Let's Study Famous Folks - March Calendar of Famous People

Let’s Study Famous Folks – March Calendar Of Famous People & Fun Activities

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March has such fun holidays to celebrate! As the days get longer during spring it seems like there is always room for more fun learning activities. It’s a perfect time to learn about famous people born in March, right?!? The March calendar is overflowing with ways you can say ‘Hello March!’ with creativity and curiosity! Homeschool moms are loving that they can hand it off to their kids and let them add it to their daily routine. Get your March Famous People Calendar of Activities at the end of this post.

Switch things up in March

How are you going to add some fun to your homeschool in March? Well, adding a creative activity that nourishes curiosity is a perfect place to start! These daily study gems are perfect for adding 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 is how you need to roll with learning at home.

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The March Famous People & Fun Activities calendar is full of learning for every day of the month. There are typical holidays like St. Patrick’s Day and more unique ones like St. David’s Day and National Anthem Day to celebrate as well as quite a few people that are famous who celebrate their birthday in March. So from the middle ages to folks whose inventions we use every day, your middle schoolers and high schoolers are sure to satisfy their curiosity with this list of 34 famous people and 9 fun days to celebrate and learn about.

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Here’s The List Of Famous People For March

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 – an Italian 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 sleeper 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 (FREE MINI-LESSON)
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 explorer from Scotland. (FREE MINI-LESSON)
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:

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

Everyone can say, “Hello March!”

There is at least one person 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 interest. Music & Literature are covered too with reading suggestions and resources to get the most out of the day’s activity.

Notebooking ideas

If you are wanting to make sure your kids are doing active learning, incorporate notebooking pages allowing them to capture important details while watching videos, reading articles, and interacting with each person in this month’s calendar.

This is the perfect month to start using notebooking pages. Learn how to use them with virtual learning, and you will find they are welcome additions that allow you to step away from workbooks and teach your child how to listen, observe, and respond to what they are learning in a natural way.