Supplies for France Week 8:

Books:

About Normandy & Landmarks featured:

  • The France Fact and Picture Book: Fun Facts for Kids about France by Gina McIntyre

  • Wonderful Mont Saint-Michel [French] by Lucien Bély

  • Je colorie le Mont-Saint-Michel [French]

  • Etretat: An Artist's Theme and Development by Manfred Schwartz

  • Vacances à Etretat [French]

  • Etretat and the beauties of the côte d'Albatre [French]

Books About Normandy & 2nd World War:

We do not have any specific lessons in this week's adventure around this topic, but learning about this location of France may be a good time for your older students to dive into, now or at a later date.

  • "Normandy told to children; the battle of Normandy"

  • Allies by Alan Gratz (Chapter Book, Ages: 9-12)

  • D-Day: Battle on the Beach by Kate Messner (Chapter Book, Ages: 7-10)

  • What Was D-Day? by Patricia Brennan Demuth + Who HQ (Chapter Book, Ages: 8-11)

  • Danger in the Darkest Hour by Mary Pope Osborne (Chapter Book, Ages: 7-10)

  • Spies, Lies, and Disguise by Jennifer Swanson (Chapter Book, Ages: 9-11)



Art Supplies:

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


In the Kitchen:

  • flour

  • baking powder

  • lemon

  • eggs

  • white sugar

  • honey

  • butter

  • salt

  • madeleine pan

  • powdered sugar

  • pink lady apples

  • creme fraiche or whipping cream

  • Calvados or apple brandy

Videos for the Lessons:


Facts about France & the Countries that border it:


Countries that border France (Overseas Territories)

After learning about those 8 countries, and you have students that are curious about the other off-shore France areas, and where they also border, watch this video here and this other one here.

Le Mont Saint Michel



The Arche and the Aiguille of the cliffs of Étretat


Madeleines & Tarte Normande

Use the recipes of ours included in our Unit, and watch them being made for those visual learners out there in the following videos! I am so excited to finally be featuring these recipes, as their history is very cool, and they are really yummy! The two recipes featured are from different parts of France, one from Normandy, and one from Lorrainne. We will learn more about the different regions of France in our 9th week’s unit, so stay tuned…

The only video I could find for this particular recipe was in french, however it is very good to watch the steps, and how nice to hear the beautiful french language while baking today!