March Activities

Updated March 26, 2008

	March is filled with St. Patrick's Day fun, Dr. Seuss' Birthday, and it is also Reading Month! So there is always alot to do in March! Visit my Dr. Seuss Page for more ideas and activities about how to celebrate reading!

	St. Patrick's Day Fraction Fun - Directions St. Patrick's Day Fraction Fun - Activity Form
	Lucky Charms Graphing Lucky Charms Sorting Sheet I love using this activity with my students, I give each student a sandwich bag with Lucky Charms cereal inside it. Students sort out the marshmallows and then use the data to create their graph and answer questions! Idea from Colleen Gallagher www.teachingheart.net Mailbox Lucky Charms Graph
St. Patrick's Day Writing ~ Directions St. Patrick's Day Writing ~ Story Starters	Leprechaun Trap Created by Maggie from the Second Grade Teacher's Club
St. Patrick's Day Glyph	Shamrock Mosaics Diecut large green shamrocks. Then use your paper cutter to cut up different shades of green paper into little pieces. Give kids gluesticks and allow them to decorate their shamrocks with the little pieces of paper.
March 17th (sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat) I like this day, March 17th I like the good St. Pat He loved the land called Ireland Now, what do you think of that? I like this day, March 17th I like the good St. Pat He drove the snakes right from the land Now, what do you think of that? I like this day, March 17th I like the good St. Pat He taught the people to be good Now, what do you think of that? I like this day, March 17th I like the good St. Pat He used the shamrock growing green Now, what do you think of that? I like this day, March 17th I like the good St. Pat So we’ll help the Irish celebrate Now, what do you think of that? By Betty Ruth Baker, Waco, Texas	Leprechauns (sung to Three Blind Mice) Leprechauns, leprechauns Hiding here, hiding there They don’t want us to see them play Every year on St. Patrick’s Day See them smile in their cute little way Leprechauns, leprechauns Repeat verse By Dr. Margery A. Kranyik, Hyde Park, MA Leprechauns March (sung to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) Leprechauns are marching by See how cute they wink their eye See them marching two by two Can’t you see them wave to you I think St. Patrick’s Day is near Because the leprechauns are here. By Dr. Margery A. Kranyik, Hyde Park, MA