Planning lessons around holidays, historical events, and seasonal themes can be a fun way to homeschool. It’s an excellent way for kids to learn about the world around them, including topics that aren’t usually covered in a textbook. Our family has enjoyed occasionally adding seasonal and holiday-themed lessons to our homeschool routine.

Below is a list of free unit studies, lesson plans, and activities for March. All of the holiday dates given are for 2024. Because the dates of some holidays vary, I will update this post each year. If you are looking for other months, check out our monthly unit studies and lesson plans page.

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Free March Unit Studies and Lessons for Month-Long Themes and Observances

Lent (February 14th to March 28th)

Lent is the 40 days (not including Sundays) from Ash Wednesday to the Saturday before Easter. It’s a time when Christians commemorate the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert. Many Christians fast from certain foods or choose something to give up during Lent.

Good Dirt– devotional book
Bible.com– daily devotionals
Loyola Press– Lenten family calendar

National Women’s History Month (all March)

National Women’s History Month is a time to remember the contributions of women throughout United States History.

Woo! Jr. Kids Activities– worksheets
Woo! Jr. Kids Activities– women in STEM worksheets
Woo! Jr. Kids Activities– Susan B. Anthony worksheets
The Daily Bell Ringer– video playlist
National Women’s Hall of Fame– biographies

Irish-American Heritage Month (all March)

Irish-American Heritage Month honors the achievements and contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants.

Homeschool Share– Ireland lapbook
LearntoDance.com– Irish dancing video lessons
Fairytalez.net– Irish fairy tales, folk tales, and fables
Metro Parent– Irish recipes

Greek-American Heritage Month (all March)

Greek-American Heritage Month celebrates the culture and contributions of Greek-Americans.

National Geographic Kids– article about Greece
Homeschool Share– ancient Greece lapbook
The Spruce Eats– recipes

National Craft Month (all March)

During National Craft Month, set aside time to make a few crafts.

The Crafty Classroom– craft tutorials
Artsy Craftsy Mom– craft ideas

National Noodle Month (all March)

The National Pasta Association created national Noodle Month. Enjoy some pasta this month to celebrate.

Family Consumer Sciences– exploring pasta lesson plan
Family Consumer Sciences– homemade pasta lesson plan
Family Consumer Sciences– lasagna lesson plan

National Nutrition Month (all March)

National Nutrition Month is a campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to encourage people to make informed food choices and develop healthy eating and physical activity habits.

Freedom Homeschooling– health & P.E. curriculum
The Homeschool Scientist– nutrition labels activity
Family Consumer Sciences– food labels lesson plan
Kids Health– Food label lesson plan
Utah Education Network– MyPlate lesson plan

Youth Art Month (all March)

Youth Art Month promotes art and art education for children.

Freedom Homeschooling– art curriculum
At Home Middle School– artist lessons

Free March Unit Studies and Lessons for Week-Long Themes and Observances

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (March 18th to 24th)

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is a time set aside for kids to learn about the dangers of substance abuse. It is the last week of March each year.

National Institute on Drug Abuse– activities and videos
Just Think Twice– drug abuse learning resources

Free March Unit Studies and Lessons for Holidays, Historical Events, and Fun Days

National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day (March 1st)

National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day began in 1990 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of peanut butter’s commercial debut in the United States.

STEMSational– peanut butter & jelly sandwich writing activity
Kitchn– homemade peanut butter recipe
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension– peanut lesson plan

Yellowstone National Park Established (March 1st)

The act establishing Yellowstone National Park was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, making it the world’s first national park.

National Park Services– lesson plans
The Daily Bell Ringer– video

Ohio’s Statehood (March 1st)

Ohio was admitted into the Union on March 1, 1803.

Ben and Me– unit study
Learn in Color– state report lapbook

Nebraska’s Statehood (March 1st)

Nebraska became a state on March 1, 1867

DIY Homeschool– unit study
Ben and Me– unit study

Dr. Seuss Day / Read Across America Day (March 2nd)

Read Across America Day, commonly known as Dr. Seuss Day, is celebrated on Dr. Seuss’s birthday (March 2, 1904) each year. This fun day is set aside to celebrate the joy of reading and motivate children to read more.

