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!

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.

What’s 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 aloud’s 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.