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March is here!!! Really!!! And as promised here is your March printable calendar. You are welcome to print it out, use the landscape option, it works better!!! Click on the image and it will open in a new tab. Print it out and write the days you would like to celebrate on it then pop it onto the fridge as a reminder…

Here you go – a whole heap of March Celebrations to choose from… If you have some celebrations you would like to add feel free to add them as a comment…

• 1 March: St. David’s Day (Wales).
  • St David’s Day from woodlands-junior.
  • All about the Welsh National Day, with activities from Visit Wales.
  • Se7en Things To Do in Wales – Our Trip Report.
  • Coloring pages from eparenting.co.uk.
  • Wales link from DLTK
  • Activity Village has heaps to do as usual.
  • What is it all about from sucs.swans.ac.uk.
  • Everything Welsh and lovely and crafty from FilthWizardry via the Crafty Crow.

• 2 March 1904: Dr Seuss’s Birthday (1904 – 1991).
  • Se7en’s Dr Seuss Party with lots of linkable resources.
  • Dr. Seuss round-up from One Pretty Thing.
  • Another brilliant round-up from One Pretty Thing.
  • Katherine Marie’s Green Eggs and Ham.
  • Biography from Barnes and Noble.
  • Of course Seusville.
  • Cat in the Hat.org
  • Heaps of links and activities from atozteacherstuff
  • Lots of goodies from classroom jr.
  • Activites from AtoZkidsstuff.com
  • Look at these super cute crafts from Craft jr.

• 3 March : Hinamatsuri Day (Girls Day) Japan.
  • Heaps of info and links from mamalisa.com
  • All about it from Ginkoya.com
  • Coloring from Crayola.



• 3 March 1847: Alexander Graham Bell (1847 – 1922).
  • As usual you can’t beat the Garden of Praise.
  • Biography from the BBC.
  • Children’s Web Magazine.
  • IdeaFinder has a great fact page.

• 3 March 1931: Star Spangled Banner became Official United States Anthem.
  • Everything you could possibly need from the Smithsonian. Brilliant site!
  • Easy story of the flag for kids from apples4theteacher.
  • Information for kids from Ben’s Guide.



• 4 March 1678: Antonio Vivaldi’s Birthday (1678 – 1741).
  • Classics for kids is the BEST!!!
  • A biography from DSOkids.
  • Makingmusicfun has some cool links.
  • A biography and timeline from ArtsAlive.
  • Fun Facts about Vivaldi from Funtrivia.

• 5 March 1512: Gerardus Mercator (1512 – 1594).
  • Biography and links from About.com
  • Great mapping article for kids
  • The Mercator Projection from socialstudiesforkids.



• 5 March 1770: Boston Massacre.
  • Great Article from EarlyAmerica.com
  • Interesting from Historywiz.
  • An article from Nr. Nussbaum.
  • A Kid friendly article from kidspast.com

• 6 March 1475: Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 – 1564).
  • Oh you have to love artsmarts4kids.
  • MichelAngelo.com – great site!!!
  • Heaps of links from SocialStudiesforKids.

• 6 March 2012: World Math Day.
  • Here is the Official World Math Day site.
  • The Math Arcade on Fun Brain.
  • Math is Fun .com
  • Cool Math for Kids.
  

• 7 March 2013: World Book Day.
  • World Book Day 2013 There is so much fun on this website that you need no other!!!
  • World Book Day Costumes on Activity Village.



• 7 March 2006: Apple Patented the i-pod (2006).
  • What we keep on our ipods…
  • Se7en’s specific i-pod links



• 7 March 1872: Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944)
  • MakingArtFun has a biography and links.
  • A Lesson plan from KinderArt, which is a fabulous site for art lesson ideas!!!
  • Biography from Artsmartsfor kids.



• 8 March 2013: International Women’s Day.
  • The Official site.
  • All about it on Kidswebindia.



• 8 March 2012: World Kidney Day.
  • Your kidneys from kidshealth.
  • Very readable with lots of illustrations from cyh.com


• 10 March 1820: Harriet Tubman (1820 – 1913).
  • Garden of Praise does it again!!!
  • A whole resource from Pocantico School.
  • My kids love Time for Kids biography fun.
  • People and Places on National Geographic for kids.



• 14 March 2013: Pi Day.
  • Pi Day from piday!!!
  • Celebrate Pi Day with Wikihow.
  • Lemon Meringue Pie in Se7en Steps…

• 14 March 1879: Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955).
  • A biography for kids from Einstein-Website.
  • Garden of Praise, biography and worksheets as usual!
  • Heaps of links from kidsKonnect.
  • Lots of links from globalpathmakers.
  • Great links from PBS.

• 15 March 44BC: Julius Caesar murdered – Ides of March.
  • What are the Ides of March? from About.com
  • Ides of March Facts from National Geographic.
  • Quick Summary from Kids.net.au.
  • NIce readable page for kids from storiesforchildren.

• 15 March 1937: First Blood Bank Opened.
  • Timeline of Blood Bank History from PBS.
  • Another Timeline from BloodBook.com.
  • Another history from America’s Blood Center’s.
  • UK Blood Donation Site – Great for explaining how blood donation works.



• 16 March 1751: James Madison’s Birthday (1751 – 1836).
  • Biography and worksheets from Garden of Praise.
  • Biography and links from classbrain.com
  • Fun biography from LibertyKids.
  • Heap of links, plus quick facts, from apples 4 the teacher.

• 17 March 2013: St. Patrick’s Day.
  • Se7en’s Irish Soda Bread in Se7en Steps.
  • Family Fun St Patrick’s Fun.
  • And Kaboose Fun.
  • Is this Leprechaun trap from Katherine Marie not the cutest thing you have seen?
  • One Pretty Thing only has about a million ideas!!!
  • Sunday Snippet: Who Was St. Patrick Anyway?

