We follow a curriculum from @raisinglittleshoots called Exploring Nature with Children. Each week of the year has a different, seasonal theme to base your nature study around. This post is about Exploring Nature with Children in March. If you’d like to discover more search the hashtags #ENWC and #ExploringNatureWithChildren.
- This blog post gives you some resources you may find helpful for each week in March.
- As always these posts get added to each year as we go through the cycle of the curriculum again.
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March 2025 Exploring Nature with Children Dates
You can find the full calendar of dates for the year here. Under the ENWC dates you will find other dates you may wish to consider as they fall into these weeks including awareness days and religious festivals/ dates.
- Beginning of March
- World Compliment Day – 1st March
- St. David’s Day – 1st March
- National Horse Protection Day – 1st March
- National Pig Day – 1st March
- 3-9th March – Nesting Birds Week
- World Wildlife Day – 3rd March
- Festival of Owls Week – 7th-9th March
- International Women’s Day – 8th March
- Mother’s Day (UK) – 9th March
- 10-16th March – Spring Pond Study Week
- Termite Awareness Week – 9th-15th March
- Ramadan Begins – 10th March
- Learn About Butterflies Day – 14th March
- Save a Spider Day – 14th March
- Buzzard Day – 15th March
- International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter – 15th March
- Save the Panther Day – 15th March
- National Panda Day – 16th March
- 17-23rd March – Vernal/ Spring Equinox Week
- National Animal Poison Prevention Week – 16th-22nd March
- St. Patrick’s Day – 17th March
- Spring/ Vernal Equinox (Ostara) – 20th March
- World Frog Day – 20th March
- World Sparrow Day – 20th March
- International Day of the Seal – 22nd March
- World Bear Day – 23rd March
- Puppy Day – 23rd March
- 24-30th March – Garden Snails Week
- Holi – 25th March
- Manatee Appreciation Day – 26th March
- Wear A Hat Day (Brain Tumour Awareness) – 28th March
- British Summer Time Begins (Clocks Go Forward – UK) – 30th March
Navigate March Ideas & Resources
Beginning of March
Early Spring Flower ID Cards
Exploring Nature with Children Nesting Birds Week
Nesting Birds Helpful Blog Posts
- Nature Explorer – Nesting Birds
- Nature All Around: Birds – Book Review
- Birds, Books and Learning Through Play at Home
- Our Week – Waldorf Rhythm – Nesting Birds, Pancakes and More
- Iris Folding Papercraft Free Robin Bird Pattern Template – You could easily choose to make other birds using different colours
- Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth and Olivia Lomenech Gill – Incredible book
- Inviting Wildlife into your Garden for Kids
- Bookworm Buzz – Book News – Bird book feature included
Free Downloads
UK Garden Birds
Bird Phonics Cards
Exploring Nature with Children Spring Pond Week
Pond Spotters
Fiddlesticks Pond Nature Pack is one we’ve enjoyed using for a few years, We’ve used it for each of the ENWC pond weeks in the year.
Great Books
Helpful Pond Week Blog Posts
- Our Week – Waldorf Rhythm – Pond Life
- Daisy and Jack’s Perfect Pond by Rachel Lawston and Beatriz Castro
Learn About Butterflies Day – 14th March
Helpful Butterfly Blog Posts
- Learning About Beautiful Butterflies – Butterfly Books, Crafts and Play
- Bookworm Buzz – Children’s Book News – Butterflies and Unicorns
- Moths – Caterpillars and Butterflies – Exploring Nature
- June 2018 Shelfie – Minibeast Theme
- Minibeasts Topic – Nature Explorers – Ideas and Resources
Free Butterfly ID/ Lifecycle Cards
Exploring Nature with Children Vernal/ Spring Equinox Week
Helpful Blog Posts
- Spring Books
- Spring and Easter Books from Usborne
- Sunflower Crafts – Spring & Summer Creative Play Ideas
- Waldorf Style Candle Holder Making
Exploring Nature with Children Garden Snails Week
More Nature Resources for March
Helpful Blog Posts
- Spring Weather EYFS Ideas and Resources for Kids
- Early Nature Books for Fact Seeking Little Nature Lovers
Exploring Nature with Children through the Year
You can find more resources for different weeks in the ENWC curriculum by clicking on the links below:
- January
- February
- March
- April – coming March 2025
- May – coming April 2025
- June – coming May 2025
- July – coming June 2025
- August – coming July 2025
- September
- October
- November
- December
