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August Crafts, Lessons and Activities
 AUGUST CALENDAR
Start the month off by printing a calendar page that can be decorated by you or your students and kids.
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Articles, lesson plans and activities to help you start the school year.
AUGUST 1
Sports Day
Try this: ► Field Day Activities
Explorer William Clark's birthday, 1770
AUGUST 2
Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Try this: ► Homemade Ice Cream
Try this: ►
Pop Art Ice Cream Painting
Friendship Day
Try this: ► Make friendship pins!
Signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1776
AUGUST 3
Watermelon Day
Try this: ► Watermelon Arts and Crafts
Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain on this day in 1492
AUGUST 4
Chocolate Chip Day
Try this: ► Make chocolate chip cookies!
AUGUST 5
Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Birthday, 1930
AUGUST 6
Peace Day
Wiggle Your Toes Day
AUGUST 7
Sea Serpent Day
AUGUST 8
Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Bejing Olympic Games
President Richard Nixon resigned from office on this day in 1974
AUGUST 9
Smokey the Bear's Birthday (1944)
AUGUST 10
Mother Teresa's Birthday (1910)
AUGUST 11
Play in the Sand Day
Try this: ► Clay Sandcastle Activity
Try this: ► Sand Painting Lesson
AUGUST 12
Hawaii annexed to the US on this day in 1871
AUGUST 13
Fall of the Aztec Empire (1512)
Try this: ► Aztec Tiles
Try this: ► Mesoamerican Codex Books
Left-Handed People Day
AUGUST 15
Relaxation Day
AUGUST 16
Joke Day
Roller Coaster Day
Try this: ► Make an amusement park with art tape!
Klondike Gold Discovery, 1896
Try this: ► Gold Rush Activity (video lesson)
AUGUST 17
Archeology Day
Try this: ► Cave Art Craft
AUGUST 19
National Aviation Day
AUGUST 20
Vitus Bering discovered Alaska on this day in 1741
AUGUST 21
The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in France on this day in 1911.
Try this: ► Order KinderArt Coloring Pages (featuring the Mona Lisa)
AUGUST 22
Be an Angel Day
Try this: ► Angelic Child Craft
Try this: ► Triangle Angel Craft
Newspaper editor Ann Franklin's birthday, 1762
Try this: ► Create a classroom newspaper
AUGUST 23
1st National Women's Rights Convention, 1850
AUGUST 24
Mount Vesuvius Erupted (79 AD)
Try this: ► Make a Bean Mosaic
Try this: ► Make a Pumpkin Seed Mosaic
Try this: ► Make a Magazine Mosaic
AUGUST 25
National Park Service Established (1916)
AUGUST 26
19th Ammendment, Women's Right to Vote, 1920
AUGUST 27
First commercial oil well drilled, 1859
AUGUST 28
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech (1963)
Try this: ► Make a Box of Crayons to Celebrate!
AUGUST 29
Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire, 1533
AUGUST 30
Toasted Marshmallow Day
Try this: ► Make a marshmallow sculpture
AUGUST 31
Educator Maria Montessori's Birthday, 1870
CELEBRATE ALL MONTH
AUGUST is...
Science and Technology Month
Try this: ► Art and Science
Try this: ► More Art and Science
American Artist Appreciation Month
Try this: ► Artists/Art History Lessons
Foot Health Month
Catfish Month
Golf Month
Inventors Month
Water Quality Month
The 1st WEEK of AUGUST Is...
Clown Week
Try this: ► Clowning Around
The 2nd WEEK of AUGUST Is...
Smile Week
The FIRST SATURDAY of AUGUST Is...
National Mustard Day
The FIRST SUNDAY of AUGUST Is...
American Family Day
Try this: ► Make Art with Your Family
Friendship Day
Try this: ► Make a Craft with Your Friends
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Recommended Books:
 Kids Celebrate
by Maria Bonfanti Esche, Clare Bonfanti Braham
Skipping the typical green shamrocks and orange paper pumpkins, here are 100 days to remember with 200 related activities for children and grownups.
Kids Holiday Fun
by Penny Warner, Kathy Rogers
This year-round guide provides fresh new ideas, month by month, for holiday activities the whole family can enjoy together. Ideal for busy parents, the guide organizes every holiday clearly, with detailed "what-you-need" lists and time guidelines for each activity.
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Alphabet/Numbers Name Plates (tented)
These tented name plates help teachers and substitute teachers learn students' names. Use them to label learning centers, storage areas, and portfolio collections. Laminate them for use as vocabulary flash cards or word bank labels. This is a two-sided design featuring the alphabet on one side and numbers on the other! Giant size! 7" x 11-1/2" folds to 3-1/2" x 11-1/2". 36 per pack.
Schoolhouse Welcome Postcards
Want to send a nice message quickly, easily, and inexpensively? Just jot down a quick note along with the address, add a stamp, and drop this colorful postcard in the mail! This postcard measures 4" x 6". 30 postcards per pack.
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