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Mar

ch C

alen

dar

Cap

ers

Na

me

No

te To

The

Tea

che

r: H

igh

ligh

t sp

ec

ial d

ays

an

d e

ven

ts w

ith t

he

se fa

ct-

fille

d id

ea

s.

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rch

Ca

len

da

r

Mar

ch is

sai

d to

“co

me

in li

ke a

lion

an

d go

out

like

a la

mb.

” A

sk s

tude

nts

to te

ll w

hat t

hey

thin

k th

is e

xpre

s-si

on m

eans

and

w

heth

er o

r no

t it

desc

ribe

s M

arch

’s

wea

ther

this

yea

r.

Coc

a-C

ola®

was

inve

nted

on

Mar

ch

29, 1

886.

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ite

stud

ents

to s

ampl

e se

vera

l dif

fere

nt b

ever

ages

, inc

ludi

ng

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e®. A

sk e

ach

chil

d to

iden

tify

the

one

that

he

like

s be

st;

then

rec

ord

the

resu

lts

on a

cla

ss g

raph

.

Mar

ch 2

6 is

Mak

e U

p Y

our

Ow

n H

olid

ay D

ay. H

ave

each

stu

dent

na

me

this

day

for

a h

olid

ay o

f hi

s ch

oice

.

Som

e pe

ople

bel

ieve

that

fou

r-le

af

clov

ers

brin

g go

od lu

ck. A

sk e

ach

chil

d to

des

crib

e an

item

that

he

thin

ks is

luck

y an

d ex

plai

n w

hy.

Nat

iona

l Poi

son

Pre

vent

ion

Wee

k is

the

thir

d w

eek

in

Mar

ch. A

sk s

tude

nts

to

brai

nsto

rm h

ouse

hold

an

d sc

hool

item

s th

at

are

pois

onou

s.

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aw H

at W

eek

is c

eleb

rate

d ea

ch

Mar

ch a

bout

two

wee

ks b

efor

e E

as-

ter.

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e ea

ch c

hild

dra

w a

nd d

eco-

rate

a s

traw

hat

.

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ist s

tude

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hel

p in

co

unti

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of

stu

dent

s w

eari

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gree

n to

day.

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e a

clas

s gr

aph

to s

how

th

e re

sult

s.

St.

Patr

ick’

s D

ay is

Mar

ch 1

7. T

his

holi

day

com

mem

orat

es th

e pa

tron

sa

int o

f Ir

elan

d. H

ave

each

chi

ld

imag

ine

wha

t it w

ould

be

like

if a

ho

lida

y w

ere

nam

ed

afte

r hi

m.

Mar

ch 1

4 is

Sav

e A

Spi

der

Day

. H

ave

stud

ents

br

ains

torm

pla

ces

that

spi

ders

cou

ld

be f

ound

.

Mar

ch w

inds

mak

e it

a

grea

t mon

th to

fly

kite

s.

Ask

eac

h yo

ungs

ter

to

draw

a n

ew d

esig

n fo

r a

kite

.

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Gir

l Sco

uts

Of T

he U

SA

was

fo

unde

d on

Mar

ch 1

2, 1

912.

Ask

st

uden

ts to

tell

the

clas

s th

eir

favo

rite

fl

avor

s of

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l Sco

ut c

ooki

es. T

hen

have

stu

dent

s in

vent

and

nam

e a

new

fl

avor

!

The

Mar

ch o

bser

vanc

e of

You

th A

rt

Mon

th r

ecog

nize

s th

e im

port

ance

of

art e

duca

tion

for

you

ngst

ers.

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ed-

ule

a cl

ass

fiel

d tr

ip to

an

art m

useu

m

or in

vite

loca

l ar

tist

s to

vis

it

your

cla

ss.

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and

is o

ften

cal

led

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eral

d Is

le b

ecau

se it

’s a

land

of

beau

tifu

l gr

een

coun

trys

ide.

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e st

uden

ts

look

in a

larg

e bo

x of

cra

yons

to fi

nd

vari

ous

shad

es o

f gr

een.

The

firs

t ful

l wee

k in

Mar

ch is

Nat

iona

l S

choo

l Bre

akfa

st W

eek.

A

sk e

ach

chil

d to

pla

n a

heal

thfu

l bre

akfa

st

for

his

fam

ily.

Mar

ch is

Nat

iona

l Pea

nut M

onth

. P

rovi

de p

eanu

ts f

or s

tude

nts

to

sam

ple.

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n pl

ant

a fe

w s

hell

ed p

ea-

nuts

in c

lear

pla

stic

cu

ps a

nd w

atch

th

em s

prou

t!

Mar

ch 3

is I

Wan

t You

To

Be

Hap

py

Day

. Ask

eac

h ch

ild

to th

ink

of a

pe

rson

who

m h

e w

ould

like

to m

ake

happ

y, a

nd e

ncou

rage

the

youn

gste

r to

do

som

ethi

ng n

ice

for

him

or

her.

Mar

ch 2

is th

e bi

rthd

ate

of D

r. S

euss

. C

eleb

rate

his

bir

thda

te b

y re

adin

g al

oud

som

e of

his

wel

l-kn

own

book

s,

such

as

The

Cat

In

The

Hat

and

G

reen

Egg

s A

nd H

am.

Mar

ch 1

is S

hare

A S

mil

e D

ay. D

is-

cuss

wit

h st

uden

ts th

e sa

ying

“W

hen

you

give

aw

ay a

sm

ile,

you

rec

eive

on

e in

ret

urn.

