Be my Valentine!

1 paperclip, 2 pieces of paper, 1 small blob blutack... Er, maybe not that cheap...?

Lifehacker (again!), this time pointing me to "how to date on the cheap, without seeming cheap". I bookmarked that one -- well, Valentine's Day is coming up, isn't it?

Valentine's Day is one of those days of the year on which you can have a spot of fun in class, not to mention some writing or speaking practice.

You could, for example, discuss precisely that topic -- how to date when you're skint. Or get them to write a love story... Or discuss what makes a good love story?

Or discuss how to date a hopelessly unromantic person...

A school I know gets some of their youngest kids to make Valentine's cards which they put in random envelopes and give to each other (so everyone gets one!), to provide you with another example.

More ideas here on developingteachers.com.