Here are some fun ideas for Valentine’s Day in your Indonesian classroom…
- Review numbers by hiding lots of little ‘hati’ around the room (cut out red ones, or use heart shaped post it notes). Use to review/learn cari, hati, berapa
- Make a “Saya cinta kamu” card with hati for someone special.
- Review family words by telling a story about a boy/girl who tells each person in the family ‘Saya cinta kamu’, even the dog and cat! Great way to teach ‘cium’ (kiss) and ‘peluk’ (hug)!
- Use the clip below for some Valentine’s Day movie talk..
- Write a poem:
Bunga merah, bunga biru.
Saya cinta ___ (ibu, bapak, adik, kakak, nenek, kakek, _____ (friend’s name))
Dan kamu!
- Use a Pete the Cat love story!
Teaching Languages with Comprehensible Input (Primary) 
Check with native Indonesian speakers about the language here. I think personally it would be better to use saya suka es krim or saya suka sekali es krim as i thought cinta was more for people and then only those in love. I have a lovely book about family and for loving mum/dad etc, it uses the word sayang. It is a lote starter book i think. I might have a scanned copy i can share with you if you’re interested because it is highly repetitive and perfect for TCI.
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I would love a copy, thank you! And you are quite right. ‘cinta’ is just for people. I got a bit carried away with the whole Valetine’s Day thing! I will adjust my Kucing Pete book to reflect correct words and update blog. Thx for your feedback!
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Will try to remember to do this Sunday when I head into school. If it hasn’t arrived by Monday, feel free to remind me! I am getting more and more forgetful.
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