🍀🌈 March-Themed Smiles & Lucky Tooth Mats 🌈🍀

Bring a little March magic into your literacy and math centers! These printable, colorful mats feature cheerful characters with big, bold “teeth” students can write on with dry-erase markers—perfect for reusable practice all month long.

Your March character lineup includes:
leprechauns, four-leaf clover, rainbow, pot of gold, Read Across America characters, a basketball for March Madness, and a baseball for spring baseball season! 🎉

🎓 Literacy: Phonics & Elkonin Boxes

Use the “teeth” as Elkonin boxes for phonemic awareness and sound mapping.

Say a word and have students write one sound or letter per tooth on any March character—
🍀 the smiling shamrock
🌈 a rainbow piece
🟩 a friendly leprechaun
🏀 a March Madness basketball
⚾️ a springtime baseball
📚 Read Across America characters
💰 or a grinning pot of gold!

Students can “brush” each character’s teeth with a clean toothbrush or dry-erase eraser to check their work—keeping all the lucky March smiles sparkling!

➗ Math: Skip Counting & Number Practice

Turn the teeth into a math challenge!

• Write numbers across the teeth and have students skip count (by 2s, 5s, 10s, etc.).
• Start at a random number and continue the pattern.
• Use the teeth for number sequencing, number patterns, or quick addition/subtraction practice.

Perfect for mixing fluency practice with festive March fun.

🧹 Easy to Use

• Print & laminate or place inside dry-erase sleeves for endless reuse.
• Works with dry-erase markers and a simple cloth or clean toothbrush to “brush” and erase answers.

📦 What’s Included

• Leprechaun
• Four-leaf clover
• Rainbow
• Pot of gold
• Read Across America-themed characters
• Basketball (March Madness)
• Baseball (Spring season)
  
  
• Starter word list for phoneme segmentation & sound mapping

✨ Why Teachers Love It

This resource blends St. Patrick’s Day fun, Read Across America energy, March Madness excitement, and spring baseball spirit with strong literacy and numeracy skills.

Students stay engaged “brushing away” their answers—while you get a ready-to-go center that supports phonics, sound mapping, and math fluency.

💡 Perfect for:

• Guided reading groups
• Literacy & math centers
• Small-group or 1:1 intervention
• March, St. Patrick’s, Read Across America, and spring-themed lessons
• Seasonal center rotations