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30+ March Activities for Elementary Students (Grades 1-5) in 2025

If you are looking for fun March activities for elementary students, then you found the right place! This post will share some of the best resources for teaching and celebrating some popular holidays and events like St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month, Read Across America, and more. Learn all about the March activities below!

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20 March Literacy Activities

Below are some reading and writing activities that are perfect for the month of March.

March Reading Activities

Learn about the March reading resources below.

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March Read Alouds

There are tons of great read alouds for the month of March. We offer book companion resources that are part of my Starts With a Story collection that pair perfectly with these children’s books. Each of these resources include reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, SEL lesson ideas, printable and digital students activities, and much more. Check out the list of read alouds below!

March Reading Comprehension Activities

The March Reading Graphic Organizers can be used with any book related to each of the seasonal topics. The best part is that the graphic organizer templates can be used over and over again because of their open-ended nature. Learn more about them below!

March Activity Packets

These March Activity Packets are collections of printable activity pages based on March themes. Included activities range from an alphabetical order activity to a can have are chart. Learn more below!

September Parts of Speech Color by Code Activities

These March Color by Code Activities are a fun and engaging way for students to practice identifying parts of speech by coloring in a sectioned off picture. They select a box, determine what part of speech the word is, and then color the section in using the color dictated by the code located on the page. Learn more about this color by code resource below!

2 elementary students writing about a March topic

March Writing Activities

Learn about the writing resources for March below.

Writing Prompt Activities

The March writing prompts are available by themselves or as part of a monthly writing prompt bundle. It includes 10 different genres of writing: Creative, informative, opinion, narrative, procedural, descriptive, review, persuasive, poetry, and letter writing. They offer fun and engaging writing activities that will motivate your students to practice their writing skills and inspire a love of writing. Learn more about them below.

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Writing Assessments

At the end of the school year, you’ll want to capture a snapshot of your students’ current writing abilities. You can share this sample with their next year’s teacher to offer them some insight into their future students’ abilities. In addition, it’s great for sharing with families at conferences and using it as report card evidence. This spring writing resource is available by itself or as part of a year long bundle. Learn more about it below!

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March Math Activities

Below are some math activities that are perfect for the month of March.

March Math Word Problems

These March word problems are each part of larger year-long collections. Learn more about your grade level by selecting it below.

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March Spiral Review Worksheets

Spiral review is the idea that, after introducing and teaching a foundational concept or skill, students continue to practice it regularly throughout the school year in order to maintain what they have learned. It is also known as the spiral learning method, spiral approach or spiral instruction. It is an integral part of every 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom.

Check out these March-themed spiral review activities that are part of larger resources. Select your grade level below!

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March Teaching Themes

Leprechaun Activities

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St. Patrick’s Day Activities

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Holi Activities

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Spring Activities

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Easter Activities

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National Crayon Day Activities

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In closing, we hope you found these March activities for elementary students helpful! If you did, then you may also be interested in these other posts: March Read Alouds for Elementary Teachers and Spring Activities for Elementary Students.

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