Welcome to our Additional Learning Resources for our Adventures in France, Level 2 - Week 6!

Overview of Week 6: A View of Paris

  1. The Arch de Triomphe

  2. Notre-Dame Cathedral

  3. Napoleon Bonaparte & The French Revolution

  4. Art from Around Paris from a variety of Artists

  5. Paint Your Town Art Project

  6. Chocolate Pot de Creme

Supplies for France Week 6

Books:

  • IncrediBuilds: Paris: Arc de Triomphe Deluxe Model and Book Set by Amy Sterling Casil

  • Paris hide-and-seek by Masumi

  • Golden Book of All of Paris by Giovanna Magi

  • A Visit to France by Kristen Hall

  • Painting the Town: An Adventure in France by Disney's Small World Library

  • This is Paris by M. Sasek

  • The Kids who Travel the World by Lisa Stadnyk (About Paris in general)

  • Fodor's Around Paris with Kids (Travel Guide) by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

  • Les MONSIEUR ET MADAME A PARIS French edition by Roger Hargreaves and Adam Hargreaves

  • God Bless the Gargoyles by Dav Pilkey

  • The Gargoyle at the Gates by Philippa Dowding

  • Gargoyles: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry by Susan Pesznecker

  • The Girl and the Cathedral by Nicholas Jeter

  • Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner by David Macaulay

  • Our Lady of Hope: The Soul of the Cathedral of Notre Dame by Patrick Chauvet

  • (Classic Starts) The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, Deanna McFadden (Abridged by), Lucy Corvino (Illustrator)

This week's Adventure in France has us making Chocolate Pot Creme, which opens the door to Chocolate, and pairs very well with our Chocolate Adventures!

Art Supplies:

Any of your favorite art supplies, watercolor, markers, etc.

In the Kitchen:

  • whipping cream + whole milk

  • bittersweet chocolate + vanilla extract

  • 5 egg yolks

  • white sugar + powdered sugar

  • heavy cream or whipping cream

Educational Videos to watch this week:

We will also be learning about the Notre-Dame Cathedral, along with Gothic Gargoyles.

Here is another lovely Rick Steeves Tour of Paris that includes a few more locations around Paris:

Books & Read Alouds:

  • The Girl and the Cathedral: The Story of Notre Dame de Paris by Nicolas Jeter

  • God Bless the Gargoyles by Dav Pilkey

ART FEATURE THIS WEEK: ART AROUND PAIRS

So many artists have painted different cityscapes of Pairs, and I wanted to feature them this week! We have learned about Pairs in Week 1, which focuses on the Eiffel Tower, and Week 6 is all about the Arc de Triomphe, but also the other beautiful areas around the city. Here is the list of all the artists we will be seeing art from:

  1. Vincent van Gogh

  2. Aleksandra Ekst

  3. Konstantin Korovin

  4. Marc Chagall

  5. Claude Monet

  6. Camille Pissarro

  7. Paul Signac

Read:

Painting the Town: An Adventure in France by Disney's Small World Library

Use the following art appreciation included in our unit study, featuring scenes from around Paris as your inspiration, then take a walk through your village, town, or city and draw sketches.

Once you have your main locations mapped out, go back over the next month and create paintings of your chosen locations. You could also take photos of your proposed landscape scene. You could choose 4 locations and go once per week to complete your series. Alternatively, you could go once a month, for a few months to see your town in different seasons and colors.

Supplies Needed:

  • Paper

  • Pencil

  • Eraser

  • Canvas board, or framed or pastel paper

  • Markers, soft pastels, watercolors, acyrlic paint

*Note: This art concept is very easy to adjust for different ages and abilities and it's best to allow your student to choose their medium if they desire it, or you can choose for them to make things easier for you in planning this out.

Watch this video taking an evening walk around PARIS:


Let’s learn more about Napoleon Bonaparte, which we learned about this week in our unit study of the Arch of de Triumph. Here are some educational videos for kids:

Napoleon Bonaparte Books to Read:

  • Story of the World, Volumes 3 & 4 by Susan Wise Bauer

  • Who Was Napoleon? by Jim Gigliotti

  • Napoleon Vs The Bunnies by J. F. Fox and Anna Kwan

  • The Story of Napoleon (Yesterday's Classics) by H E Marshall


The Recipe this week: Chocolate Pot de Creme

find our recipe in this unit, and watch the following video to help you! our recipes may be slightly different, but it’s nice to watch it being made for those visual learners, plus it is a recipe that has been made on repeat by all the great chefs! :)

Once you have completed Week 6, get ready for Week 7, all about the Palace of Versailles & Marie Antoinette!