Additional Learning Resources for The Build Your Masterpiece Class | Adventures in Italy: Music for Hope FREE ART PROJECT: Recipes
Letโs make a family recipe traditionally made in Italy at home, in celebration and memory of the many families at home in Italy now.
We have a selection of recipes for you to choose from, if you would like to do some baking in the kitchen. We wanted to give you options, and a list of blog posts with great recipes, and YouTube Videos for you and your kids to watch and enjoy.
Here are the links for you to find the recipes:
Best Lasagna Recipe | Cafe Delights
Creamy Chicken Marsala | Delish
Spinach and Zucchini Cannelloni | Cafe Delights
Spaghetti and Meatballs | Delish
Easy Potato Gnocchi | Tasty - this recipe uses Potatoes! If you have been learning about Potatoes from our Adventures in Ireland, or our Life Cycle of a Potato, this recipe would be a fabulous one to try next!
Watch these videos to find inspiration today:
If you are interested to learn more about Italy with your kids in the comfort of your home, please take a look at our Adventures in Italy 1-5, released now in our shop!
Learn about the Italian Map, flag, Pizza, Cookies, Venice, and the Artist Michelangelo, plus so much more! And soon, stay tuned, we will be releasing our 6th Adventure, all about Italian Renaissance Gardens, and Lemons very soon!
Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our Christmas Adventures in Italy, France, and England with the Build Your Masterpiece Class.
Color the Map of Europe, learn all about the Italian, French and English holiday traditions, bake yummy traditional cookies and create fun crafts all inspired by the countries we are learning about, in our Masterpiece Adventures, plus so much more with our 35-page bite-sized adventure for ages 3 to 13.
Whatโs included?
3 Lesson plans for Christmas in Italy, France and Ireland with Additional Learning Resources via QR Codes
2 custom coloring pages: The Map of Europe and Christmas Eve with hidden items to search for
6 art projects
3 traditional recipes
Masterpiece Scrapbook Cover Page
Letter to Santa
Gift Tags
โMy Star Cookie Christmas Countdownโ printable
1 Word Search and answer key
The Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport and 3 Stamps to collect!
PLUS Join us for our December Coloring Page Tradition - Share your kidโs coloring pages with us on Instagram to enter our December Coloring Contest to win our Next Adventure FREE! Follow us on Instagram for more up-to-date-details.
Begin your #readpaintcook adventure with our first Adventures in Italy with the Build Your Masterpiece Class. Color the map of Europe, find Italy, learn all about the Flag, history, pizza and so much more with our 26-page bite-sized adventure for ages 3 to 13 and beyond.
Whatโs included:
3 Lesson Plans and additional learning resources with QR Codes
4 coloring pages, Map of Europe, Italyโs Map, Flag Printable, Pizza Coloring Page
3 letter pages, I is for Italy, F is for Flag, P is for Pizza
Italian Poetry Copywork and worksheets, related to one of the book titles, โCaterina the Clever Farm Girl bt Julienne Peterson. Italian Poetry by Corrado Govoni, 1884-1965
Italian Flag Art Project
Homemade Italian Pizza Recipe
The Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport and Stamp #1 to collect!
Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our second Adventures in Italy with the Build Your Masterpiece Class. Take a trip from the comfort of your home to Venice, Italy and learn about the Gondolas and Bridges while creating your own gondolas out of tinfoil, coloring original coloring pages, read books and bake yummy Italian Gingersnap Cookies plus so much more with our 26-page bite-sized adventure for ages 3 to 13 and beyond.
Whatโs included: 3 Lesson Plans, Book Lists, 3 coloring pages, 3 letter pages, Italian Poetry Copy-Work, 5 worksheets, 1 Art Project, 1 Traditional Recipe, and Additional Learning Resources via QR Codes as well as The Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport and Stamp #2 to collect!
Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our third Adventures in Italy with the Build Your Masterpiece Class. Learn about the two Islands off the coast of Venice; Murano and Burano with the Glassblowers and Lace Makers, create art inspired by glass and lace and bake a yummy Italian Canestrelli Cookie Recipe, in the shape of flowers, or stars, plus so much more with our 27-page bite-sized adventure for ages 3 to 13 and beyond.
Whatโs included:
3 Lesson Plans; Glassblowers of Murano, Lace Makers of Burano and How to Make Canestrelli Cookies
4 coloring pages; Glassblower, Murano Lace, Canestrelli Cookies
3 letter pages; G is for Glass, L is for Lace, C is for Cookie
5 worksheets; sentence tracing and coloring
Glassblowing Artist Spotlight plus Italian Poetry Copy-work
2 Art Projects; Glass-Inspired Glue Art and Lace Imprinting Clay Ornaments
1 traditional recipe of Canestrelli Cookies with Lesson Plan and Coloring Page
Plus Additional Learning Resources via QR Codes
The Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport and Stamp #3 to collect!
