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Let’s Study Famous Folks – March Calendar
Switch things up with this March calendar
What’s the cure for Spring fever? Well, adding a creative activity that nourishes curiosity is a perfect place to start! The March calendar is full of daily study gems are perfect for adding that something special to nourish the curiosity of your middle and high school student.
Get your ‘go-to’ goodness that will enrich your learning without overwhelming or stressing anyone out. It’s perfect for the season we live in and you can even hand it off to your kids and let them learn independently if that how you need to roll with learning at home.
31 Days to Celebrate Famous People born in March
Stay connected with your tweens and teens, by learning about famous people and celebrating quirky holidays – like Alfred Hitchcock Day.
The Let’s Study Famous Folks – March Calendar is 31 Days of Fun Learning Opportunities!
Your middle & high schoolers will enjoy learning about:
Writers/Poets/Artists/Musicians
- Sandro Botticelli – Italian Renaissance Artisit
- Sholem Aleichem [Solomon Rabinowitz] – Yiddish author & playwright best known for Fiddler on the Roof.
- Theodor Geisel’s (Dr. Seuss) – American children’s book author
- Antonio Vivaldi – Composer
- Michelangelo – Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning – British Poet
- Douglas Adams – Author of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
- Nat King Cole – an American singer
- Andrew Lloyd Webber – English composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats)
- Aretha Franklin – American singer-songwriter known as “The Queen of Soul”.
- Robert Frost – American poet
- Vincent van Gogh – Dutch artist, painter, and pioneer of Expressionism
- Johann Sebastian Bach – German composer
Scientists/Explorers/Inventors
- George M. Pullman -, Inventor of the railway sleeping car.
- Alexander Graham Bell – Inventor of the telephone
- Prince Henry the Navigator – Explorer
- Valentina Tereshkova – The first woman in space.
- Amerigo Vespucci – Explorer
- Albert Einstein – Scientist
- Gottlieb Daimler – German inventor, who designed 1st motorcycle
- Rudolf Diesel – French-born German engineer who invented the diesel engine.
- David Livingstone – famous missionary, physician and explore from Scotland.
- Joseph Priestley – famous English chemist, theologian, and author
- Wilhelm Röntgen’ – German physicist who discovered X-rays.
- Robert Bunsen – German chemist who invented the Bunsen Burner.
- René Descartes – French philosopher
Historical Leaders/Heroes/”Baddies”
- Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales
- Henry II, King of England
- David II Bruce, King of the Scots
- Rob Roy – Scottish folk hero
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. – US 59th Supreme Court Justice
- Ferdinand II, King of Aragon (Spain)
- Giuliano de’ Medici – Son of the famous monarch family of Florence, Italy.
- Saint Nicholas’ (Nikolaos of Myra) – Bishop who became the model for Santa Claus
- Andrew Jackson – 7th US President
- James Madison – 4th US President
- Grover Cleveland – 22nd and 24th US President
- Arthur Neville Chamberlain – Former British Prime Minister
- William Bradford – First Governor of Plymouth colony
- John Tyler – 10th US President
- Cesar Chavez – American farm labor leader
Other Interesting Famous Folks To Learn About
- Momofuku Ando – Inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles
- Lou Costello – American comedian and actor
- Willard Scott – American weather forecaster
- Bobby Fischer – Famous Chess player
- Chuck Norris – American martial arts actor
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl – Former Prime Minister of the UK
- Fred Rogers – Famous American children’s TV host (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)
- John D. Rockefeller III – Philanthropist (oil)
- Fannie Farmer – American culinary pioneer
- Harry Houdini – Famous magician/escape artist
- Bart Conner – American gymnast
- Ingvar Kamprad – Swedish businessman & founder of IKEA.
Have Fun Celebrating These Special Days
Everyone will have fun learning about:
- Read Across America Day
- National Anthem Day (US)
- World Storytelling Day
- National Grammar Day
- Pi Day (3.14)
- National Proofreading Day
- World Kidney Day
- Alfred Hitchcock Day
- The Ides of March
- Saint Patrick’s Day
- Spring equinox
- Tolkien Reading Day
- Passover
Whether you are studying medieval history or modern (or something in between) there are so many people you can find in this month’s birthday list that will inspire your kids to learn just a bit more about something that piques their historical curiosity. Music & literature are covered too with reading suggestions and resources to get the most out of the day’s activity.
March is way more than just St. Paddy’s Day. With your Let’s Study Famous Folks – March Calendar, you can inspire your middle and high school students and nourish their curiosity each day of the month.
Upper elementary through high school students will also enjoy the Get Fit! 12-week exercise routine. They can use it to help fulfill Phys. Ed. class credit.
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