Looking for something to enhance your curriculum that will engage and inspire students? You’re in luck! Check out these classroom favorites from Scholastic Teachables to supplement your Women’s History unit, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, reading lessons, math practice, and more.
1. Spring Lion and Lamb: Science and Art Activity (Grades K–3)
Use this art project based on the idiom “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” to explore both figurative language and changing weather. With detailed instructions, teaching supports, and related resource suggestions, this “craftivity” is a great way to kick off the month!
2. Three March Printable Packs (PreK–K, Grades 1–2, and Grades 3–4)
With send-home activity calendars, mini-books and short texts, math practice, and writing lesson ideas that tie into March’s holidays and seasonal themes, these packs are quick, ready-to-go supplements for teaching across the curriculum.
Celebrate the achievements of women past and present with biographies, read-aloud plays, and mini-books about notable women from all walks of life, past and present. Favorites include: Greta Thunberg: Climate Champion (Grades 5–6), Remembering Rosa: Leveled Informational Text (Grade 3), and Wilma Rudolph: First Comprehension Comic (Grades K–2), all FREE for a limited time.
4. How Big Is a Leprechaun? (Grades K–2)
Bring the excitement of St. Patrick’s Day into math lessons with this fun-to-make mini-book activity in which children use visual clues and early measurement and comparison skills to determine the size of a leprechaun.
5. St. Patrick’s Day Wishes (Grades K–3, FREE for a limited time)
Invite students to think about their favorite things, lucky charms, ways they are fortunate, and their wishes for others with this lucky leprechaun page of writing prompts. Completed pages are perfect for a hallway display or to send home and share with families!
6. Words in Context: March World Festivals (Grades 5–6)
Combine social studies and vocabulary building with a 4-week packet of engaging articles and activities that teach Tier 2 words in context. Explore March celebrations, including the Nile River Festival (Uganda), Carnival of Nice (France), and Tribal Gathering (Panama).
7. My Report on a Great Woman (Grades 1–3, FREE for a limited time)
Support budding researchers with this fill-in-the-blank template that helps structure and aid learning about any notable woman. Prompts, including details about birthplace and date, accomplishments, and challenges, help organize and present key facts and ideas.
8. Baby Animals Pack (Grades K–1)
From chicks to lambs, this 60+ page pack contains everything you need to craft a unit about baby animals. Includes a scope and sequence, lessons, activities, mini-books, “craftivities,” songs, and more.
9. Weather and Climate: SuperScience STEM (Grades 4–6)
March is famous for its windy weather, making it the perfect time for this earth science resource. After sharing the nonfiction passage on wild weather, engage students with two hands-on investigations, complete with data-recording sheets.
10. Never Mind, March (Grade 1, FREE for a limited time)
Invite younger students to think about the changing season while building their comprehension skills with this delightful poem and companion questions. Soon enough, March’s winds will blow us into April!
Want more great teaching ideas and printables? Hop on over to Scholastic Teachables to explore all of our March resources for all learners, PreK to Grade 6. You can subscribe to Scholastic Teachables to access all of our resources — now only $29.99/year!