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Lesson 1: Rainbows

Let's learn about Rainbows with books, art and cooking! Pair this lesson with our Adventures in Ireland 2 and Life Cycle of the Clover Unit Study, and our Color Wheel Lesson in January's Friendship & Art Learning Pack, AND M is for MOSAIC from The Masterpiece Alphabet!

Read:

The Magic School Bus Makes A Rainbow by Joanna Cole

My Color is Rainbow by Agnes Hsu

Chasing Rainbows by Tish Rabe

End of the Rainbow Fruit Salad by Eluka Moore (read this again when you make the Leprechaun Fruit Salad!)

If Kisses Were Colors by Janet Lawler

Rainbows Never End And Other Facts by Hannah Eliot

How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow by Monica Sweeney

Raindrops are Rainbows by Valerie Bassette (all ages) Illustred by Kelly Grettler! (Find another book from her, included in this pack too! It’s about Sheep!)

Additional Books about Rainbows We found after release: (if you find more rainbow book titles your kids loved, please let us know!)

Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed) by Jed Adamson

What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Schwartz

Children's Novels:

Rainbow Magic “The Rainbow Fairies" Series by Daisy Meadows

Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Paul Miranda (6-10)

A Ray of Light by Walter Wick (Educational)

Educational Videos about Rainbows and the Water Cycle:


Paint:

Bubble Wrap Rainbow Art, Watercolor Rainbow Art, Clay Rainbow Wall Hanging Art


Find the tutorials in our learning pack!


Art Appreciation of a selection of Rainbow Masterpieces from Kandinsky, Chagall, and Robert Scott Duncanson.



Cook:

Rainbow Mosaic Jelly Cake (recipe included)

This recipe is really easy, and created the most beautiful effect. It goes by many different names, such as Rainbow Jelly Cake, or Cathedral Window Jelly Cake, or Jelly Dessert. Depending on the pan you use, the shape of the slice of the mosaic cake will determine the name. You can simply use a 13” by 9” pan, and create squares (as per our recipe) but if you have a bunt pan, you can use that too. Have fun making this one, its so yummy, and really brings the rainbow concept to life!

Pair this Lesson up with:

The Masterpiece Alphabet - 3rd Edition
$20.00

The Masterpiece Alphabet Kinder+ Art Basics Program is a hands-on curriculum that inspires children to be creative and spark their inner Artist.

Using the combined subjects of Art & Language Arts, your kindergarten+ students can build an artistic vocabulary while learning the elements of art, through creatively designed lesson plans from A to Z, with children’s books to inspire the topic and hands on projects to inspire you as the home educator, to bring art into your homeschool easily, and effortlessly.

“A is for Artist, who creates what they see. B is for Brush that glides paint on with ease. C is for Crayon that adds color to your creations.”

What’s Included:

  • Lesson Plans from A to Z with book lists, language arts Lesson Guides, Craft ideas, and more!

  • PLUS: QR codes with additional learning resources such as book links, read aloud links, recipes, craft ideas and more! No need to go to libraries, or buy tons of books! This is a feature loved by so many, and I am grateful to provide that added resource for you and your homeschool! If you find you love one or more of the books on the list, you can find easy to shop links in the QR code pages, which you can easily scan with your iPhone. This technology is so fun for kids, and they can also use this to direct their learning at home too!

  • Upper and Lower case Coloring Letter Pages with sentences to read, and trace.

  • Additional Craft Options for you to enjoy with the prinbtables: Create embroidery and felted letters using our letter pages

  • ABC Flash Cards - They are designed to be colored by you or your child in both upper and lower case letters, to create a mini masterpiece alphabet to treasure and use regularly.

  • “My Masterpiece Alphabet” Student Book Covers - a few different framed covers for your students to choose from

  • “My 7 Elements of Art” Booklet and Poster - Use this as you learn the elements of art with each topic.

  • Fun Artist Coloring Pages: Learn what it means to be an artist, from painting, sculpting, building, taking photos, writing stories, and reading books for inspiration.

  • Alphabet Watercolor Wallpaper for your homeschool wall: Print this out and glue together for an easy spalsh of color to your homeschool space!

  • Alphabet Watercolor Flashcards: 2nd set of flashcards in beautiful colors

  • Alphabet Watercolor Coins, in color and in a Black and White

  • Additional Worksheets: These have been added to the main lesson plan, woven with each letter for easy printing as needed. Vocabulary, predictable sentence tracing, mixed-up sentences, and creative writing with the words we feature through-out.

