This Week (3rd August) at Se7en…

A new week with a whole lot of new days to celebrate.

• About.com’s Calendar.
• Crayola.com
• Enchanted Learning.
• Reading Activity Calendar.
• Teacher Vision.

And these are the days we will be looking at this week:

• 3 August: Columbus Set Sail (1492).
  • Lesson Plans from Read-Write-Think.
  • Extracts from his Diary from Fordham.
  • Biography from Wikipedia.
  • A list of great Columbus resources from Social Studies for kids.
• 3 August: National Watermelon Day (U.S.A.).
  • Star pops from Family Fun – Oh I can’t wait for summer!
  • And these smoothies from Family Fun – hmmm!!!
• 3 August: Picnic Day, Australia.
  • Wondertime Picnic Printable – Cut and Stick Fun!
  • Yummy picnics from Family Fun.
  • Don’t forget Kabosse’s Picnic Fun.
• 4 August: Louis Armstrong’s Birthday (1901).
  • Biography from PBS kids.
  • Louis Armstrong from Brain POP.
  • Lesson Plan from Smithsonian Jazz.
  • Louis Armstrong Museum.
• 4 August: Barack Obama’s Birthday (1961).
  • Plenty of Barack Obama Resources from Apples for the teacher.
  • Great facts, photos etc from Squidoo.
  • The Whitehouse 101 from the White House!
  • Great article and links from Kaboose.
  • The 50 facts you might not know – from the Telegraph.

• 5 August: National Waffle Day (U.S.A.).
  • Welcome to the World Party from Se7en.
  • Sunday Snippet: Pancakes or Waffles.
• 5 August: Neil Armstrong’s Birthday (1930).
  • Biography from Encyclopedia.kids.net.au
  • Lesson Plan from Read-Write-Think.
• 6 August: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Birthday (1809).
  • Bio from kids free souls.
  • Poetry from Se7en and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
• 6 August: Alexander Fleming’s Birthday (1881).
  • Bio from the BBC.
  • Resources from kids yahoo.com
  • Bio from Academic Kids.



• 6 August: Hiroshima Bombed (1945).
  • Download the Sadako Story from Kids Peace Station Hiroshima.
  • Sadako links and resources from angelfire.com
  • We just love this origami site and their paper crane tutorial.
• 7 August: Lynn Cox swam the Beiring Straight (1987).
  • Bio and a bit of remarkableness from Wikipedia.
  • A You Tube interview of her!

• 7 August: National Lighthouse Day.
  • Lighthouse in a bottle from Family Fun.
  • Lighthouse on the boulders craft from Crayola.
  • Clay Pot Craft from Craft Ideas.
  • This book looks like such fun! have a look at the links page!!!
  • Great worksheets from Beacons by the Sea (Stories of Australian Lighthouses).




• 9 August: International Art Appreciation Day.
  • Se7en Do Art School, heaps of resources. Please go and take a look at the Art Appreciation Link!
• 9 August: Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold Medals (1936).
  • Brief bio from Enchanted Learning.
  • Bio from About.com
  • Another bio from Myhero.com
  • Jesse Owens Museum Site.

That’s It – Have a Great Week!!!