Description
FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS MARCH DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARD:
- Recommended for: Grades 2-5
- Formats: PPT, Google Slides, and PDF
- Editable: YES, all text is editable
- Duration: 36 minutes (timed scroll of the 48 slides at 45 seconds each)
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET
- 48 March themed PowerPoint slides + Google™ Slides version
- 2 March Digital Bulletin Board Scavenger Hunts, plus answer key (3 pages, editable text)
- 36 Recommended Reads for the March themes (1 page)
- Take Home March Activities – Library Handout (2 pages, editable text)
- This presentation is for entertainment and communication. Students will learn lots of March-related facts, but it is NOT designed to be a direct-teach lesson.
PRESENTATION INCLUDES:
- This March Digital Bulletin Board focuses on major and minor March holidays and celebrations (scroll down for full list of March celebrations mentioned).
- Fun facts about pigs, Black Forest cake, Pi Day, Daylight Saving Time, and more
- daffodils (March flowers)
- aquamarine (March birthstone)
- Roman god Mars (how March got its name)
- Famous March birthdays – Alexander Graham Bell, Aretha Franklin, Albert Einstein, Simone Biles, and Harry Houdini
- Would you rather…This or That…Pick One questions (3 questions)
- 7 trivia questions with answers
- Words of the Week: soul music and equinox
- Daily and weekly schedule
- Announcements
- Coming Soon…
- Reminders
- This week’s birthdays
MARCH HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS MENTIONED:
- Women’s History Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Irish American Heritage Month
- Holi (date varies)
- National Pig Day (1st)
- National Anthem Day (3rd)
- International Women’s Day (8th)
- National Ranch Dressing Day (10th)
- Daylight Saving Time (second Sun. of March)
- Pi Day (14th)
- St. Patrick’s Day (17th)
- First Day of Spring / Spring Equinox (20th or 21st)
- National Chips and Dip Day (23rd)
- National Manatee Day (last Wed. of March)
- National Black Forest Cake Day (28th)
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
- Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847)
- Simone Biles (March 14, 1997)
- Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879)
- Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874)
- Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942)
MARCH DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARD SCAVENGER HUNT
- Students watch the presentation to find the images and answers to 12 questions about March things (all answers are in the presentation).
- Two differentiated versions
- Scavenger Hunt #1 – easier – does not require any reading
- Scavenger Hunt #2 – harder – for students who can read well
- Answer Key included for Scavenger Hunt #2
- Editable text, 3 total pages
MARCH RECOMMENDED READS
- Includes picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for Grades 2-5
- categorized by the March holidays and celebrations mentioned in the slideshow
- total of 36 titles
- titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
- All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.
- All titles received positive professional reviews on Titlewave for Grades 2-5. Many titles received starred reviews.
TAKE-HOME EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
I am so excited about this new addition to my Library Lessons! You can see a free, uneditable example here. This March Digital Bulletin Board includes the editable version.
Students love sharing their knowledge! With this 2-page March Library Handout, students can:
- quiz siblings, friends, and family members about some of the facts they learned in the March Digital Bulletin Board
- Learn to make a St. Patrick’s Day “green things” party platter
- review March vocabulary words from the lesson
- learn to draw a leprechaun’s hat using simple, step-by-step directions
- learn how to sign “green” in American Sign Language
- list of famous March birthdays from the presentation
- list of March celebrations mentioned in the presentation
- 2 pages, text is editable in PPT, Google Slides, or PDF
MORE MARCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