This digital product is for personal use only. Books and props not included.
Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our fourth Adventures in Italy with the Build Your Masterpiece Class. Learn about the Carnival of Venice, create your own Venetian inspired Masks, and bake a delicious Kid-Friendly Tiramisu with homemade ladyfingers, and celebrate our journey learning about Venice with a party plus so much more with our 26-page bite-sized adventure for ages 3 to 13 and beyond.
Whatโs included: 2 Lesson Plans, 3 coloring pages, 3 letter pages, Italian Poetry Copy-Work, 1 worksheet, 1 art project with 3 Venetian Mask Coloring Pages, 2 traditional Italian recipes, and additional learning resources via QR Codes as well as The Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport and Stamp #4 to collect!
Interested in the Venice Adventure BUNDLE? Buy Adventures in Italy 2, 3 + 4 and use our special new release discount code VENICE5 to grab them all with 5% off! Check out the first Venice Adventure HERE, and the second Venice Adventure HERE.
Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our fifth Adventure in Italy with the Build Your Masterpiece Class, all about Michelangelo!
This is the first of many Artist Studies and the perfect place to start when introducing sculptures to kids! Learn about Michelangelo and three of his most famous works of art; The Statue of David and Atlas the Unfinished Sculpture in Florence, and the Sistine Chapel in Rome, as well as learn about Fresco Painting, and carving a masterpiece. Enjoy learning about the Renaissance, and its sculptures and paintings with hands-on art projects that make learning connections to history, artist, and geography. Bring in art appreciation into your homeschool for kids ages 3 to 13 and beyond with our Letter Coloring Pages, Tracing Pages, Worksheets, Poetry, Original Coloring Pages, and our Additional Learning Resources via QR codes to scan while teaching, to bring Michelangelo and his artworks to life for your kids. Finish this special Artist Study off with a delicious and fun Italian Chocolate Chip Recipe, which is a mix between a butter cookie and biscuit, plus more, with our 46-page PDF bite-sized adventure for ages 3 to 13 and beyond.
Whatโs included:
5 Lesson Plans; M is for Michelangelo, D is for David, A is for Atlas, F is for Fresco, C is for Chocolate Chips
Book Lists for all topics, plus YouTube video links via QR Codes with as many read aloudโs as we can find for you to enjoy on the go
5 coloring pages; Michelangelo, David, Atlas, Counting Chocolate Chips 1-10
5 letter pages for PreK-grade 2
5 worksheets; sentence tracing and coloring for K-3+
Artist Study of Michelangelo plus Italian Poetry Copy-work about the Sistine Chapel
2 Art Projects; Carving Soap, Reforming Soap Experiment, Pastel Fresco Painting, Mini Fresco Painting with Watercolor
1 traditional recipe of Italian Chocolate Chip Cookies with Lesson Plan, books and Coloring Page for life skills in the kitchen, math connections and more!
Plus Additional Learning Resources via QR Codes with so many fun things to learn right at your fingertips while teaching
Europe Coloring Map - Find Italy on it and color it in. Use again and again to continue to add more color as you learn about more countries along your #readpaintcook journey
The Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport and Stamp #5 to collect!
3 pages of Vocabulary Cards
3-part cards for Michelangelo, The Stature of David, Atlas, and the Sistine Chapel.
This digital product is for personal use only. Books and props not included, and some letter flashcards in photos are from The Masterpiece Alphabet, that you can use to mix + match curriculum as you see fit for your students.
Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our sixth Adventures in Italy with the Build Your Masterpiece Class. Within Adventure 6 we will be learning about the Renaissance gardens in Florence and the Lemons that grow there. The Villa di Castello is one of the oldest gardens, and was created in the 16th Century. It also has a collection of many different kinds of Lemon Tress, that have been cherished and cultivated over hundreds of years.
This Adventure is Lemon-tastic because we have also included an additional Unit Study all about the Life Cycle of a Lemon for you to enjoy as well as Lemon Inspired Art Projects that encourage the use of the 7 Elements of Art, including Parts of a Lemon Tree, Parts of a Lemon, worksheets, poetry copy work, recipes, crafts and more! We have also included a Spotlight on a special Beekeeper in Tuscany, who has invented a 100% eco-friendly Honey Jar made from Organic Beeswax. Take your Italy Adventues to the next level and continue your read,paint,cook journey today!
