Welcome to a new “Off the Shelf” blog post highlighting important key dates, ideas, and activities for March that you can incorporate into your library lesson plans or classroom activities. My goal is to help you stay organized and inspired as you plan your month, making it simpler to bring exciting and meaningful activities to your students. Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas or resources to save you time, I hope these posts help make your planning process smoother and more enjoyable.

Key Dates, Ideas, and Activities for March:

March 1 = Pig Day
          *Read all kinds of PIG books, then have students research pigs. They can use Fast Facts to show their learning!
March 2 = Read Across America Day & Dr. Seuss’ birthday
           *Check out Read Across America’s website for some fabulous ideas on how you can celebrate!
March 3 = National Anthem Day
March 4 = National Grammar Day
           *Great time to introduce the 400’s in the Non-Fiction section of the library!
March 6 = National Dentist’s Day
          *Check in your community to see if any dentists would want to come in and share what they do.
March 7 = Alexander Graham Bell Day
          *Explore biography books and/or databases to find more about him. Then use my Fast Facts to organize your learning.
March 8 = International Women’s Day
March 9 = Day Light Savings
March 10 = International Day of Awesomeness
*Have students create a poster on what makes them awesome! Share their creations!
March 12 = Plant a Flower Day
          *Learn about plants/flowers.  Take a nature walk outside to find a perfect place to plant a new flower.
March 14 = Holi Day and Pi Day
          *Research Holi traditions. Have your own color explosion celebration.
March 16 = Freedom of Information Day
March 17 = St. Patrick’s Day
          *Research St. Patrick’s Day. Have your students create their own Kindness Leprechauns and hide them around school.
March 18 = National Agriculture Day
March 20 = First Day of Spring
March 21 = Children’s Poetry Day
          *Explore poetry. Let students write their own poems and have a Poetry Slam! (Check out my post about Poetry Anchor Charts!)
March 22 = International Goof Off Day
March 23 = National Puppy Day
          *Ohhh a opportunity to research types of dogs.  Vote for which dog breed is the best!
March 26 = Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
          *Let students create their own holiday poster.  Vote for which holiday should get a special celebration day at school.
March 30 = Doctor’s Day
March 31 = Eid al-Fitr and Cesar Chavez Day
          *Pull out books to read and learn about Eid al-Fitr and Cesar Chavez.

Activities For March:

These bookmarks have been a lifesaver for me this year in the library! After students check out their books, they choose one of the bookmarks to color. This gives them a fun, new bookmark each time they visit the library, but it also gives them something to do while they wait for others to finish finding their books.

Activity Link:  TpT Store

Do you use Pebble Go Databases in your library and classrooms? Then these bookmarks are the perfect thing to help kids transition from READING about their topic to actually WRITING something down in order to create their own research report. I created 13 versions to help support your kids!

Activity Link:  TpT Store

Want a fun and quick way to do Research Projects with your students? I created these activities so that my students could practice taking notes as they do their research. I wanted something that was quick (as I only have 50 minute classes) but that would still be fun for them to complete.

Activity Link:  TpT Store

This set of Spring literacy stations will be a great complement to your spring lessons.  Activities compliment skills in reading, writing, technology, and creativity!  Everything you need to have successful and engaging stations for your students!

Activity Link:  TpT Store

I hope you find this post useful! Happy Spring!