American Artist Appreciation Month
 | KinderArt |
| Enchanted Learning - US Artists |
Children's Vision and Learning Month
| Possible warning signs of vision problems |
| Operation Bright Start |
| Great information on vision from the optometrists of Nova Scotia |
August is National Foot Health Month
| Dr. Scholl's Foot Care |
| Foot Care 4 You |
August is National Inventors Month
| About.com has an alphabetical listing of inventors. |
| Zoom Inventors and Inventions |
The first Sunday in August (August 4) is Friendship Day
August 4th is National Kids Day.
August 5th is our first day back to school for teachers. Back to school for students is August 12. Here are some things to do to get ready:
| Back to School Crafts from Making Friends |
| Back to School ideas from AtoZ Teacher |
| Back to School Safety Tips |
| Safety Checklist for Back to School |
| Child Fun has ideas to get you excited about going back to school. |
| Several ideas for back to school from Family Fun |
| HomeSchool Zone has some neat ideas to get ready for school. |
| Grandpa Tucker will get you in the mood to read with his great poems and stories. |
| Kids Domain gives ideas for crafty notebooks to locker organizers. |
August 9, 1944 is Smokey the Bear's birthday.
August 10th:
| President Herbert Hoover's birthday. |
| Anniversary of the Smithsonian Institute |
August 13th is Left Handed People Day
August 15th is Julia Child's birthday.
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977.
August 19th is President Bill Clinton's birthday.
August 21st:
| Basketball Hall of Famer, Wilt Chamberlain, was born (1936). |
| Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States in 1959. |