โ๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ; ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ.โ - ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ชโฃ
Enjoy learning about the moon with the Build Your Masterpiece Class! Celebrate the men who walked on the moon, as well as the Father of Science with our Mini Adventure in Italy and Galileo Spotlight!!โฃ
โฃThis unit study has been in the works for over 2 years, with original coloring pages, full book list, yummy recipes (thereโs 2!) hands-on play and art projects for kids 3 to 13 and much more!โฃ (I will upload more pics soon and a flip through on Instagram, so stay tuned for that!)
Whatโs included?
The Moon Day Learning Pack:
Book List and QR Codes for Additional Learning Resources
Colouring Pages/Playdough Mat of the Moon,Large, Medium and Small + flash cards
โI love the moon becauseโ Worksheet + Coloring Page
Moon Day Garland Craft (like that found in our Earth Day Learning Pack and Easter Learning Pack) with moons and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Astronauts to color!
Moon Poetry: โThe Moonโ by Oliver Herfor 1863 in both manuscript and pre-cursive font
Moon Notebook Page
Poem Word Search + Moon Counting Page (just like those found in our previous Learning Packs)
Moon Day Tea Party Invitations
Moon Day Tea Party Guide with QR code
Half-Moon Cookie Recipe - Enjoy this Traditional cookie from New York City, with vanilla and chocolate icing on top, in the shape of half moons!
M is for Moon Colouring Page
Moon Phase Colouring Pages
Mini Adventures in Italy: Pisa + Galileo:
Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport, stamps and Europe Coloring Page
Book List, Art Supply List, Kitchen List
Galileo Week Rhythm, enjoy Monday-Saturday guides for what to do from the Mini Adventure (This is a preview of how our Adventures in France will be organized!)
Spotlight of Galileo, which includes Additional Learning Resources, original colouring page with quote, note booking page, with letter coins to colour.
Enjoy two Hand-on Art Projects for kids 3 to 13 to enjoy, putting what they have learned about Galileo to the test, with Pendulum Painting and Tin Foil Moon Art!
Mix and Match this Mini Adventure with our Masterpiece Alphabet, T is for Texture lesson, and the Italy 1 to 6 Bundle.
I canโt wait to see your moon masterpieces!! โฃPlease Tag us on Instagram to be featured.
๐ฃ๐- ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ + ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐!! Check that out here. (referral link)
Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our Adventures in Italy โMusic for Hopeโ FREE Lesson with the Build Your Masterpiece Class! Talk to our children all about the changes that are going on right now in our world in a positive, hopeful and artistic way. We are featuring the amazing message of hope that is happening with the Italian's who are singing and playing music on their balconies to give hope to their neighbours in the time of social distancing in 2020, during self isolation because of the covid19 pandemic.
Whatโs included?
13 Page, PDF Digital Download
Lesson Plan/Art Project with Books, QR Codes and Discussion Questions
Original Coloring Page, gifted to us by our Illustrator Erika Busse @peaceandart.bybusse
Multiple Italian Family Recipes to cook together as a family at home, found by scanning our QR Code
Italian Chocolate Heart Cookie Recipe included, for you to bake for dessert, or tea time with your kids at home
Thank you to all who are interested in participating with us and coming together to send love to our families and communities, in thought and spirit from home, while we read, paint and cook in memory of the families in Italy, and families all over the world, who are in social distancing and quarantine. Letโs spread love, joy and hope with Italian Opera music, your favorite music, coloring and art and of course, traditional food!
This free lesson is for personal and classroom use only. Download Links are active for 24 hours after you click on them. If you need us to resend links, just DM us on IG, or email us! Thank you so much.
Our Italian Adventure Series continues with our 3 week study all about Florence Italy!
Learn about the amazing architecture, landmarks and artists that have been home to some of the most brilliant minds, such as:
Filippo Brunelleschi and his creation of the Dome on the Florence Cathedral
Bernardo Buontalenti and his beautiful grotto and garden design in the Boboli Gardens, and his yummy gelato invention
Leonardo da Vinci and his Mona Lisa!
Dive into this Build Your Masterpiece Class 3 week study and learn more about Florence through books, art and baking! We will learn about Italian Gardens, Cathedrals, Bridges, the Mona Lisa, and how to make delicious Italian Butter Cookies, Gelato and Cannoli! Find something for all ages to enjoy, from the comfort of your homeschool. Worksheets designed for children 3 to 13, art projects and art appreciation can be enjoyed by all ages.
Tag us with your Florence Masterpieces on Instagram, @build_your_masterpiece_class! I cannot wait to see them!
Sincerely,
Alexandra Derry