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Well hello August, I have no idea how it can be August already and so sorry our calendar is a little late… our electricity has been off, and everything is running a little slow as a result of that.

Click on the calendar page, it will open in a new tab, print it out (landscape is best) and then colour it and fill in the days that you want to celebrate… pop it on the fridge and you are good to go. You can still find all the calendar pages down the right hand side of our website and they are all gathered together in our Almanac page for easy searching… If you have holidays or ideas that you would like to add then please go ahead and comment, I would love to have our calendars packed to the brim!!!

• 1 August: World Wide Web Anniversary.
  • Weaving The World Wide Web from Se7en.

• 1 August: Herman Melville (1819).
  • 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).
  • 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.).
  • How to Make Watermelon Party Bags… in Se7en Steps to a Summer Party.

• 3 August: Picnic Day, Australia.
  • Design Mom’s 12 Secrets for the Perfect Picnic.
  • And then there are Rachel Khoo’s picnic tips… and more…

• 4 August: Louis Armstrong’s Birthday (1901).
  • we love Classics for Kids and here are their Jazz Resources.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Poetry from Se7en and The Charge of the Light Brigade.

• 6 August: Alexander Fleming’s Birthday (1881).
  • Bio from the BBC.
  • Bio from Academic Kids.

• 6 August: Hiroshima Bombed (1945).
  • 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.
  • Se7en’s Seaside Science with Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom.
  • Clay Pot Craft from Craft Ideas.
  • This book looks like such fun! have a look at the links page!!!

• 9 August: International Art Appreciation Day.
  • Se7en Do Art School, heaps of resources. Please go and take a look at the Art Appreciation Link!
  • Celebrating Henri Rousseau…
  • In Celebration of Claude Monet…
  • Se7en + 1 Meet Up with Pablo Picasso: Pizza, Portraits and People…
  • Se7en’s Circus in a Suitcase, Celebrating Alexander Calder.
  • Se7en Discover Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Se7en Discover Marc Chagall
  • Se7en’s Escher Fun.
  • Se7en and a Salvador Dali Celebration.

• 9 August: Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold Medals (1936).
  • Brief bio from Enchanted Learning.
  • Another bio from Myhero.com

• 10 August: Herbert Hoover (1874).
  • Biography on a nutshell from millercenter.org.

• 10 August: S’Mores Day.
  • More than a S’more on Life Your Way…
  • 12 Creative S’mores for a Party from theKitchn.
  • Perfect Smore’s from the Food Network.

• 10 August: Construction began on Mt Rushmore (1927).
  • The Story from Enchanted Learning.
  • Mt Rushmore National Park.

• 10 August: Lazy Day.
  • I am sure you can think of nothing to do on this day!!!

• 11 August: Play in the Sand Day.
  • Se7en + 1 Easy Beach Creations…
  • Se7en + 1 of the Best Beach Games…
  • Why sandcastles work – so cool!!!
  • Sand Castle Central – say no more!

• 12 August: IBM PC Announced.
  • Se7en + 1 Tips for Free Online Learning, What Works, What Doesn’t and Resources.
  • Se7en Life Skills Lurking on the Internet…
  • 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.

• 15 August: Joke Day.
  • KidsJokes.co.uk
  • 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.
  • Davy Crockett and the Alamo from Enchanted Learning.
  • Davy Crockett and the Alamo from PBS.
  • Davy Crockett ballad sung by Bill Hayes on You Tube.

• 18 August: Meriwether Lewis’s Birthday (1744-1809).
  • Meriwether’s Biography.
  • Colouring Pages from ClassBrain.
  • 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…

• 19 August: Wilbur Wright Born (1867).
  • The Wilbur Wright Museum.

• 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).
  • The Theft of the Mona Lisa from PBS.
  • Se7en Discover the Great Artists: Leaonardo Da Vinci.

• 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
  • Visit Pompeii with travel for kids.
  • Heaps of links to Roman resources including Pompeii from Proteacher.

• 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!!!
  • Recipes galore – Oh heaven!!! From Cd Kitchen.
  • A Banana Split quiz 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 Activities for kids from How Stuff Works.
  • The Dog Guide 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.
  • Women’s Suffrage from Wikipedia.

• 27 August: Mother Theresa’s Birthday (1910).
  • Mother Theresa from My Hero.

• 28 August: Dream Day – Martin Luther King Jr.(1963).
  • 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 colouring page from Fantasyjr.