What's happening in March?
We have some ideas for what's creating topical resources for school and home. Have a look below and see what we have got for this month.
March is a favourite monthof ours as it has World Book Day in it! Are you going to be dressing upas your favourite book character? What book will you share? Why not check out our reading for fun page for some inspiration. Don't forget its Mothers day too later in the month!
Events to celebrate this month
- World Book Day! Woo Hoo! it's World Book Day! Pick your most fun and favourite book to read!
- International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Look at our women and gender pages love Rebel Girls, and some Great Girls and Wonderful Women check them out!
- Shrove Tuesday … Pancake Day! Before you start flipping, why not check out a recipe book from our Cooking, Food and Wine section.
Dates for the calendar!
- 1 March. As its St David’s Day why not find our accessible image of their national flower, The Daffodil.
- 2 March. Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday (1904), author of 'Cat in the Hat'. We love this quote by this wonderful children’s author, "You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.”
- 5-14 March. British Science Week. Shine a light on how science, technology, engineering and mathematics relate to our everyday lives and aims to inspire the next generation of scientists.
- 12 March. World Maths Day is one of the world's largest global educational events aimed at lifting numeracy standards in a fun and meaningful way. Why not celebrate with your own fun maths teaching - take a look at our lovely supporting resources!
- 17 March. How will you celebrate St Patricks Day today?
- 20 March. Yippee it’s the first day of Spring at last!
- 21 March. World Poetry Day promotes the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and we have a huge collection of Poetry.
- 27 March. Mothers Day
- 31 March. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It was completed on 31 March 1889 and took two years, two months, and five days to build! Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. It was the tallest structure in the world from its completion until 1930, when it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building in New York City. The Eiffel Tower is built of pure iron. Find our accessible image the Eiffel Tower!
