Additional Learning Resources for May’s Tulips & Taffy Learning Pack with Read, Paint, Cook Activity Calendar, Lesson Plans, and Art Appreciation and more with The Build Your Masterpiece Class. We have each lesson’s resources organized below for you to find additional book list, read aloud links, activity and recipe ideas and so much more! If at any time I update this pack, I will notify you below, and link updated ReadPaintCook Activity Calendars below as well.

Lesson #1: Tulips

Let's learn about tulips this week with books, art and cooking! Pair this up with our Adventures in the Netherlands, coming soon!

Books About Tulips:

• The Story of a Tulip by Lisa Owens (Also known as “From Bulb to Tulip”)

• Henry's Life as a Tulip Bulb by Linda M. Brandt

• The Blue Tulip: A book about believing by Jacquelyn Mello

• The Little Dutch Girl by Madeline Brandeis -watch this film inspired by the story

• Flowers by Gail Gibbons

• The Big Book of Blooms by Yumal Zommer

  History of the Tulip and other Titles for Older Student & Parents:

• Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash

• Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

Book Read Aloud Links:

Art Project: Art inspired by the selection of tulip art.

Craft Ideas:

• Origami Tulips

• Tulip Embroidery - Use the printables included as embroidery stitching guides.

• How to Paint Tulips with Watercolors:

Science Experiment: Plant Sprouted Tulips Bulbs

For Older Students on the History of the Tulip in 1637 in the Netherlands:

The Tulip Bubble | DOCUMENTARY - The events in the Netherlands in the spring of 1637 were the first examples of speculative frenzy taking over a marketplace. Of course many more were to follow in the history of the world’s economics. But this one is special, a beautiful stand-alone, in a garden of falling graphs and rising statistics. In 1637, many Dutch citizens sold all they had for a few bulbs or ‘paper promises’ of potential tulip bulbs that didn’t even exist.

See what it’s like farming Tulips in Holland in this Video:

While coloring the worksheets and learning about Tulips around the world, enjoy these videos:

Learn how the Tulip came to Canada:

Poetry Trace and Color: Tulips by V.W. Lachicotte

Recipe: Tulip Cookie Cups

Pair this up with our Mother’s Day Art & Baking Unit Study.

Lesson #2: Ducks

Let's celebrate National Bird Day on May 4th, with a lesson on Ducks.

Books:

• The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter

• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

• The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack

• 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle

• The Fuzzy Duckling by Jane Werner Watson

• Lucky Ducklings by Eva Moore

• Duck on a Tractor by David Shannon

• Duck, Duck, Moose by Joy Heyer

• Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies

• Duck for a Day by Meg McKinlay

• Bently & Egg by William Joyce

• Duck! by Meg McKinlay

Art Appreciation: Feeding Ducks by David Burliuk, 1882-1967

Science: Life Cycle of the Pekin Duck, Resources included

Art Project: Duck inspired Art

Poetry: The Wild Duck's Nest by Willam Wordsworth, 1770-1850

William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).

Recipes: Duck Egg Sugar Cookies, Duck Egg Scones with Fruit, Duck Egg Bunt Cake with Pecans and Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownies with Duck Eggs (My favorite!)

Lesson #3: Apple Pie

Let's celebrate Apple Pie Day on May 13th and learn about it all week!

Books:

• The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

• How to Make an Apple Pie and Travel the World by Marjorie Priceman

• The Apple Pie That Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson

• An Apple Pie for Dinner by Susan Van Hecke

• Annie the Apple Pie Fairy by Tim Bugbird

• Apple Pie by John T. Edge (History and Lore)

• A Apple Pie by Katie Greenaway

• How to Grow An Apple Pie by Beth Charles

• A Apple Pie by Gennady Spirin

• FRom Apple Trees to Cider, Please! by Felicia Sanzari

Art Project: Selection of Paintings of Women and Children with apples to celebrate Mother's Day as well as Apple Pie Day.

Recipes: Apple Pie, Apple Pie Cup Cakes, Apple Pie Twists, Cinnamon Swirl Apple Pie

Pair up with our Crab Apple Adventure.

Lesson #4: Neighbourhoods

Let's celebrate our neighbourhood and those who live near us over the next few days with reading, painting and cooking. We will be celebrating two National holidays, "Do Something Nice for Your Neighbours Day" and "Buttermilk Biscuits Day".

Books:

• City Shapes by Diana Murray

• Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden by Andrew Larson

• Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell

• The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

• Walking in the City with Jane: A Story of Jane Jacobs

• Who is My Neighbour? by Amy-Jill Levine

• Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley

• This is My Neighbourhood by Lisa Bullard

• Won't You Be My Neighbourhood by Lisa Bullard

• My Home, Your Home by Lisa Bullard

• A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood: A Mister Rogers Poetry Book by Fred Rogers by Fred Rogers and Luke Flowers

• Who Was Mr. Rogers by Diane Bailey

Art: Selection of Art featuring city scapes, and neighbourhoods.

• Versailles. The roofs of the city by Zinaida Serebriakova, 1924, Expressionism, cityscape

• House with Native Tree by Howard Arkley, 1991, Pop Art, cityscape

Art Project: Create a map of your neighbourhood and art inspired by it.

Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits, Recipe Included

Lesson #5: Strawberries

Let's celebrate National Strawberries & Cream Day with a read, paint cook lesson on Strawberries!

