3 August 20118 November 2011 by se7en

Se7en’s August

1 August: World Wide Web Anniversary.
- Weaving The World Wide Web from Se7en.
- Design your own website from Crayola.

1 August: Herman Melville (1819).
- Biography from Xroads.Virginia.edu
- A Study Guide and Summary of Billy Budd from Grade Saver.
- Moby Dick Study Notes from Cummings Study Guides.

2 August: National Ice-Cream Sandwich Day.
- Ice-Cream Cookies in Se7en Steps… You can’t beat these.

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 Kaboose’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.).
- Wonderful Waffles in Se7en Steps…
- 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.

10 August: Herbert Hoover (1874).
- Biography on a nutshell from millercenter.org.
- Biography from AcademicKids.com
- The Whitehouse for kids – fun site!

10 August: S’Mores Day.
- More than a S’more from Food Your Way…
- Yummy S’more recipes from Family Fun.
- S’more pie from Family Fun – looks good to me!
- And a recipe from Kaboose.

10 August: Construction began on Mt Rushmore (1927).
- The Story from Enchanted Learning.
- Mt Rushmore National Park.
- Mt. Rushmore trip ideas from Family Fun.

11 August: Play in the Sand Day.
- Sun and Sand fun from Family Fun.
- Sand Castles Ideas from Kids Turn Central.
- Why sandcastles work – so cool!!!
- Sand Castle Central – say no more!
- World Championships.

12 August: IBM PC Announced.
- From about.com.
- History of the IBM PC from Encyclopedia.kids.net.au

13 August: Annie Oakley’s Birthday (1860) .
- Garden of Praise: Biography and Worksheets.

13 August: International Left-Handed Day.
- Official Left-Handers Day Site – Lots of Fun Links.
- Famous Left Handers.

15 August: Julia Child’s Birthday (1912).
- Biography from Wikipedia.
- Julia Child from PBS.
- Biography from biography.com
- Lots of links from Topchef.

15 August: Joke Day.
- KidsJokes.co.uk
- Kids Jokes from Yahoo.com
- More jokes from AhaJokes.com

15 August: Roller Coaster Day (first patented in 1898).
- Roller Coaster History from Ultimate Roller Coaster.com
- Easy to Read Roller Coaster History and a few good links.
- How Roller Coasters Work from EHoW.
- 10 Fastest roller Coasters from About.com

17 August: Davy Crockett Born (1786-1836):
- Brief Bio for kids from Enchanted Learning.
- Longer Bio from Biography.com
- Davy Crockett and the Alamo from Enchanted Learning.
- Davy Crockett and the Alamo from PBS.
- Davy Crockett lyrics from Geocities.
- Davy Crockett ballad sung by Bill Hayes on You Tube.

18 August: Meriwether Lewis’s Birthday (1744-1809).
- Meriwether’s Biography.
- Coloring Pages from ClassBrain.
- Lewis & Clark Worksheet with linkable answers.
- Lewis and Clark Worksheets.
- Time for kids article.
- Lewis and Clark from PBS.
- Heaps of resources from Class Room Help.
- More Resources from Proteacher.

18 August: Bad Poetry Day.
- What is Bad Poetry Day? from Holiday Insights.
- Se7en do Poetry, Packed with Poetry Resources for Kids.
- Se7en Make Poetry Notebooks…
- There is a website called Very Bad Poetry.com !
- Bad Poetry from Coffee Shop Times.

19 August: Wilbur Wright Born (1867).
- Heaps of lovely Wright Brother Resources.
- The Wilbur Wright Museum.
- Wilbur Wright Bio from World Almanac for Kids.
- Wright Flight from PBSKids.

19 August: Potato Day.
- Impressive Fan Potatoes in Se7en Steps…
- Celebrity Chef (Part 6): Potato Wedges…
- Potato Prints in se7en’s flower bunting post.

