ladybugs.”
Sweet Pea clapped her paws.
“Red is a Valentine color!”
And Sweet Pea never forgot the color red.
🎲 Activity
Red Hunt Game
Have children look around the room and find red objects.
Each time they find one, say together:
“Red is a Valentine color!”
🎨 Craft : Paper Strawberry
Cut a strawberry shape from red construction paper, add a green paper stem, and draw the seeds with a black crayon or marker. Simple and perfect for preschool hands.
Teacher Tip:
Play the matching YouTube song in the background while children make their craft to reinforce learning through music and repetition.
🎵 SONG: Red, Red, Red I See ❤️🍓
Song by DogAndMouseCompany.com. All Rights Reserved. (Sing-Along Song for Preschool)
Red, red, red I see,
Red strawberry for Sweet Pea!
Red, red, Valentine red,
Red is the color that we said!
Red bug, red heart too,
Red, red, me and you!
Red, red, Valentine red,
Color the strawberry red!
🎶 Poem
Red hearts on Valentine’s Day,
Red strawberries on my tray.
Red is bright and red is true,
Red is fun for me and you!
🎭 Pretend Play
Valentine Party Play
Children pretend to host a Valentine’s Day party using red pretend food, red toys, or red paper hearts.
🍓❤️Snack: Red Berry Snack Time
Give each child a strawberry on a red napkin and say the color together. Talk about how the strawberry and napkin are both red.
Teacher Tip:
Play the matching YouTube song in the background while children enjoy their snack to reinforce learning through music and repetition.
🖍️ Coloring Page
Children color Sweet Pea holding the strawberry. The teacher says, “Color the strawberry red.”
Teacher Tip:
Play the matching YouTube song in the background while children color to reinforce learning through music and repetition.
💬 Let’s Talk About It
1. What color were the ladybugs?
Example answer: The ladybugs were red.
2. Can you name something red from the story?
Example answer: Red strawberries. / Red punch. / Red hearts.
3. What red things do you see around you?
Example answer: I see a red shirt. / I see a red toy. / I see something red.
🧠 What We’re Learning
Children are learning to recognize and name the color red through story, food, play, and repetition.
🪞 Teacher Tip
Repeat the phrase “Red is a Valentine color!” throughout the day during play, snack, and clean-up time.
🏡 Take-Home Note for Parents
Today your child learned the color red through a Valentine’s Day story and activities. Look for red items at home and say the color name together to reinforce learning.
🔗 Links
Dog And Mouse Preschool Lessons
Dog And Mouse Story Activity Packs
