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According to the  Special Days in August  list, the 14th is the anniversary of the invention of Wiffle Ball.  Wiffle Ball is one of the best backyard activities!  The game doesn’t require expensive equipment, a large area, or a lot of people.  It’s wonderful for PE and science (and history too)!  Here’s some resources to learn about the history of the game, the science behind the Wiffle ball, and the rules on how to play.

“It all began in the summer of 1953 …”                  http://www.wiffle.com/pages/welcome.asp?page=welcome

The Science of How a Wiffle Ball Works              https://www.popsci.com/article/technology/how-it-works-wiffle-ball-pitch

Game Rules                                                            http://www.wiffle.com/pages/game_rules.asp?page=game_rules

Wiffle Ball Pitch – Science Video

Have fun learning and playing!

betty jo

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August Resources

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Happy August! Here’s a wonderful collection of FREE RESOURCES for teaching and learning throughout August!

Still Learning Something New

August’s calendar has wonderful learning opportunities!  Here’s a resource list to help teach and learn throughout the month.

BIG List of Special Days in August, 2018

 

Specific August Themed Resources –

Presidents with August Birthdays

  • Barack Obama – Aug. 4, 1961
  • Herbert Hoover – Aug. 10, 1874
  • William Clinton – Aug. 19, 1946
  • Benjamin Harrison – Aug. 20, 1833
  • Lyndon B. Johnson – Aug. 27, 1908

Awesome learning resources for the presidents – https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2014/02/14/resources-for-presidents-day/

August Statehood Anniversaries

  • Colorado – Aug. 1, 1876
  • Missouri –  Aug. 10, 1821
  • Hawaii – Aug. 21, 1959

Special Days and Geography – States and Countries Geography…

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Special Days in August, 2018

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The 2018 August calendar has loads of special days!  The following list is made up of August’s holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , famous birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more.  So, if you want an occasion to celebrate, pick up some trivia, or add foods to your menu, this is the right place for you. And, of course you’ll find multiple opportunities for “on the calendar” themed studies for your classroom, homeschool,  co-op/support group, or club.

Resources for teaching throughout the month, including a free PDF of Special Days in August, can be found at the end of this list.

August Awareness and Observance Themes

  • Admit You’re Happy
  • American Adventures
  • Artist Appreciation
  • Back To School
  • Black Business Month
  • Breastfeeding
  • Cactus
  • Child support Awareness
  • Children’s Eye Health and Safety
  • Crayon Collection
  • Edinburgh Fringe Festival
  • Family Fun
  • Get Ready for Kindergarten
  • Glenn Miller Festival (UK)
  • Golf
  • Happiness Happens
  • Hug
  • Immunization Awareness
  • Inventors
  • Minority Donor Awareness
  • Motorsports
  • Mutt-i-grees Rescue
  • National Parks
  • Psoriasis Awareness
  • Read a Romance Novel
  • Reading Festival (UK)
  • Romance Awareness
  • Science, Medicine, and Technology
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness
  • Tomboy Tools
  • Traffic Awareness
  • Truancy Prevention
  • Water Quality
  • What Will Be Your Legacy
  • Win with Civility

August Food Themes

  • Catfish
  • Celery
  • Coffee
  • Family Meals
  • Fennel
  • Kiwifruit
  • Orange
  • Panini
  • Papaya
  • Peach
  • Picnic
  • Sandwich

August 2017 Daily Specials  (the * means that the special day does not fall on the same date each year)

Aug. 1

  • Armed Forces Day
  • Clown Week begins
  • Colorado Statehood 1876
  • Dahomey Independence Day 1960
  • GI Joe action figure introduced 1964
  • Girlfriend’s Day
  • Francis Scott Key born 1779
  • Anne Frank made her last diary entry 1944
  • Lammas Day
  • Lughnasa
  • Author Herman Melville born 1819
  • Oxygen Discovered
  • Raspberry Cream Pie Day
  • Respect For Parents Day
  • Rounds Resounding Day
  • Scrabble Week begins
  • Simplify Your Life Week begins
  • Spiderman Day
  • Switzerland Independence Day 1291
  • US Air Force Day
  • Yorkshire Day

Aug. 2

  • Escalator Patented 1892
  • Author Holling C. Holling born 1900
  • Ice Cream Sandwich Day
  • Engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant born 1754

Aug. 3

  • Braham Pie Day (1st Fri.)
  • Columbus Set Sail 1492
  • Panama Canal opened 1914
  • Watermelon Day

Aug. 4

  • Musician Louis Armstrong born 1901
  • Gallop International Tribal Indian Powwow
  • Mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton born 1805
  • Mustard Day (1st Sat.)
  • President Barack Obama born 1961
  • Rock for Life Week begins
  • US Coast Guard Day
  • US Dept. of Energy created 1977
  • World War 1 began 1918

