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Our Valentine Book
Describes various classroom activities in preparation for St. Valentine's Day.
32 pages, Library Binding
Published January 1, 1976
About the author
Jane Belk Moncure
431 books38 followersJane Belk Moncure (born December 1926) is an American author of early childhood non-fiction, fiction and poetry. She has also written under the names Bruce Wannamaker and Jennie Davis.
Moncure has lived in Virginia and North Carolina. She worked in early childhood education for thirty-five years. She lives in Elon College, North Carolina.
Moncure is a creative and prolific author: there are millions of her books in circulation, and they are widely distributed in schools and libraries. Distribution has been primarily through The ChildsWorld, ChildrensPress and Scholastic. Her creations and works include My First Steps to Reading, My First Steps to Math, My First Steps to Science, Word Bird, The Soundbox Books, and The Magic Castle Series. Her works have been translated into British English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Malay. Belk Library, Elon University holds a collection of all published books by Moncure.
Jane Belk Moncure is a recipient of the C.S. Lewis Award and over the past 20 years, her works were recognized by numerous Awards. Most recently, in 2008, Jane received the Scholastic Teacher's Choice Award for her outstanding contribution to the My First Steps to Learning Program. --from Wikipedia
Moncure has lived in Virginia and North Carolina. She worked in early childhood education for thirty-five years. She lives in Elon College, North Carolina.
Moncure is a creative and prolific author: there are millions of her books in circulation, and they are widely distributed in schools and libraries. Distribution has been primarily through The ChildsWorld, ChildrensPress and Scholastic. Her creations and works include My First Steps to Reading, My First Steps to Math, My First Steps to Science, Word Bird, The Soundbox Books, and The Magic Castle Series. Her works have been translated into British English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Malay. Belk Library, Elon University holds a collection of all published books by Moncure.
Jane Belk Moncure is a recipient of the C.S. Lewis Award and over the past 20 years, her works were recognized by numerous Awards. Most recently, in 2008, Jane received the Scholastic Teacher's Choice Award for her outstanding contribution to the My First Steps to Learning Program. --from Wikipedia
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February 25, 2026
Charming! I love how different celebration ideas are shared with different days of class! So cute! Looking to buy more in Thai series now!
February 18, 2008
This book was published in 1987 and reflects the trend of the time to have multi-ethnic characters in the illustrations—one of which appears to be an African American teacher. I originally picked up the book to demonstrate that just because a book has illustrations with people of varying colors, doesn’t mean that the book actually discusses or teaches issues of diversity.
But, I found the book, which focuses on a young elementary classroom preparing for Valentine’s Day, useful in other ways. The book provides some really good ideas for Valentine’s Day related activities to use in the classroom. The best of which is the idea of creating a post office in the room and having students take turns being the clerk. The book also has a how-to section showing readers the steps to make a heart necklace.
But, I found the book, which focuses on a young elementary classroom preparing for Valentine’s Day, useful in other ways. The book provides some really good ideas for Valentine’s Day related activities to use in the classroom. The best of which is the idea of creating a post office in the room and having students take turns being the clerk. The book also has a how-to section showing readers the steps to make a heart necklace.
February 2, 2016
Sweet story of the old way we used to do Valentine's Day. We are going to do Valentine's day this way this year with our clients!
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