Saint Valentine's Day falls on February 14 each year. It is the traditional
day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's
cards anonymously.
Four boys each sent a card to a different girl.
Pair up the boys and girls!
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"My Year 7 class loved this puzzle. Nuala, Leeds Girls High School
"Great puzzle! My first year Maths class loved it!" Michaela, Our Lady's Grammar School, Newry
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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Good, achieved the results I required
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David sent a card to Mia
Logan sent a card to Sarah
Tyler sent a card to Grace
James sent a card to Alyssa
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Teacher, do your students have one to one
access to computers? Whether your students each have a TabletPC or share a desktop PC, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning). |
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Use a spreadsheet to create a table. Let the boys be represented by the rows and the girls by the columns.
| Grace | Sarah | Alyssa | Mia | |
| David | x | x | x | ü |
| Logan | x | ü | x | x |
| Tyler | ü | x | x | x |
| James | x | x | ü | x |
Create a Valentine's Day puzzle of your own.