Aug. 5

  • Astronaut Neil Armstrong born 1930
  • Exercise With Your Child Week begins *
  • Family Day (1st Sun.)
  • Farmers’ Market Week (1st full week)
  • Forgiveness Day (1st Sun.)
  • Fraud Awareness Week (1st full week)
  • Friendship Day (1st Sun.)
  • International Assistance Dog Week (1st Sun.) Kids Day (1st Sun.)
  • Little Orphan Annie comic strip first appeared 1924
  • Psychic Week  (1st full week)
  • Sisters’ Day (1st Sun.)
  • Upper Volta Independence Day 1960
  • Work Like A Dog Day

Aug. 6

  • Actress/Comedian Lucille Ball born 1911
  • Bargain Hunting Week begins * (1st Mon.)
  • Bolivia Independence Day 1825
  • Scientist Alexander Fleming born 1881
  • Fresh Breath Day
  • Hiroshima Day
  • Jamaica Independence Day 1962
  • Root Beer Float Day
  • Sandwich invented 1762
  • Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson born 1808
  • Wiggle Your Toes Day

Aug. 7

  • Ivory Coast Independence Day 1960
  • Spy Marta Hari born 1876
  • Lighthouse Day
  • Night Out (1st Tues.)
  • Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
  • Professional Speakers Day
  • Purple Heart Day
  • Sea Serpent Day

Aug. 8

  • Ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey born 1863
  • The Date to Create
  • Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week
  • Frozen Custard Day
  • Great Train Robbery 1963
  • Happiness Happens Day
  • Mimeograph Machine patented 1876
  • Odie Day (Garfield’s dog)
  • Smokey the Bear Ad Campaign begins 1944
  • Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night

Aug. 9

  • Book Lover’s Day
  • Chinese Valentine’s Day / Daughter’s Festival
  • Electric Washing Machine patented 1910
  • Indigenous People Day
  • International Art Appreciation Day
  • Scientist/Inventor Marvin Minsky born 1927
  • Singapore Independence Day 1965
  • Veep Day

Aug. 10

  • Duran Duran Appreciation Day
  • Ecuador Independence Day 1822
  • President Herbert Hoover born 1874
  • Lazy Day
  • Missouri Statehood 1821
  • Mount Rushmore Construction began 1927
  • President Richard Nixon resigned 1974
  • Smithsonian Day  (Institute established 1846)
  • S’mores Day
  • Snoopy’s Birthday
  • World Lion Day

Aug. 11

  • Daughters and Sons Day
  • Garage Sale Day (2nd Sat.)
  • Kool-Aid Days (2nd weekend)
  • Play In The Sand Day
  • Presidential Joke Day

Aug. 12

  • Echo 1 launched 1960
  • Elvis Week (week with the 16th)
  • Glorious 12th/ Grouse Season begins
  • Middle Child Day
  • 1st PC introduced 1981
  • Model T Ford went on sale 1908
  • Phonograph invented 1877
  • Resurrect Romance Week (2nd full week)
  • Smile Week (2nd week)
  • Umpire Appreciation Day (2nd Sun.)
  • Vinyl Record Day
  • World Elephant Day
  • Youth Day

Aug. 13

  • Bambi first premiered 1934
  • Author/Film Director Alfred Hitchcock born 1899
  • Lefthander’s Day
  • Annie Oakley born 1860
  • Weird Contest Week begins (2nd Mon.)

Aug. 14

  • Creamsicle Day
  • Navajo Code Talkers Day
  • Pakistan Independence Day 1947
  • V-J Day/World War 2 ends 1945
  • Wiffle Ball invented 1953
  • Wizard of Oz premiered 1939
  • Woodstock Music Festival 1969
  • World Lizard Day

Aug. 15

  • Napoleon Bonaparte born 1769
  • Chauvin Day
  • Chef Julia Child born 1912
  • Chocolate Chip Day
  • India Independence Day 1947
  • Panama Canal opened 1914
  • Relaxation Day
  • Republic of Congo Independence Day 1960
  • South Korea Independence Day 1945

Aug. 16

  • Airborne Day
  • Cyprus Independence Day 1960
  • Gold discovered in the Yukon 1896
  • Roller Coaster Patented 1898
  • Tell a Joke Day

Aug. 17

  • Berlin Wall Construction begins  1961
  • Black Cat Appreciation Day
  • Missionary William Carey born 1761
  • Davy Crockett born 1786
  • Gabon Independence Day 1960
  • Hug Your Boss Day (3rd Fri.)
  • Indonesia Independence Day 1945
  • Meaning of “Is” Day
  • Men’s Grooming Day (3rd Fri.)
  • Thrift Shop Day
  • Wrench patented 1835

Aug. 18

  • Afghanistan Independence Day 1919
  • Bad Poetry Day
  • Virginia Dare born 1587
  • Geocaching Day (3rd Sat.)
  • Homeless Animals Day (3rd Sat.)
  • Explorer Meriwether Lewis born 1744
  • Mail Order Catalog Day
  • World Honey Bee Day (3rd Sat.)