Freedom Homeschooling– activities
Peanut Butter Fish Lessons– unit study

Florida’s Statehood (March 3rd)

Florida was admitted into the Union on March 3, 1845.

Year Round Homeschooling– unit study
Ben and Me– unit study

Alexander Graham Bell’s Birthday (March 3rd)

Alexander Graham Bell, credited with inventing the telephone, was born on this day in 1847.

Teachers Pay Teachers– unit study
Learn Bright– lesson plan
PBS Learning Media– lesson plan

National Anthem Day (March 3rd)

National Anthem Day commemorates the day in 1931 when the United States adopted “The Star-Spangled Banner” as its National Anthem.

EDSITEment– lesson plan
History Society of Pennsylvania– lesson plan
Education.com– lesson plan

Vermont’s Statehood (March 4th)

Vermont became a state on March 4, 1791.

Ben and Me– unit study
Elemental Blogging– state study

National Grammar Day (March 4th)

National Grammar Day encourages the use of correct grammar in both verbal and written communication. Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, established the holiday in 2008.

Freedom Homeschooling– grammar worksheets
Freedom Homeschooling– grammar curriculum
Freedom Homeschooling– language arts curriculum

Oreo Cookies Debut (March 6th)

Oreo cookies were first sold to a grocer in New Jersey on March 6, 1912, and trademarked a week later.

Teachers Pay Teachers– writing project
Teachers Pay Teachers– persuasive writing  graphic organizer
Teachers Pay Teachers– plate tectonics lab using Oreo cookies

National Cereal Day (March 7th)

National Cereal Day shines a light on the popular breakfast food. Celebrate with a bowl of your favorite cereal.

Family Consumer Sciences– make your own cereal activity
Utah Education Network– cereal grains lesson plan

Amerigo Vespucci’s Birthday (March 9th)

Amerigo Vespucci, the explorer America was named for, was born on March 9, 1454.

Education.com– reading comprehension worksheet
PBS Learning Media– explorers and navigators lesson plan
Teachers Pay Teachers– reading comprehension worksheets
Gutenberg– ebook of Amerigo Vespucci’s letters

Daylight Savings Time Begins (March 10th)

Daylight Savings Time begins on the 2nd Sunday in March. At 2:00 AM, the clocks are turned ahead one hour to daylight savings time. Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea to reset clocks in the summer months to conserve energy. By moving clocks forward, people could take advantage of the extra evening daylight rather than wasting energy on lighting. We will switch back to Standard Time on the 1st Sunday of November. Some states and territories don’t observe Daylight Savings Time.

Learn Bright– lesson plan
Teachers Pay Teachers– opinion passage reading comprehension worksheet
Teachers Pay Teachers– reading comprehension and writing prompt printables

Harriet Tubman Day (March 10th)

Harriet Tubman Day honors the Underground Railroad leader who helped numerous enslaved people escape to freedom. This date was chosen because Tubman died on March 10, 1913.

Learn Bright– lesson plan
Peanut Butter Fish Lessons– unit study

Good Samaritan Day (March 13th)

Good Samaritan Day recognizes the unselfish actions of those who help others. To celebrate, do something kind for someone or volunteer with a charity.

Learn in Color– printable random acts of kindness bingo card
Free Sunday School Curriculum– The Good Samaritan lesson plan
God’s Hand in Our Lives– The Good Samaritan lesson plan

Pi Day (March 14th)

Pi Day recognizes the mathematical value used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi rounded to the hundredth place value is 3.14, so this day was chosen for Pi Day.

Kristin Moon Science– activities and lessons
Music in Our Homeschool– lesson and activity
Woo! Jr. Kids Activities– lesson plan and printables
Learn Bright– lesson plan

Albert Einstein’s Birthday (March 14th)

Albert Einstein, a German-born physicist who developed the theory of relativity, was born on March 14, 1879.

Learn Bright– lesson plan
DIY Homeschooler– unit study

Maine’s Statehood (March 15th)

Maine became a state on March 15, 1820.

DIY Homeschooler– unit study
Ben and Me– unit study

Ides of March (March 15th)

The Ides of March is the 74th day in the Roman calendar, which corresponds to March 15th on our calendar. The day was marked by several religious observances. In the Roman Empire, the ides of each month were also designated days for settling debts. Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. “Beware the Ides of March” comes from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar.