• 17 March: Submarine Day.
  • Se7en’s Sinking Submersible.
  • What is it?!
  • Se7en’s Submersible Party.
  • Submarine science from PBS and ZOOM.
  • How Submarines work from HowStuffWorks.com
  • Ocean Explorer from NOAA



• 18 March 1965: First Space Walk.
  • A Space Timeline from Spacekids.co.uk
  • NASA History for kids and a heap of links.
  • Everything spacey for kids from Aerospaceguide.

• 20 March 1916: Bill Martin Jr. Birthday (1916-2004).
  • Bill Martin Jr. Book Covers in Se7en Steps.
  • Brief Biography from BillMartinjr.com.
  • Biography from Scholastic.
  • Great info and links from Teachingk-8.com
  • Brown Bear Activity ideas from Eric-Carle.com
  • An interview from Reading Rockets.




• 20 March 1852: Uncle Tom’s Cabin first Published (1852).
  • E-Notes on Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  • More notes and discovery from UTC.Virginia.Edu.
  • Links for studying the book from Virginia.edu

• 21 March 1685: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Birthday (1685-1750).
  • Bach from Brilliant ClassicsforKids.
  • Biography from Making Music Fun.
  • More Bach fun from DSOkids.

• 21 March 2013: World Poetry Day.
  • Se7en make Poetry Notebooks.
  • Se7en Do Poetry, Packed with Resources.
  • Poetry lesson plans from MrDonn.



• 22 March: World Water Day.
  • Here’s the Fabulous Official Site.
  • World Water Day from time For Kids.
  • Great Water Resources from Teacher Planet.
  • Water Fun from Scholastic.
  • Water, Water, Water… Water.org – What can you do?



• 23 March: World Meteorological Day.
  • Se7en Build a Weather Station for Weather Watching.
  • Making a Daily Weather Chart in Se7en Steps…
  • The Official Site.
  • Heaps of Great Weather Links from Illiniweather.com.
  • Scholastic has heaps of weather fun.



• 23 March 1513: Ponce De Leon Discovered and Named Florida.
  • Article from Social Studies for Kids.
  • A biography from infoplease.
  • Great summary page for kids from fcit.usf.edu
  • Ponce De Leon from Howstuffworks.

• 23 March 1806: Lewis and Clarke Expedition Began.
  • Totally cool, Lewis and Clarke go west from National Geographic.
  • Heaps of links from Homschooling Gomilpitas.com
  • Everything you need from PBS.
  • Lewis and Clark Mapping the West, from the Smithsonian.
  • Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage.
• 23 March 2013: Earth Hour.
  • The Official Website…
  • The totally cool official kids sight.
  • Great Earth Hour Ideas from Blissfuly Domestic.
  

• 24 March 1874: Harry Houdini’s Birthday (1874 – 1926).
  • Absolutely everything you need to know from PBS.
  • Biography from encyclopedia.kids.net.au
  • Longer biography from apl.org
  • Fun Facts from Pocono.org
  • There is a Houdini museum!!! at Pocono..org

• 24 March 1013: Palm Sunday.
  • Se7en Make Palm Sunday Leaf Crosses.



• 26 March 1874: Robert Frost’s Birthday (1874 – 1963).
  • The Robert Frost Farm.
  • Biography from American Poems.
  • Robert Frost Quotes from ThinkExist.

• 26 March 2013: Passover Begins.
  • Se7en’s Passover Dinner and a Platter of Plagues…
  • Se7en’s Passover Resources.
  • As usual you can’t beat Kaboose.
  • Passover fun from Crayola.
  • And I love Torah Tots (beware of the music if you are surfing in the dead of night – you might die of fright!!!)
  • Passover from Chabad.org – brilliant!!! Totally Brilliant!!!



• 26 March 2013: Holi (India).
  • Information and links from BBC schools.
  • How to celebrate from Boloji.com
  • Crafty coloring for kids from Crayola.

• 27 March 2011: National Photography Day (U.S.A).
  • Se7en do Photography.
  • Better Photography fro kids from BetterPhoto.com
  • Fun Photography links for kids from Homeschooling.gomilpitas
  • 13 Lessons to Teach Your Child About Digital Photography from Digital Photography School.
  • The Amazing History of Photography for kids from History for kids.

• 27 March 2011: World Theatre Day.
  • Se7en’s Teeny tiny Toothpick Puppet Shows.
  • Se7en Shakespeare Resources for Kids.
  • Shakespeare under the stars in Cape Town.
  • Pirate Puppets ready for a shoebox theatre.
  • Shadow Puppets.

• 28 March 1930: First Washing Machine Patented.
  • Se7en Do Laundry.
  • History of the washing Machine from About.com.

• 29 March 1886: Coca Cola was invented (1886).
  • Coca Cola History from The Company!!!
  • The Heritage Timeline, from Coca Cola.com



• 30 March 1853: Vincent Van Gogh’s Birthday (1853 – 1890).
  • Lesson Plan and biography from KinderArt.
  • Totally brilliant site from MyKidsArt.
  • Great links and images from KidsConnect.
  • The Vincent Van Gogh Gallery.
  • Van Gogh’s Van Gogh an exhibition from NGA.
  • A Fun Art “Great Painting” Game from Eduweb.com

• 31 March: Eiffel Tower Opened (1889).
  • Everything you need about France, from Woodlands-Junior.
  • Visiting the Eiffel Tower with kids from About.com
  • France from Time for Kids… these pages are always fun.

• 31 March 2013: Easter Sunday
  • Se7en’s Complete Easter Round-Up… Crafts, Traditions and Recipes.
  • Se7en things to do the week before Easter.
  • Se7en’s Easter Round-up, recipes and crafts galore.