March Nature Calendar
March is here at last! I think we can all agree in being more than ready for spring’s arrival at this point.
I’m going to keep this post short and sweet this month as, thanks to norovirus hitting our household this month, I am a bit behind on this post. Yet another reason we are MORE than ready for an end to winter.
If you’re new to my nature calendar’s – let me fill you in. I offer these as freebies each month and they are full of nature facts, meaningful activity ideas, book recommendations, weekly poetry tea time suggestions, and ways to give back to the community.
Usually, I will link all activities, books, and sources for nature facts – but this month, I’ll just be linking book recommendations as I’m very short on time (I’m sure you all can relate to seasons like this).
I always say to use these nature calendars more like a menu of options… it’d be a bit much to do it ALL each month. Pick and choose what serves your family, enjoy it, and leave the rest! I hope this inspires you to do fun activities, read wonderful books, and learn about our natural world. Happy March, friends!
March Nature Calendar Book List
The Wind in the Willows – Written by Kenneth Grahame, Illustrated by Robert Ingpen
*This illustrated version is GORGEOUS and a MUST!*
A Year of Poetry – Anne Grahame Johnstone for “March”
The Complete Book of Flower Fairies – Cicely Mary Barker for “Flower Fairies of the Spring”
Spring Picture Book Ideas
And Then It’s Spring – Julie Fogliano
Miss Rumphius – Barbara Cooney
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring – Kenard Pak
Little Blue Truck’s Springtime – Alice Schertle
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog! – Lucille Colandro
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt – Kate Messner
Make Way for Ducklings – Robert McCloskey
Tap the Magic Tree -Christie Matheson
The Complete Brambly Hedge – Jill Barklem for “Spring Story”
We are the Gardeners – Joanna Gaines
Rainbow Picture Book Ideas
Elmer and the Rainbow – David McKee
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rainbow – Lucille Colandro
The Hidden Rainbow – Christie Matheson
Raindrops to Rainbow – John Micklos Jr.
Little Owl’s Colors – Divya Srinivasan
Planting a Rainbow – Lois Ehlert
Rainbow Stew – Cathryn Falwell
Fairy Tale Picture Book Ideas
Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Jan Brett
Rumpelstiltskin – Paul O. Zelinsky
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs – Jon Scieszka
Classic Bedtime Stories – Scott Gustafson
Little Red Riding Hood – Trina Schart Hyman
*This one contains the originally written more intense ending involving Red and Grandma getting eaten – but saved by being cut out of the wolf’s belly*
Little Red Riding Hood – Charles Perrault (no link found)
*This one is more gentle – with Grandma being put in a cupboard by the wolf*
Hansel and Gretel – Paul O. Zelinsky
Hansel and Gretel – Cynthia Rylant
The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales – Jon Scieszka
Jack and the Beanstalk – Steven Kellogg
Classic Fairy Tales – Scott Gustafson
Classic Storybook Fables – Scott Gustafson
St. Patrick’s Day Picture Book Ideas
The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School – Laura Murray
The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day – Natasha Wing
St. Patrick’s Day – Gail Gibbons
Fin M’Coul The Giant of Knockmany Hill – Tomie dePaola
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover – Lucille Colandro
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato – Tomie dePaola
How to Catch a Leprechaun – Adam Wallace
Fiona’s Lace – Patricia Polacco
The St. Patrick’s Day Shillelagh – Janet Nolan
When We Were Very Young – A. A. Milne
A Beatrix Potter Treasury – Beatrix Potter
A Child’s Garden of Verses – Robert Louis Stevenson
Over and Under the Pond – Kate Messner
Enjoy Your March Nature Calendar
Grab your FREE copy of the March Nature Calendar by clicking here.
You can print your own copy. I suggest printing in color, laminating, and hanging it up on your fridge within eyesight!
Happy March!
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