March Events
March 2nd: Read Across America Day
March 11th: Ezra Jack Keats' Birthday
March 16th: Freedom of Information Day
March 17th: St Patrick's Day
March 20th: Spring Equinox
March 21st: World Poetry Day
March 22nd: Randolph Caldecott's Birthday
March 31st: National Crayon Day
All month: Women's History Month
All month: National Reading Month
Lesson Ideas
Students read and vote for their favorites in this engaging reading program, tailor made for your school.
Two videos about the popular March holiday
Create a Flipgrid and have students record what their favorite book is and why
A digital way to celebrate this classic
Library Centers: Explore the Arts with Picture Books
Lettering, embroidery, and collages
30 Cools Things About Holidays, including dyeing the Chicago river green on St. Patrick's Day
Books
Malala's Magic Pencil
Malala Yousafzai
Niko Draws a Feeling
Bob Raczka
The Big Umbrella Amy June Bates
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring
Kenard Pak
Escargot
Dashka Slater, Sydney Hanson
The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduck-ling Timothy Basil Ering
When's My Birthday
Julie Fogliano
Rain
Sam Usher
The Tiny Seed
Eric Carle
How to Catch a Leprechaun
Adam Wallace
Idea: Read Mo Willems books in March. Borrow the DVDs from the library and alternate with reading some of his funnier stories
How to Solve a Problem
Ashima Shiraishi
Her Fearless Run
Kim Chaffee
Out of the Jar
Deborah Marcero
Our Table
Peter H Reynolds
Mixed a Colorful Story
Arree Chung
Eyes that Speak to the Stars
Joanna Ho