Daily Holidays & Observances Calendar

[Pages:3]Daily Holidays & Observances Calendar

2019 SUN

24

MON

TUES

WED

25

26

27

THURS

28

FRI

1

National Pig Day

SAT

2

Read Across America Day

MARCH

National Day of Unplugging Dr. Seuss Day

World Compliment Day

3

4

I Want You To Be Happy Day National Grammar Day

5

Mardi Gras

6

National Frozen Food Day

7

Name Tag Day

8

Girls Write Now Day

9

International Fanny Pack Day

National Anthem Day World Wildlife Day

Fun Facts About Names Day Unique Names Day

Discover What Your Name Means Day

National Proofreading Day Middle Name Pride Day

10

International Day of Awesomeness

11

National Dream Day

12

Plant a Flower Day

Girl Scout Day

13

National Jewel Day

14

Learn About Butterflies Day

15

16

National Shoe the World Day National Quilting Day

Pi Day

National Panda Day

17

St. Patrick's Day

18

National Wellderly Day

19

National Let's Laugh Day

20

First Day of Spring

National Children's Craft Day

Ask a Question Day

21

National Fragrance Day

22

World Water Day

International Sports Car Racing Day

23

National Puppy Day

World Storytelling Day

International Day of Forests

24

International Day for Achievers

25

Tolkein Reading Day

International Day of Happiness

26

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

27

World Theater Day

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

World Puppetry Day

28

MLB Opening Day

29

No Homework Day

30

National Pencil Day

Take a Walk in the Park Day

Earth Hour

31

1

National Crayon Day

Eiffel Tower Day

March 2019 Daily Holidays & Observances Calendar

Refer to this calendar for inspiration and themed activity ideas for your program! Find ideas below and click the Daily Holidays link to find related items to support your activities.

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Date March 1st

March 2nd March 3rd

March 4th March 5th March 6th March 7th March 8th

March 9th March 10th March 11th March 12th March 13th March 14th

March 15th March 16th

March 17th March 18th March 19th

Observance/Holiday

National Pig Day National Day of Unplugging World Compliment Day

Read Across America Day Dr. Seuss Day

I Want You To Be Happy Day National Anthem Day World Wildlife Day

National Grammar Day Fun Facts About Names Day

Mardi Gras Unique Names Day

National Frozen Food Day Discover What Your Name Means Day

Name Tag Day

Girls Write Now Day National Proofreading Day Middle Name Pride Day

International Fanny Pack Day

International Day of Awesomeness

National Dream Day

Plant a Flower Day Girl Scout Day

National Jewel Day

Learn About Butterflies Day Pi Day National Children's Craft Day International Ask a Question Day

National Shoe the World Day

National Quilting Day National Panda Day International Sports Car Racing Day

St. Patricks Day

National Wellderly Day

National Let's Laugh Day

Activity Ideas

A day without technology - plan a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, cooking lessons, and more. Get your free toolkit here. Build a positive classroom by teaching students how to give & accept compliments. Play a Social Skills Board Game to support SEL

Celebrate reading in your classroom with some simple, fun, and hands-on activities for kids Make sure you plan some Dr. Seuss themed activities and combine it with Read Across America Day!

Turn your classroom into a safari and plan a few Jungle and Wildlife Themed activities

Help students learn and grasp grammar concepts with this Grammar and Sentence Building Easy Pack Share a few fun facts about your name and the history behind it

Get kids active in PE or afterschool with this Kings & Queens Mardi Gras game Have kids look up their name and find a few unique facts about it

Plan some fun ice cream crafts, activities, and games for your group - like the Scoop Stack Challenge! Kids can do research online to find out exactly what their name means

Pass out name tags for kids to write facts they have learned about their names this week

Learn how the Girls Write Now program can benefit your students in teaching them the power of writing and community Write a short paragraph and have students proofread and make corrections, then review each correction Divide your class into partners, then have each person give clues for the other to guess their middle name

Pass out neon fanny packs today as a fun incentive for positive behavior or good deeds

A great day to host a Talent Show to remind your group that everyone is awesome in their own way!

Inspire your group to get creative - draw or write about a future dream they have and how to achieve it

Combine STEAM and nature studies by adding a flower garden activity to your Spring activity calendar



Kids can use number beads to create Pi bracelets. See who can remember the entire number! (3.14159265359) Schedule a Children's Craft Day event, with a different craft at each station for kids to try Fill a jar with questions that can start educational discussions - the goal is to encourage students to ask questions

Host a fundraiser at your school to collect shoes for those less fortunate

Kids can color their own panda bears with fabric markers Have a racing competition where kids build their car and then race them down a ramp



Have students visit a local senior center for a craft session, like in this Grand Buddy Program

Share silly jokes today or play a game that is sure to make kids laugh, like the Funky Chicken game

Date March 20th

March 21st

March 22nd March 23rd March 24th March 25th March 26th March 27th March 28th March 29th March 30th

Observance/Holiday

First Day of Spring World Storytelling Day International Day of Happiness

National Fragrance Day International Day of Forests Absolutely Incredible Kid Day World Puppetry Day

World Water Day

National Puppy Day

International Day for Achievers

Tolkein Reading Day

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

World Theater Day

MLB Opening Day

No Homework Day

National Pencil Day Take a Walk in the Park Day Earth Hour

March 31st

National Crayon Day Eiffel Tower Day

Monthly Observances/Holidays

National Craft Month Expanding Girl's Horizons in Science and Engineering Month Music in Our Schools Month National Frozen Food Month National Nutrition Month National Women's History Month National March into Literacy Month National Color Therapy Month International Listening Awareness Month International Ideas Month

Activity Ideas

Host a Storytelling Day in your program where kids tell a story from their imagination Kids can color their own Be Happy magnets while they share what makes them happy

Create a sensory bin with rice, pom poms, forest animals, & more. Share a few facts about the forest as a habitat for these animals A day to recognize a young person and tell them what makes them incredible. Learn more at

Teach kids the importance of conserving water with this Relay Race idea



Create a prize wheel for your classroom with fun prizes to recognize students for their achievements in March Share your favorite passages from books by author J.R.R. Tolkien with your group Kids can make up their own holiday and share it with the class! Have students read theater scripts and practice different character roles

Teachers can choose if they want to celebrate this holiday and give no homework for the weekend! Plan a Field Trip to a local park or path near your organization for kids to get outdoors for a brain break Learn how your group can take part in Earth Hour by turning off lights and raising awareness on why nature matters

Students can collaborate to build an Eiffel tower using slot fit wood pieces

Weekly Observances/Holidays

March 3th-9th

Celebrate Your Name Week

March 3th-9th

Teen Tech Week

March 3rd-9th

National Words Matter Week

March 4th-8th

National School Breakfast Week

March 4th-8th

Newspaper in Education Week

March 10th-16th

Girl Scout Week

March 17th -23th

National Bubble Week

March 18th-24th

Wellderly Week

March 18th -24th

Shakespeare Week

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