Read Write Think– lesson plan
Speak the Speech– audio recording of Shakespeare’s Julius Cesar

St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th)

Saint Patrick’s Day commemorates Saint Patrick and Christianity’s arrival in Ireland. It is also a celebration of Irish heritage and culture.

Freedom Homeschooling– unit study
Learn in Color– unit study
Peanut Butter Fish Lessons– unit study
NotebookingPages.com– notebooking pages

Rubber Band Invented (March 17th)

The first rubber bands were patented on March 17, 1845, by Stephen Perry of London’s Messrs Perry & Co rubber manufacturers.

HEAV.org– unit study
Teachers Pay Teachers– rubber band launcher lab

First Day of Spring / Spring Equinox (March 19th)

On the Spring Equinox, which marks the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, the Sun crosses the Earth’s celestial equator. The northern and southern hemispheres equally receive the sun’s rays on the equinox.

DIY Homeschooler– equinox unit study
Ben and Me– four seasons nature journal
Learn Bright– four seasons lesson plan
Passionate Homeschooling– spring nature notebooking page
All About Learning Press– spring-themed reading activities

Lois Lowry’s Birthday (March 20th)

Author Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937. She wrote several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet and Number the Stars.

Walden Media– The Giver book study
Glencoe Literature Library– Number the Stars book study

National Flower Day (March 21st)

National Flower Day falls right after the first day of spring, making it the perfect time to celebrate flowers and look forward to spring blooms. Celebrate by planting flowers, giving a flower arrangement to a friend, or even drawing flowers.

The Homeschool Scientist– parts of a flower lesson
Kristin Moon Science– flowers and pollination lesson
Year Round Homeschooling– spring flowers unit study
Jey Ram– flower drawing tutorial

World Poetry Day (March 21st)

World Poetry Day is a time to appreciate and celebrate poetry from around the world.

Freedom Homeschooling– poetry curriculum
Poems Every Child Should Know– ebook

National Ag Day (March 19th)

National Agr Day is a time to recognize the dedication of farmers and ranchers and learn where the food we eat comes from.

Learn Bright– lesson plan
American Farm Bureau– lesson plans and other resources
Kansas Farm Bureau– lesson plans

United Nations Water Day (March 22nd)

United Nations Water Day focuses on the importance of fresh water and raises awareness about people who don’t have access to safe drinking water.

Rain Bird– water curriculum
Learn Bright– water lesson plan
Learn Bright– water pollution lesson plan
Learn Bright– water cycle lesson plan

Purim (sundown on March 23rd to sundown on March 24th)

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the day Esther, Queen of Persia, saved the Jewish people from execution by Haman, the advisor to the Persian king. Purim is observed on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar, which falls sometime in March or April on the Gregorian calendar.

My Jewish Learning Center– articles and activities
The Lookstein Center– lesson plans
Learn in Color– unit study

Robert Frost’s Birthday (March 26th)

Poet Robert Frost was born today in 1874. Some of Frost’s most famous poems include “The Road Not Taken,” “The Gift Outright,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” “Birches,” and “Mending Wall.”

EDSITEment– “Mending Wall” lesson plan
EDSITEment– narrative poetry lesson plan
K12 Reader– “The Line-Gang” worksheet
K12 Reader– “The Road Not Taken” worksheet

Easter (March 31st)

Easter, also called Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. In the Western Church, Easter falls sometime between March 21st and April 25th, on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the northern spring equinox.

Freedom Homeschooling– activities
Free Sunday School Curriculum– lesson plan
God’s Hand in Our Lives– lesson plan
Music in Our Homeschool– music lesson for Good Friday and Easter
NotebookingPages.com– notebooking pages

National Tater Day (March 31st)

National Tater Day is a day to enjoy potatoes of all kinds.

Family Consumer Science– lessons and labs
Growing Minds– lesson plan
Agriculture in the Classroom– lesson plan

Have fun learning this March! I will add more free unit studies and lessons next year. Be sure to pin this post so you can find it next March. When you’re ready to start planning for next month, check out our April Unit Studies and Lessons.

 

This post was originally published on February 12, 2022, and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.