Here's this term's selection of days to celebrate, and websites where you can do so:
March 1st - St David's Day
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/st%20davids%20day.htm
Lots of crafts, colouring activities and puzzles for young Primary ages.
March 4th – World Maths Day http://www.coolmathgames.com/
Why not have a cross-curricular day? This site contains loads of cool interactive maths games which are ideal for Primary ages.
March 8th – International Women’s Day
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/womenRightsHome.html
Ideas for lessons on many aspects of women’s rights. Suitable for older Secondary students.
March 17th – Saint Patrick’s Day
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/
Lots of simple craft activities for very young learners.
March 21st – World Poetry Day
http://www.poetry4kids.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=8
Learn how to write a clerihew! It’s adaptable for all ages from upper Primary onwards.
http://www.folger.edu/eduLesPlanDtl.cfm?lpid=583
A lesson plan for teachers of older Secondary students. Discover the rhythm of sonnets and then write your own.
March 27th – World Theatre Day
http://www.childdrama.com/mainframe.html
Am excellent site for Primary teachers, full of ideas for plays and drama teaching, plus dozens of lesson plans sorted by age level and lesson type. There’s even a section on classroom management strategies.
http://library.thinkquest.org/5291/
Learn all about the history of theatre, sample some games and activities or even try out a short play. A great site for Secondary students.
April 1st – April Fool’s Day
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/fathersday/
All kinds of imaginative ideas for Father’s Day cards for young children.
And of course, at the end of term there’s Easter!
http://www.first-school.ws/THEME/h_easter.htm
Crafts, printable worksheets and basic phonological work for pre-schoolers.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Easter.htm
More craft-based lesson plan ideas for very young learners…
http://abcteach.com/directory/seasonalholidays/easter/
…and heaps more for various Infant and Primary ages!
http://www.history.com/minisites/easter/
Secondary students might like to learn about the history of Easter, its symbols and its roots in Paganism and Christianity.
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