February 25, 2025 Resources for March Observances Various organizations, states, and nations recognize several observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and childcare professionals to acknowledge and navigate them. Here is a list of resources for March observances. Month-Long Observances Women’s History Month How to Celebrate Women’s History Month in Preschool, Brightwheel Blog Celebrate Women’s History Month, Sesame Street 10 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month with Your Little One, Start Early Women’s History Month, National Geographic Kids National Nutrition Month PA Promise for Children Releases List of 12 Books for Kids in the Kitchen, Trying Together PA Announces Intent to Launch Permanent Summer FBT Program, Trying Together Allegheny County Family Resource Map, ELRC Region 5 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month The Differences Among Mental, Developmental, and Behavioral Conditions, Trying Together Talking with Young Children About Disabilities, Trying Together Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Series: Part IV, Trying Together Disability Awareness Booklist, National Education Association Meet Julia, Elmo’s Friend with Autism, Sesame Street National Craft Month Indoor Play and Why It’s Fun for Everyone, Playful Pittsburgh 55 Kids’ Craft Ideas, Delightfully The Importance of Arts and Crafts for Early Childhood Development, Children’s Museum of Sonoma County National Reading Month B is for Books: A Free Bookstore for Children, Reading Ready Pittsburgh Reading Ready Pittsburgh Offers Resources for Families and Caregivers, Trying Together Power Kids Website Offers Videos, Books on Various Topics, Buzzword Best Books for Babies 2024, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh National Color Therapy Month Colour Psychology for Babies and Children, Colour Psychology Today How Color Therapy for Kids Can Help Build Self-Esteem, Amel Counseling and Consulting Color Activities for Therapy Pinterest Board, The OT Toolbox Week-Long Observances March 2 – 6 is National Read Across America Week 2024-2025 Read Across America Calendar, National Education Association Create & Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers, Read Across America Read Across America Day 2025 Teaching Resources, TeachStarter Day Observances March 1 is Baby Sleep Day Creating a Safe Sleep Environment for Children, Trying Together Sleep Advice by Child’s Age, Pediatric Sleep Council Secrets of Baby Sleep: How Snoozing Helps Your Baby’s Development, Pediatric Sleep Council March 1 is National Play Outside Day Big Body and Physical Play: Benefits and Activities for All Ages, Playful Pittsburgh Education Programs, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Play: Activities & Resources, Buzzword March 8 is International Women’s Day Diverse Books with Trailblazing Women, Read Across America I Can Do Anything: International Women’s Day, Pinkfong Songs for Children International Women’s Day, Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison Celebrating International Women’s Day in Schools, International Women’s Day International Women’s Day 2025 Theme is ‘Accelerate Action’, International Women’s Day March 12 is National Working Moms Day Allegheny County Family Resource Map, ELRC Region 5 Squirrel Hill-Based Momswork Offers Free Support for Pittsburgh’s Working Mothers, Kidsburgh How to Celebrate National Working Moms Day, Better Help March 14 is National Equal Pay Day The High Cost of Working in Early Childhood Education – A Workforce on the Brink of Collapse with Devastating Consequences for Children, Start Strong PA Explained: Why Women Are Paid Less, Netflix New Survey Reveals Impact of Child Care Staffing Shortage, ELRC Region 5 March 14 is Science Education Day Programs for Children, Carnegie Science Center Activities & Resources, Buzzword: Transform Migrate Metamorphosis Chemistry Comic Books and Activities, Kids’ Chemical Solutions March 19 is International Read to Me Day Buzzword & Activities, Buzzword Story Time at the Hub!, Trying Together Get Free & Low-Cost Books, National Education Association March 20 is International Day of Happiness Children Celebrate International Day of Happiness, Austin Public Library 10 Fabulous Ideas to Celebrate International Happiness Day, Twinkl USA March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day We Call on All Governments to Improve Our Support Systems: 2025 World Down Syndrome Day Theme, World Down Syndrome Day Upcoming Programs & Events, Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh 6 Ways to Support Children with Down Syndrome in the Montessori Classroom, American Montessori Association
October 21, 2024 NEA Releases October Calendar for Young Readers The National Education Association (NEA) has released its October calendar as part of Read Across America 2024-25. The calendar features books for varying ages of young readers. Learn More Each month, the NEA features three books – one each for young, middle grade, and young adult readers – that explore a topic relating to diversity and inclusion. October’s theme is Know Your Power. This month, students are encouraged to find and use their unique strengths, interests, and skills to envision and create success for themselves and for a better world. The month’s book for elementary students is “Benita and the Night Creatures/Benita y las criaturas nocturnas” by Mariana Llanos. In that book, the titular character loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other monstrous creatures from Peruvian lore. The middle grade selection is “A Little Bit Super: With Small Powers Come Big Problems” by Gary D. Schmidt, Leah Henderson, and other authors. In each of the book’s stories, young characters are coping with a minor superpower. The characters also discover that their powers can change themselves and their community as they find their voice. Sajni Patel’s “A Drop of Venom” is the young adult selection. It follows a teenage girl who has been running from monsters for years and meets another teenage girl, who slays them. Their meeting offers the possibility of a new path forward. About the NEA The NEA aims to ensure that every student has access to age-appropriate books that show they are reflected and respected. It also opposes efforts to limit students’ access to such books.