Aug. 19

  • Aviation Day
  • Aviation Week begins  (week with the 19th)
  • “Black Cow” Root Beer Float Day
  • Chef’s Appreciation Week (3rd week)
  • President Bill Clinton born 1946
  • Hot and Spicy Food Day
  • Potato Day
  • Inventor Orville Wright Born 1867)
  • World Humanitarian Day
  • World Orangutan Day

Aug. 20

  • Civil War ends 1866 (US)
  • Cupcake Day (3rd Mon.)
  • President Benjamin Harrison born 1833
  • Radio Day
  • Viking 1 launched 1975
  • Voyager 2 launched 1977
  • World Mosquito Day

Aug. 21

  • Gemini 5 launched 1965
  • Hawaii Statehood 1959
  • Mona Lisa Stolen 1911
  • Poet’s Day
  • Senior Citizen’s Day

Aug. 22

  • Be an Angel Day
  • Eat a Peach Day
  • Hoodie Hoo Day (Southern Hemisphere)
  • Tooth Fairy Day

Aug. 23

  • Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition
  • Ride the Wind Day
  • Valentino Day

Aug. 24

  • St. Bartholomew’s Day
  • US Capitol Building and White House burned 1814
  • Daffodil Day (4th Fri.)
  • Mt. Vesuvius Erupted 79AD
  • Pluto Demoted 2006
  • Strange Music Day
  • Waffle Iron Patented 1869 / Waffle Day

Aug. 25

  • Banana Split Day
  • Bat Weekend begins (last full weekend)
  • Be Kind to Humankind Week begins
  • Inventor Joshua Lionel Cowen born 1877
  • Ivan the Terrible born 1530
  • Kiss and Make Up Day
  • Neighborhood Day (last Sat.)
  • Notting Hill Carnival
  • Second-hand Wardrobe Day
  • Uruguay Independence Day 1825

Aug. 26

  • Inventor Lee DeForest born 1873
  • Dog Day
  • Chemist Antoine Lavoisier born 1743
  • Mother Teresa born 1910
  • Women’s Equality Day – 19th Amendment Ratified 1920

Aug. 27

  • Julius Caesar lands in Britain 55 BC
  • Chemist/Engineer Carl Bosch born 1909
  • The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day  (Author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford)
  • Global Forgiveness Day
  • President Lyndon B. Johnson born 1908
  • Just Because Day
  • 1st Tarzan story published 1912

Aug. 28

  • Bow Tie Day
  • Cherry Turnover Day
  • Crackers Over the Keyboard Day
  • Dream Day (Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” speech 1963)
  • Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day
  • Radio Commercials Day
  • Author Leo Tolstoy born 1828

Aug. 29

  • According to Hoyle Day
  • Day Against Nuclear Tests
  • Engineer Charles Franklin Kettering born 1876
  • More Herbs, Less Salt Day
  • Sarcoidosis Awareness Day

Aug. 30

  • Author/Illustrator Donald Crews born 1938
  • Frankenstein Day  (Author Mary Shelly born 1797)
  • Holistic Pet Day
  • Slinky Day
  • Toasted Marshmallow Day
  • Whale Shark Day

Aug. 31

  • Kinetoscope patented 1887
  • Love Lawyers Day
  • Malaysia Independence Day 1957
  • Pony Express Day
  • Princess Diana killed 1997
  • 1st Solar Power Car demonstrated 1955
  • Trail Mix Day
  • Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day 1962

Free PDF –   Special Days in August

August Resources  for teaching and learning suggestions with August’s themes, holidays, and daily specials!

My “Go-To” list of calendar based teaching resources for every month.

E-book with 100 activities –   August’s Special Days Activity Companion

Special Days – Blog Series

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time

Special Days and Biographies

Special Days and Geography

Special Days and Science

Special Days Archive    – Direct links to the most recent Special Days and Resource Lists for every month.

I make my monthly Special Days lists by using several sources including old calendars,  holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in.   Below are the links to my favorite online calendar resources for August.

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-august

http://food.unl.edu/fnh/august

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/august.htm

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/august.html

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

http://projectbritain.com/calendars/aug.html

http://aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php

Happy August!

betty jo