The Lighted Rose Homeschool

Our carefully curated March playlist introduces topics in a gentle, intentional sequence. Pop it on in the background during morning time, car rides, or sensory play:

• Welcome to March: Celebrating springtime and exploring March as a month of the year
• St. Patrick’s Day Traditions: Exploring heritage, Irish culture, and festive melodies
• Rainbows & Colors: Investigating the spectrum of light and color through song
• Rain, Clouds, & Weather: Discovering rain, clouds, and changing spring weather patterns
• The Water Cycle & Bodies of Water: Digging into the journey of water and our planet’s beautiful bodies of water
• Water Animals & Habitats: Spotlighting the fascinating creatures that live in the water
• Money & Math Foundations: Playful math songs introducing currency, value, luck/probability, and economics
• Rest & Reset: Winding down with mindful cloud, rainforest, lake, rainbow, and bubble meditations

🔗 Ready to listen? [Find March’s Amazon Music Playlist here.]

These books have been such a joy for us. I’ve included links if you’d like to add them to your home collection, which is a lovely way to keep them ready for when these themes come back around each year. Of course, I also encourage you to check your local library—it’s a wonderful place to let your children browse, explore, and find their own quiet treasures.

📖 Family Read-Alouds (Chapter Books)

Perfect for gathering around to share a longer, immersive story.

• The Squatter and the Don and The Miner’s Daughter

📖 Illustrated Picture Books

A mix of illustrated stories for all ages covering our March themes: The Water Cycle & The Rainforest and St. Patrick’s Day, Rainbows, & Money

• Priddy Books First Book of Colors (baby, colors)
• Baby, See the Colors!, by Ekaterina Trukhan (baby, colors)
• The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt (colors)
• Visual Quiet Book Shapes and Color (colors)
• Color Dance, by Ann Jonas (colors, color mixing)
• Little Blue and Little Yellow, by Leo Lionni (colors, color mixing)
• Mouse Paint, by Ellen Stoll Walsh (colors, color mixing)
• What Makes a Rainbow?, by Betty Schwartz (rainbow, colors)
• Fletcher and the Rainbow, by Julia Rawlinson and Riphanie Beeke (rainbows)
• The Cloud Collector’s Handbook, by Gavin Pretor-Pinney (clouds)
• It Looked Like Spilt Milk, by Charles G. Shaw (clouds)
• Peter and the North Wind, by Freya Littledale (weather)
• Bartholomew and the Oobleck, by Dr. Seuss (weather, precipitation)
• What Makes It Rain? The Story of a Raindrop, by Keith Brandt (weather, precipitation)
• The Water’s Journey, by Eleonore Schmid (the water cycle)
• The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, by Joanna Cole (the water cycle)
• Little Raindrop, by Melanie Joyce (the water cycle)
• McElligot’s Pool, by Dr. Seuss (water)
• The Bubble Factory, by Tomie DePaola (bubbles)
• Outside, Inside, by Carolyn Crimi (weather)
• Amazon Alphabet, by Martin and Tanis Jordan (rainforest)
• Emerald Voice, by Nadine Bondarciuc (rainforest)
• Guided Science Readers: Slow Sloths (D), I Spy a Rain Forest (C), Cool Chameleons (F), Whoosh! Said the Wind (C), A Frog Grows Up (A) (rainforest, weather)
• A Day’s Work, by Eve Bunting (work, money)
• Benny’s Pennies, by Pat Brisson (money)
• Bunny Money, by Rosemary Wells (money)
• Benny’s Pennies, by Pat Brisson (money)
• Just a Little Luck, by Mercer Mayer (money)
• The Penny Pot, by Stuart J. Murphy (money)
• Just Saving My Money, by Mercer Mayer (money)
• Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina (selling, money)
• The Action of Subtraction, by Brian P. Cleary (math)
• Betcha!, by Stuart J. Murphy (math)
• Nothing Stopped Sophie, by Cheryl Bardoe (math)
• Let’s Measure It!, by Luella Connelly (math)
• Elevator Magic, by Stuart J. Murphy (math)
• Quack and Count, by Keith Baker (math)
• Count on Me, by Miguel Tanco (math)
• My First 100 Mathematics Words, by Chris Ferrie (math)
• Frog Jump A Counting Book, by Steven Kellogg (math)
• Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk, by Gerald McDermott (Irish culture)
• Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato, by Tomie DePaola (Irish culture)
• Fiona’s Luck, by Tereasa Bateman (Irish culture)
• How to Trap a Leprechaun, by Sue Fliess (Irish culture)

Grab some blankets and cozy snacks! These fun watches pair perfectly with your lessons this month:

• St. Patrick’s Day & Irish Lore: The Luck of the Irish, Brave, and The Very Unlucky Leprechaun
• Rainbows, Magic & Colors: The Wizard of Oz and Tinker Bell
• Rain & Weather Science: Singing in the Rain, The Aviators, and Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Rainforests & Wildlife: Tarzan, Gorillas in the Mist, Paulie, and Rio
• Money & Economics: Blank Check, Richie Rich, Robinhood, Toothless, and The Tooth Fairy
• The Ultimate Theme Tie-Ins: The Magic School Bus (Wet All Over / Makes a Rainbow / In the Rainforest / Kicks Up a Storm / Cold Feet)

Bring your learning to life out in the real world with these seasonal excursions:

• Community & Culture: Enjoying a local Irish Festival or community celebration
• Water & Weather Science: Visiting a local aquarium, taking a local News & Weather Tour, or exploring an indoor water park
• Nature Walks: Heading out to a nearby pond or lake to trace the water cycle in real life
• Money & Life Skills: Touring a bank vault, practicing using an ATM, talking to a bank clerk, or going shopping together to practice practical math

If you want to add rigorous, free textbooks to our hands-on resources, we highly recommend matching this month’s activities with these specific units:

🧪 Core Knowledge Science

• Grade K – Unit 4: Weather Patterns*
• Grade 1 – Unit 3 Exploring Light and Sound**
• Grade 3 – Unit 1: World Rivers
• Grade 3 – Unit 4: Weather and Climate
• Grade 6 – Unit 3: Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling

🌍 Core Knowledge History & Geography

• Grade 2 – Unit 12: Lessons in Economics
• Grade 5 – Unit 1: World Lakes
• Grade 5 – Unit 14: Understanding Economics
• Grade 7 – Civics and Economics in U.S. History
• Grade 8 – Civics and Economics in World History

✏️ Core Knowledge Language Arts Units

• Grade K – Domain 8: Seasons and Weather*
• Grade 2 – Domain 6: Cycles in Nature
• Grade 3 – Unit 5: Light and Sound**
• Grade 3 – Unit 5: Third Grade Skills – Adventures in Light and Sound**

💡 Teacher’s Note: For the absolute best learning flow, we recommend reviewing any Science or History & Geography units marked with asterisks before you jump into the paired Language Arts unit!