What Is National Reading Month? Poster

Read the poster together at the start of March and pick a few ways to take part as a class. Hang it in the hallway or library.

One poster explaining that March is a time when schools, libraries and families across the United States celebrate reading. Sections cover When is it? (all of March, with many schools planning a reading day on or near March 2), How did it begin? (teachers began a yearly reading day in 1998), and Why does it matter? Six ways to take part include reading with a buddy and keeping a reading log, and a note says reading is for all year.

Yes. We made it for 2nd Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

1 printable resource, free to preview. There are 32 National Reading Month resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our National Reading Month activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 2nd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 7-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 2nd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.