21 August: Mona Lisa Stolen (1911).
- Mona Lisa Mania!
- Lots of fun at Mona Lisa on the Web.
- The Theft of the Mona Lisa from PBS.

23 August: National Sponge Cake Day.
- The Quickest Easiest Cake in the World.
- Yummy Lemon Filled Sponge Roll Cake in Se7en Steps…

24 August: Waffle Iron Patented (1869).
- History of the waffle iron from Wikipedia.
- Wonderful waffles in Se7en Steps.
- Watch this youtube video of “Do you like waffles?” Just for Fun.
- Here is a Sunday Snippet on Pancakes and Waffles

24 August: Mount Vesuvius Erupted (79).
- Frothing volcano, just “build a volcano” around your brew.
- The Facts from Kids.Net.Au
- A Volcano’s Deadly Ash.
- Heaps of Vesuvius Links
- Visit Pompeii with travel for kids.
- Heaps of links to Roman resources including Pompeii from Proteacher.
- Information on Volcanoes and an webquest, from guilford k-12.

24 August: First Swimmer crossed the English Channel (1875).
- The Official Channel Swimming Association Website.
- Swimming the English Channel – the Facts, from the BBC.
- A channel swimmer’s diary from About.com
- Follow this Two Way English Channel Blog and read about all her training.

25 August: National Banana Split Day (U.S.A).
- As close as we have to a banana split here! I need to amend that!!!
- Hosting a Banana Split Contest, from associated content..
- Recipes galore – Oh heaven!!! From Cd Kitchen.
- A Banana Split quizz from Yumsugar.
- A How To Video from Gone-ta-pott.

26 August: National Dog Day (U.S.A.).
- Hot Dogs From Scratch, by the Celebrity Chef.
- Go Dog Go – Do You Like My Hat? in Se7en Steps.
- Fun dog activities from first-school.
- Dog breed quiz for kids from National Geographic.
- Dog Activities for kids from How Stuff Works.
- What Dog Breed Are You? From Dogster.com.
- The Dog Guide from Animal Planet.
- And Puppy Games from Animal Planet.
- Kids Stuff from the American Kennel Association.
- Dog Facts from How to love your Dog.

26 August: Woman’s Vote Day.
- Women’s Suffrage from About.com
- Great resources from Scholastic.
- The History of Women’s Suffrage from History.com
- Women’s Suffrage from Wikipedia.
- Women’s Suffrage from History.com

27 August: Mother Theresa’s Birthday (1910).
- Mother Theresa from My Hero.
- Worksheet from Penguin Readers.

28 August: Dream Day – Martin Luther King Jr.(1963).
- All things Martin Luther King Jr. from Kaboose.
- Martin Luther King Jr. from Infoplease.
- Heaps of Resources from family education.

30 National Melted Marshmallow Day (U.S.A.).
- Celebrity Chef’s Marshmallow Surprise.
- Marshmallows from Wikipedia.
- Make Your Own from How Stuff Works.
- S’more Day Links from Se7en.

30 August: Cleopatra committed suicide day (30 BC).
- Cleopatra from AtoZ kids stuff.
- Biography from BBC.
- Heaps of resources from Social Studies for Kids.
- Queen Cleopatra from About.com
- Cleopatra Face Painting from 4to40.com
- Cleopatra coloring page from Fantasyjr.

3 Replies to “Se7en’s August”

Cheryl says:

4 August 2011 at 12:38 am

I love the list you put up every month and the effort you must put into it. I love how the big things, as well as the more mundane, is celebrated. Now, which shall we celebrate this month!
se7en says:

4 August 2011 at 2:03 am

Hi Cheryl, So glad you like our calendars… I think we may well be eating a heap of waffles this month!!! Have a fun day!!!
Vicky @coffeesandmilkies says:

4 August 2011 at 1:43 pm

I love this list.
The links on Christopher Columbus will come in really useful as I was planning on teaching my kids about the discovery of America during our summer homeschool.
And I’m very excited about s’mores day!

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