  • Student Letter Tracing Workbook

  • UPDATED: The download is a ZIP FILE that has 3 FILES included. Please open all files to utilize all of the resources included. I have added the additional language arts pages to the original Lesson Plans, and things will be a lot easier for printing you desired pages per lesson/letter in the future, as of Sept. 30. 2021. Please note that this program is for a range fo ages, learning together, so you can print the worksheet pages for your children as needed. Thank you so much for your interest in building a masterpiece alphabet with us!

Coming Soon: We have a special Masterpiece Art Journal in the works that pair up perfectly with this program, and will be perfect for you and your kids to continue learning about Art and Artists in Grades K to 6 +. More details coming soon.

Adventures in Ireland BUNDLE 1-3
$27.00

Learn about Ireland this year in your homeschool with our Read, Paint Cook Adventures in Ireland 1, through 3 all together, plus the two companion life cycle unit studies of the Potato and Clover in this Bundle!

You and your kids can return to Ireland from the comfort of your home this year with the Build Your Masterpiece Class, which includes a rage of subjects and activites for kids 3 to 13 and beyond!

Learn about Ireland with it's map, flag, History of the Potato in Ireland, Irish Artist Spotlight featuring a potato patch, Learn about cooking in Ireland in the 1800’s, the Life Cycle of a Potato, Pizza, Cookies, and so much more!

Whats Included?

  • 158 page Digital PDF

  • Adventures in Ireland 1 - Learn about Ireland and it’s Map, Flag and Potatoes in Ireland, original coloring pages, and make Traditional Irish Soda Bread and Stew, plus so much more!

  • Potato Life Cycle Unit Study - Dive deep into Ireland to learn more about how to grow potatoes, with our Montessori 3 part cards, original colouring pages, counters, recipes and so much more!

  • Adventures in Ireland 2 - Learn about Ireland and Saint Patrick, his first church, Irish Art Appreciation, Original Colouring Pages, shamrocks, art projects, make Traditional Irish Apple Skillet Cake, and so much more!

  • Clover Life Cycle Unit Study- Learn more about the White Clover, and it’s life cycle with Montessori 3 part cards, counters, colouring pages, and so much more!

  • Adventures in Ireland 3 - Learn more about Ireland and Saint Brigid, her church, and the cross with colouring pages and hands on projects. Learn about Butter, the lesson of generosity and kindness like Saint Brigid taught, in a historical view point. We have included her prayer, for those interested in that. Plus, learn about Irish Sheep, the countryside, Irish Lace, make Irish Scones and so much more!

  • $39 Worth of Curriculum for $27!

  • Enjoy all of our Current Ireland Adventures in one Convenient and Discounted Bundle!

Plus, don’t forget to add in our Adventure in Italy Bundle 1-6 here, which is the next series in the Build Your Masterpiece Class Adventure Curriculum, for a great price!

January’s Friendship and Art Learning Pack - 2nd Edition
$12.50

Let’s inspire our hearts with art in the month of January with the Build Your Masterpiece Class and our #readpaintcookactivitycalendar series all about friendship and art with art appreciation from Wassily Kandinsky, plus our new Solar System Workbook, and Color Wheel Lesson plus so much more!

We have included 10 lessons for kids 3 to 13 to enjoy at home:

What's Included:

  • 86 page PDF Digital Download (does not come with art supplies featured in photos)

  • January’s Read, Paint, Cook Activity Calendars, for 2022 to 2024. UPDATED!

  • Book List plus QR code with Additional Learning Resources

  • All Lessons have a range of crafts, coloring pages, worksheets, plus recipes and more!

Lessons on:

  • New Year's Resolutions + 2022 to 2024 Craft - UPDATED!

  • Friendship and Chocolate Covered Cherry Day plus art from Ivan Mrkvicka

  • Canada Geese + Team Work with Art Appreciation from Charles Tunnicliffe

  • Cows + Milk for Milk Day plus Art Appreciation from Kandinsky

  • Polar Bears plus Art Appreciation from Richard Friese

  • Honesty with books, coloring pages and worksheets

  • Solar System + Sun Bread + Workbook plus Art Appreciation from Wassily Kandinsky

  • Handwriting + Writing to pen pals plus Art Appreciation from Camille Corot

  • Chocolate Cake Day + recipe plus Art Appreciation from Giorgio de Chrico

  • The Color Wheel to celebrate "Inspire Your Heart with Art Day” plus Art Appreciation from Kandinsky

Pair this learning pack up with our Adventures in Russia Week 1 and any other past Adventures and Artist Studies.

We are delighted for you to dive into your read, paint, cook activity calendar and it’s companion lesson plans, crafts and worksheets with The Build Your Masterpiece Class in the start of the new year!

Plus, tag us with your Masterpieces on Instagram, @build_your_masterpiece_class! I cannot wait to see them!

Happy New Year,

Alexandra Derry

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