Books About Strawberries:

• Strawberries are Red by Petr Horacak

• The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang

• The Strawberry Garden by Lia Yaffe

• The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood

• The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story by Joseph Bruchac

• So Many Strawberries by Judy Merrow

• The Great Garden Escape by Erica L. Clymer

Art: Selection of Art featuring Strawberries:

• Strawberry Tree by Jacek Yerka, Poland, 1952 to present, Surrealism

• Strawberry Thief by William Morris, 1883, Romanticism, design, UK

• Strawberry Bed by Eric Ravilious (1902- 1942) 1933, Magic Realism, landscape, UK

• Still life with asparagus and strawberries by Zinaida Serebriakova, 1932, Art Deco, Ukraine

Art Project: Selection of Strawberry Art Projects with strawberry coloring pages.

Poetry: My Strawberry by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830 - 1885)

Recipe: Strawberries & Cream, Strawberry Fool and No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream, Recipes Included

Pair this lesson and art appreciation up with our Strawberry Tea Time Guide, our Garden Unit, as well as find our Great Canadian Poke Cake Recipe in our Trumpet of the Swan Art & Baking Novel Study. Don't forget our Wind in the Willows Art & Baking Unit Study, which has another great recipe that calls for strawberries... Eton Mess! You can also find our Artist Spotlight on William Morris in that one, and Zinaida's Artist Spotlight in our Winter & Snow Pack.

Lesson #6: Taffy & Candy

Lets celebrate National Taffy Day with a read, paint, cook lesson on candy and taffy!

Read:

• Pulling Taffy by Anne Montgomery

• Are You Eating Candy Without Me? by Draga Jenny Malesevic

• Candy Counting: Delicious Ways to Add and Subtract by Lisa Mccourt

• When Ruby Tried to Grow Candy by Valorie Fisher

• If I Owned a Candy Factory by James Walker Stevenson

• More M&M's Brand Chocolate Candies Math by Barbara Barbieri McGrath

Art: Candy Box by Andy Warhol, 1981, Pop Art

Art Project: Styrofoam Candy Box Print Art

Poetry: The Land Where The Taffy Birds Grow by Margaret McBride Hoss (1932)

Recipe: Cotton Candy Taffy

Pair this lesson up with our Cotton Candy Learning Pack for more fun with candy! And definitely pair this lesson up with our New Jersey Lesson in our USA Unit Study, (coming soon) because Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA is the location where Saltwater Taffy was invented. Scan the QR code for more details on how saltwater taffy is made in the factory.

Lesson #7: Cheeseburgers

Lets celebrate National Cheeseburger Day with a read, paint, cook lesson all about Cheeseburgers.

Read:

• The Perfect Hamburger by Alexander Mcall Smith

• Burger Boy by Alan Durant

• The City of Hamburgers by Mike Reiss

• Bun Onion, Burger by Peter Mandel

• Are you a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo

• Hamburger Heaven by Wongyee

• Stick Dog by Tom Watson

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett

Art: Floor Burger (Giant Hamburger), Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything (Dual Hamburgers) and Pastry Case, I by Claes Oldenburg, 1962, Pop Art, sculptures.

Artist Spotlight: Claes Oldenburg, American, Swedish Sculptor

Book to read about him: Claes Oldenburg by Nadja Rottner

Art Project: Create your own Pop Art inspired by the giant hamburger. Use paint, or clay to create a sculpture inspired by his extra large food pieces.

Language Arts: Cheeseburger quotes with coloring and tracing plus Anatomy of a Cheeseburger.

Recipe: Cheeseburger Sliders & Dinner Rolls

Lesson #8: Planting Seeds

Lets celebrate National Water a Flower Day with a read, paint, cook lesson on planting seeds in a garden and plant some in milk jugs. Plus celebrate National Macaroon Day with a yummy Chocolate Dipped Macaroon recipe too.

Read Books About Planing Seeds:

• Fruit is a Suitcase for Seed by Jean Richards

• From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

• How a Seed Grows by Helen J. Jordan

• The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

• The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller

• A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston

• Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

• Oh Say Can You Seed? by Bonnie Worth

• The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow by Joanna Cole

Books About Gustav Klimt:

• The Magical Tree by Myriam Ouyessad

• Klimt and His Cat by Berenice Capatti and Sharron White

• Art Masterclass with Gustav Klimt by Lucy Brownridge

• Gustav Klimt: A Painted Fairy Tale by Stephan Koia

Art: Country Garden with Sunflowers by Gustav Klimt, 1905 - 1906 and Garden with Roosters by Gustav Klimt, 1917

Artist Spotlight: Gustav Klimt

Art Project: Paint pictures of flowers in a garden, inspired by the art from Gustav Klimt, then plant your own seeds in a milk jug.

Science Project: Make a Milk Jug Greenhouse

Poetry: Putting in the Seed by Robert Frost

Recipe: Chocolate Dipped Macaroon's to celebrate National Macaroon Day!

Pair this recipe up with our Garden Units, Cacao Life Cycle, and our Coconut Life Cycle (this is coming soon, as its been in re-design and coming out with our Adventures in Hawaii Series) To compare the differences from Macaroons and Macarons, pair up with our Adventures in France Level 2, coming soon!