”

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Mar

ch 2

5, 1

775,

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rge

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h-in

gton

pla

nted

pec

an tr

ees

that

wer

e a

gift

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m T

hom

as J

effe

rson

. Pro

-vi

de a

var

iety

of

nuts

for

stu

dent

s to

sa

mpl

e; th

en h

ave

each

chi

ld v

ote

for

his

favo

rite

.

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nesd

ayM

onda

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hurs

day

Fri

day

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ory

Day

is c

eleb

rate

d on

M

arch

21.

Hav

e st

uden

ts li

st te

le-

phon

e nu

mbe

rs o

r ad

dres

ses

that

w

ould

be

help

ful t

o m

emor

ize.

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Name March EventsFamily activities

Note To The Teacher: Distribute one copy of this reproducible to each student at the beginning of the month. Encourage each family to complete at least one activity by the end of March.

©1998 The Education Center, Inc. • March Monthly Reproducibles • Grade 1 • TEC944

MARCHEvents And Activities For The Family

Directions: Select at least one activity below to complete as a family by the end of March. (Challenge: See if your family can complete all three activities.)

Lots Of Lions And Lambs As the saying goes, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” Discuss with your children the meaning of this expression. Then challenge them to solve this related problem: “If there are 12 legs, how many lions and lambs could there be?” Encourage youngsters to draw pictures or to use small items such as toothpicks to help them represent the legs and to solve the problem. Children may be surprised to discover that there is more than one solution. Help them determine all possible answers; then create additionalproblems for youngsters to try. What a “grr-eat” activity toreinforce problem-solving skills!

Memory Day Don’t forget to mark March 21 on your calendar! It’s Memory Day! Engage your family in an entertaining oral memory game on this day. Begin the game by providing this story starter: “I’m going on a trip and I’m packing…” Then state one item to pack, such as a toothbrush or a sweater. The next family member repeats the story starter and your item, then adds one of his own. A player is “out” if he is unable to accurately remember all of the items in the correct sequence. Play contin-ues in a similar fashion until only one personremains in the game. This person is then declared the winner. Now that’s a memorable game!

National School Breakfast Week The first full week in March is dedicated to the impor-tance of nutritious school breakfasts. Discuss with young-sters the importance of a healthful breakfast to start each day. Have them brainstorm nutritious breakfast foods; then enlist children’s help in developing a breakfast menu for the week. Remind youngsters that the menu for each day should be balanced. Give each family member a role inpreparing the meals, setting the table, and cleaning upafterward. Not only will children learn about good nutrition and responsibility, they’ll have fun and develop a sense of pride in the process!

3 lions 0 lambs

2 lions 1 lamb

1 lion 2 lambs

0 lions 3 lambs

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Springtime Babies Theonsetofspringisawonderfultimetoteachyourstudentsaboutanimalsandtheiryoung.Ifpossiblecontactafarm,azoo,orananimalshelterandplanatriptoviewyounganimalsandtheirmothers.Backintheclass-room,thisfunactivitywillgetstudentsexcitedaboutanimals’springtimebabies.Writethenameofanadultanimalonaplain,whiteindexcardanditsbaby’snameonanothercard.Repeatthisprocessusingdifferentani-malsuntilyouhaveaclasssupplyofcards.Giveacardtoeachchildintheclassandaskhertodrawapictureoftheanimal.(Providereferencematerialsforstudentstolookat.)Whenallthepicturesarecomplete,haveeachchildlookforherpartnerbymatchingtheadultanimaltoitsbaby.

“Marchcomesinlikealionandgoesoutlikealamb!”Becausethismonthfallsbetweenwinterandspring,itsdaysareoftenunpredictable.Theymaybeblusteryandharshlikealion,ormildandgentlelikealamb.TreatyourstudentstothesefunactivitiestowelcomeMarch.

Animal Comparisons Comparingandcontrastingthelionandthelambwillhelpyourstudentslearnabouttheseanimalsandaboutsimilaritiesanddifferences.Continuethisprocessbyhavingyourstudentscompareandcon-trastotheranimals,too.Firstaskyourstu-dentstobrainstormalistofanimals.Havethemselecttwo;thenwritetheirnamesatthetopofachartasshown.Thenhavestudentsbeginlistingwaysthattheseani-malsaresimilaranddifferent.Repeatthisprocessasoftenasyou’dlike,usingotheranimalsfromtheoriginallist.

Chicken

DogPenguin

Dolphin

DeerWhaleFrogCowLizardCougar

MouseMonkey

KoalaCatChicken

RabbitLionSheepDuckStarfish

Cow

Calf

SameBoth are birds.Both lay eggs.

DifferentPenguin liveswhere it’s cold.Chicken doesn’t.Penguin can swim.

Chicken can’tswim.

ChickenPenguin

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Name LionsAndLambs Calendar

Marching In

Note To The Teacher: Ifdesiredwritethefirstdateintheappropriatesquarebeforephotocopying.

Write in the dates for this month.Write the answer to each question.

1. Howmanydaysareinthismonth?

2. HowmanyMondaysareinthismonth?

3. Onwhatdaydoesthemonthbegin?

4. WhatdayisMarch10on?

5. Whatdayistoday?

6. WhatisthedateonthesecondThursday?

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

March

Out On A Limb

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Name LionsAndLambs Contractions

Writethecontractionforeachpairofwords.

1. does not

2. is not

3. was not

4. have not

5. did not

6. were not

7. do not

8. has not

9. could not

10. would not

doesn’t

Droptheo.

Addan

apostrophe.