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Month of March:
Celebrate the month with the "This Day in March" activity that includes famous dates and a crossword and word search highlighting the events.
March 2: Dr. Seuss' Birthday, 1904
Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading some of his classic books and then doing these creative art activities.
Read Across America Day
Read Across America Day always coincides with Dr. Seuss birthday. Use a few of these activities from 101 Ways to Love a Book to celebrate
March 6: Michelangelo's Birthday, 1475
Read about this amazing artist and create a sculpture using his techniques.
March 12: Death of Anne Frank, 1945
Read about this amazingly-brave young woman in this activity from our literature unit for Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
March 17: St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
March 27: Alaska Hit By 9.2 Earthquake, 1964
Read about the strongest earthquake ever to hit North American with this document-based activity. (Can you believe it actually affected Texas? That's 3,300 miles away!)
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- Finding Main Ideas
- Students read newspaper articles to determine the main idea of a story.
- 3rd - 5th Grades
- Subjects: Language Arts, Reading and Reading Comprehension
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- Fact Families
- Students learn about fact families.
- 1st - 3rd Grades
- Subjects: Mathematics, Operations (+, -, x, /, etc.) and Problem Solving
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- Count Coins and Bills
- Students will learn the names and values of different denominations of paper money ($1, $5, $10, and $20), count sets of money that include both coins and bills, complete a money chart, and read and solve word problems.
- 1st - 3rd Grades
- Subjects: Mathematics, Measurement (includes Time) and Problem Solving
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- Maps and Globes
- 2nd - 4th Grades
- Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies, Reading, Writing and Geography
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- Martin Luther King, Jr. Puzzle
- 1st - 3rd Grades
- Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies, Reading, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension and United States History
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- Math Detectives Activity: Alien Invaders!
- Students become "math detectives" and solve a series of story problems or word problems in order to finish an adventure. The activity connects math and reading while reinforcing critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- 1st - 3rd Grades
- Subjects: Language Arts, Mathematics, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Operations (+, -, x, /, etc.) and Problem Solving
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- Drawing Word Problems
- Students learn a three-step process to solve word problems.
- 1st - 3rd Grades
- Subjects: Mathematics and Problem Solving
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- Candle and Angel Graph Art
- 2nd - 6th Grades
- Subjects: Mathematics and Data Analysis and Probability
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- Math Websites for Teachers
- Kindergarten - 12th Grades
- Subjects: Mathematics, Numbers and Numerations, Algebra and Function, Geometry, Measurement (includes Time), Data Analysis and Probability, Operations (+, -, x, /, etc.), Problem Solving and Fractions
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