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
Specific August Themed Resources –
- Artist Appreciation – Artist Biographies, Galleries, and Printables – http://gardenofpraise.com/art.htm
- Aviation https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2014/08/17/aviation-week-learning-resources/
- Immunization Awareness – Pros and Cons of Childhood Vaccines – http://vaccines.procon.org/
- Inventors – Biographies, Photos, Quotes, and more – http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventors.htm
- National Parks – History, photos, maps and more – http://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Oranges – Nutritional and Activity Resources – http://www.franw.com/2015/01/orange-resources.html
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 Resources – https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/07/29/special-days-and-geography/
Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time – Blog post explaining the how’s and why’s of using the Special Days lists for homeschooling or classroom activities
Special Days and Biographies – How to and resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/07/21/special-days-and-biographies/
Special Days and Science – How to and resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/08/05/special-days-and-science/
More Special Days Learning Resources (for any month) https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/
Daily Specials for August (I’ll be updating the daily specials with more resources as we goalong through the month, so check back often for more! And, if you have any special day resource favorites, be sure to let me know and I’ll edit them into the list. I appreciate all the help I can get!)
- Aug. 1 – Francis Scott Key born 1779 – Biography and “Star Spangled Banner” resources – http://www.franw.com/2013/07/the-star-spangled-banner.html
- Aug. 1 – Spiderman Day – Resources and Activities http://www.franw.com/2017/05/spiderman.html
- Aug. 3 (US), Aug. 4 (UK) – Watermelon Day – Facts, Resources, Recipes, and Activities – http://www.franw.com/2011/08/watermelon-day.html
- Aug. 4 – Musician Louis Armstrong born 1901 – Cool Resource List –https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/08/03/louie-armstrong/
- Aug. 5 – Exercise With Your Child Week begins * – Homeschool Mom Approved Youtube Exercise Videos https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/01/10/get-up-and-move-a-break-time-playlist
- Aug. 7 – Lighthouse Day – Resource List http://www.franw.com/2017/06/lighthouses.html
- Aug. 7 – Sea Serpent Day – Resource List http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/seaserpent.html
- Aug. 8 – Odie Day – Garfield Resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/06/19/garfield-the-cat-not-the-president/
- Aug. 8 – Ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey born 1863 – Biography and Exhibit http://earlywomeninscience.biodiversityexhibition.com/en/card/florence-a-merriam-bailey
- Aug. 8 – Smokey the Bear Advertising Campaign begins 1944 – History, games, wildfire facts and more – http://smokeybear.com/
- August 10 – S’mores Day – Cross Curriculum Resources and Recipes – http://www.franw.com/2012/07/marshmallows.html
- Aug. 10 – Snoopy’s Birthday – Peanuts Resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2014/10/02/peanuts/
- Aug 11 – Play in the Sand Day – Learning Resources and Activities http://www.franw.com/2017/06/play-in-sand.html
- Aug. 12 – World Elephant Day – Learning Resources and Activities – https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2014/08/10/elephants/
- Aug. 13 – Annie Oakley born 1860 – https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2015/08/13/annie-oakley-2/
- Aug. 14 – World Lizard Day – Huge List of Resources and Activities – http://www.franw.com/2014/05/lizard-resource-page.html
- Aug. 14 – Wiffle Ball invented 1953 – Game History and Science Resource List https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2018/08/14/wiffle-ball/
- Aug. 15 – Relaxation Day – Relaxation VS Stress Lesson Plans, Activities, and Resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/08/15/relaxation-vs-stress-resource-list/
- Aug. 16 – Gold discovered in the Yukon 1896 – California Gold Rush http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/california_gold_rush.php
- Aug. 16 – Tell a Joke Day – Awesome jokes page for kids http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jokes/
- Aug. 16 – Roller Coaster Patented 1898 – STEM Activity https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/duk_rollercoaster_music_act
- Aug. 17 – Black Cat Appreciation Day – Cats Resource Page – http://www.franw.com/2014/08/domesticated-cats-resource-page.html
- Aug. 18 – Bad Poetry Day – Poetry Resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2019/08/21/poetry-resources/
- Aug. 19 – Orville Wright born – Resource List https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2014/08/17/aviation-week-learning-resources/
- Aug. 21 – Hawaii Statehood 1959 – Resource List http://www.franw.com/search?q=hawaii
- Aug. 21 – Poet’s Day – Poetry Resource List https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2019/08/21/poetry-resources/
- Aug. 22 – Honey Bee Day – The Honeybee Conservancy Pre-K through 12 Lesson Plan Library http://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/2016/05/15/honeybee-conservancy-lesson-plan-library/
- Aug. 23 – Ride the Wind Day – Wind Activities and Resources http://www.franw.com/search?q=wind
- Aug. 24 – Mt. Vesuvius Erupted 79AD – Volcano Unit Study and Lapbook Printables http://www.homeschoolshare.com/volcanoes.php And, “Escape from Pompeii” – Adventurers Masters of Time Cartoon Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWI22TWLB1Q&list=PLD470AEDC93B07E3D
- Aug. 24 – US Capital Building and White House burned 1814 – War of 1812 http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/war_of_1812.php
- Aug. 24 – Pluto Demoted 2006 – NASA Explains “What is Pluto?” https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-pluto-k4.html
- Aug. 25 – Inventor Joshua Lionel Cowen born 1877 – Resource List https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/05/24/lionel-trains-special-day-august-25/
- Aug. 25 – Ivan the Terrible born 1530 – Short Video Biography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMqmQ-C5N6Y&list=RDQVkC9HbBppg&index=5
- Aug. 26 – Mother Teresa born 1910 – Learning Resources – https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2014/08/26/mother-teresa/
- Aug. 27 – 1st Tarzan story published 1912 – Read a Tarzan Story http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=tarzan
- Aug. 28 – Dream Day (Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” speech 1963) – Learning Resources and Activities – https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/08/28/50-years-ago/
- Aug. 30 – Toasted Marshmallow Day – Facts, recipes, and activities – http://www.franw.com/2012/07/marshmallows.html
- Aug. 30 – Frankenstein Day (Author Mary Shelly born 1797) – Biography, Activities, and Learning Resources – http://www.franw.com/2011/10/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.html
- Aug. 30 – Slinky Day – Science Experiments with Slinkies http://sciencing.com/science-projects-slinkies-8320196.html
- Aug. 31 – Kinetoscope patented 1887 – Learning Links – http://www.franw.com/2015/08/kinetoscope.html
Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time – Blog post explaining the how’s and why’s of using the Special Days lists for homeschooling or classroom activities
Special Days and Biographies – How to and resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/07/21/special-days-and-biographies/
Special Days and Science – How to and resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/08/05/special-days-and-science/
More Special Days Learning Resources (for any month) https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/
Happy August Learning!
betty jo
Still Learning Something New 