General Resources
Women's History Month
Activity Idea
Listen to Women Composers of the Past and Contemporary Women Composers from Classics for Kids with your students. Have students work alone or in pairs and further research a female composer presented in one of the programs. Plan a presentation day or two for students to share more about their researched composer for the class. Use this template or one of your own for the project.
Crafts
- Women’s History Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe (full instructions found here)
- Paper
- Pencil
- Sharpie marker
- Watercolors
- Paint brushes
- Women’s History Artist: Mary Cassatt (full instructions found here)
- Paper
- Pencil
- Colored drawing chalk
- Paper towels
- Newspaper pads
- Scrap paper
- Spray fixative
Resources
Women’s History Month | PBS Kids
National Women’s History Museum
Clinton, Chelsea. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World. Illustrated by Alexander Boiger, Philomel Books, 2017.
Chen, Eva. A is for Awesome. Illustrated by Derek Desierto, Macmillan Publishing Group, 2019.
National Read Across America Day & Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Activity Idea
Celebrate Read Across America Day with some, or ALL, of these music-related books and their further learning extensions!
- Because by Mo Willems and Amber Ren
- Share and seek out “because” moments with your students!
- Who or what inspired your interest in something that you love?
- Listen to “The Cold” by Hilary Purrington
- The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow and C. F. Payne
- What instrument(s) would you want to try?
- Practice conducting patterns!
- Allegro by David Miles and Anita Barghigiani
- Learn and listen further to the 11 musical masterpieces!
- My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox and Elbrite Brown
- What kind of musical genres do you like?
- Have students play along on the instruments the young girl mentions throughout the story.
Crafts
- Mini Tin Book Report (full instructions found here)
- Mint tin (3.5 by 2.25in)
- Card Stock
- Colored Pencils or Markers
- Crafting Foam
- Double sided tape
- Glue
- Mint tin (3.5 by 2.25in)
- Thing 1 & Thing 2 Corner Bookmark (video instructions here)
- Square paper
- Red, blue & white paper
- Pencil
- Black pen
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Resources
Seussville for Educators – Resources to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2nd!
KidLit TV – “Read Out Loud” program that brings authors’ voices into the classroom
Storyline Online – Celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations
St. Patrick’s Day
Activity Idea
A jig is a lively folk dance with leaping movements prominent in Irish culture. Learn a jig with your students and try to dance along to this famous jig “Irish Washerwomen” performed by André Rieu and John Sheahan in Dublin, Ireland.
- Savannah How: Learn an Irish Jig
- Irish Jig (not a traditional jig, but may be easier for students to learn in a short amount of time)
Crafts
- Leprechaun Stick Puppet
- Orange cupcake liner
- Green, black, yellow & tan paper
- Large wood craft stick
- Googly eyes
- Crayons
- Glue
- Clover Colors (full instructions here)
- Square paper
- Crayons
- Watercolor paint
- Paint brushes
- Water & containers
- Black Sharpie
Resources
St. Patrick’s Day: Bet You Didn’t Know | History
Virtual St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2021
Wallace, Adam. How to Catch a Leprechaun. Pictures by Andy Elkerton, Sourcebooks Wonderland, 2016.
Bunting, Eve. S is for Shamrock: An Ireland Alphabet. Illustrated by Matt Falkner, Sleeping Bear Press, 2007.