August Holiday Resources (the FEATURED stuff)
Featuring a few resources (either brand new, newly-updated, or unique holidays) for August in a separate post with more details or examples to give you a better idea what to expect.
Resource Links from the Post (in the order presented):
“Your Kid's School Supplies Cost More This Year”, Monday Morning Economist, Aug 2026, https://www.mondayeconomist.com/p/back-to-school-inflation
“Back to basics: 3 ways the economy is impacting back-to-school this year”, National Retail Federation, Jul 2026, https://nrf.com/blog/back-to-basics-3-ways-the-economy-is-impacting-back-to-school-this-year
“Back to School Shopping Statistics”, Capital One Shopping Research, Jul 2026, https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/back-to-school-shopping-statistics/
“Back-to-School Shopping Survey”, WalletHub, Jul 2026, https://wallethub.com/blog/back-to-school-survey/52395
“Where shoppers are finding inspiration for the 2026 back-to-school season (Social media, retailers and family influence back-to-college purchases, while K-12 students play an active role in shopping decisions)”, National Retail Federation, Jul 2026, https://nrf.com/blog/where-shoppers-are-finding-inspiration-for-the-2026-back-to-school-season
“Back to School Fun Facts”, Jul 2026, U.S. Census, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/back-to-school.html
“What Teachers Need to Know to Help Left-Handed Students Succeed”, WeAreTeachers.com, Jan 2020, https://www.weareteachers.com/left-handed-students/
I'm not going to have too many items to feature this month, but a couple of interesting "back to school" features and an opportunity to give some attention to a couple of older resources as well...
New Back to School resources (particularly infographics):
Not sure if this is something teachers would really be emphasizing the first couple of weeks, but if you need sources of data on shopping or the impact of inflation it seems like back to school shopping would be fresh in students' (and parents') minds. Here are a couple of examples . . .
Source #1 - Monday Morning Economist - "Your Kid's School Supplies Cost More This Year"
Source #2 - Updated Shopping Statistics for 2026 Back to School
From WalletHub's Back-to-School Survey . . .
From the National Retail Federation . . . WHEN do families do their back-to-school shopping?
And also from NRF - What sources
do college students go to for shopping
"inspiration"?
Source #3 - Some Returning Material from 2025 or earlier . . .
And a good one to remind teachers of from the "We Are Teachers" website, in honor of National Lefthanders Day (August 13th) . . .
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