March - Special Days
Calendar - March
Events and activities for March!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/activitycalendars/2005/mar.shtml
http://abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/month_to_month/c_march/
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/calendar/march03.shtml
Dr.
Seuss / Read!Seuss Links:
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001063.shtml
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/university/
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/homepages/ilalko/Seuss.htm
http://serval.olivet.edu/gradusers/cbowman/Day1.htm
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/drseuss.php
Read Across America 2005
http://www.nea.org/readacross
Education World offers five new lessons for recognizing Read Across America, plus links to dozens of great reading projects.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson301.shtml
Dr. Seuss Math!
http://www.mathstories.com/bookstories/Book_12_Dr_Seuss.htm
Iditarod
Race
Across Alaska
Online activities from Scholastic with
literature and writing links; related booklist and an interview with Gary
Paulsen.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod
The Annual Iditarod Dogsled Race
The first link is the official website for the yearly Iditarod Race - great for following the action each year and a great reference for mapping and math lessons. The second link below is a Thinkquest Jr. Website with the history, resources and related links to the Iditarod and Alaska in general - suitable for grades 3 and up.
http://www.iditarod.com/
The Great Race: From Anchorage to Nome
The year is 1925. Serum must get to Nome within six days to save
the community from diphtheria. An Iditarod problem-solving quest
for students!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/03-1/lesson009.shtml
Pi
Day - March 14
Pi Activities
http://www.winternet.com/~mchristi/piday.html
Pi Necklace Craft:
http://mathforum.org/teachers/middle/activities/pi_day.html
Pi Trivia Game: For some online Pi fun; have your students take turns
and compare scores.
http://eveander.com/~eveander/trivia/
St.
Patrick's Day - March 17
Absolutely Green
There are many links to St. Patrick's Day in the holiday sites we've listed in NetNotes previously, but this site is worthy of inclusion by virtue of the great activities for kids - from making rainbows to decorative crafts and cards, interactive games, trivia quizzes and on-line leprechaun stories. An emerald of a site with Ireland links too!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Green/index.htm
Wearin'
o' the Green at Kate
Another great site about St. Patrick's Day and Ireland with interesting information for adults and kids alike. In the "Computer Goodies" link, you can download screen savers, backgrounds, clip art, midi files and all things Irish to spiff up your personal computer or webpages.
http://www.kate.net/holidays/shamrock/
Shamrock
Lane
This is a collaborative model educational site that offers interdisciplinary (English, Math, Science and Social Studies) activities around St. Patrick's Day and the study of Ireland - geared for grades 3 to 8 - very nice.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow7/mar99/
March
Madness NCAA Basketball