This series of lesson plans are intended to supplement and build upon the knowledge learned during TweedleWink classes. They can also be used as a homeschool curriculum. You can find links to the other lessons here:
Art: Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known best as simply Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.
Wikipedia
- Flashcards:
- Michelangelo – Powerpoint
- Michelangelo – Open Office
- Michelangelo – PDF
- Video: Art with Mati and Dada – Michelangelo
- Hands-on:
- “Paint the Cistine Chapel” at home – using butcher’s paper taped to the underside of your dining table.
- Soap Carving – although Michelangelo is most famous for his painting of the Cistine Chapel, he was a renown sculptor. Let your child try sculpting with soap.
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
Michelangelo
- Activity Sheets:
- Colouring: The Creation of Adam
- Wordsearch: Michelangelo Wordsearch
- Books:
Science: Body Systems
Videos
Hands-On:
Online:
- Human Body Games – requires flash
- App: Tinybop: The Human Body
Books
- Human Body Activity Book for Kids: Hands-On Fun for Grades K-3
- The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body
- Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)
Culture: Egypt
Take out your world map and place a pin or sticker on Egypt. Then hop on your magic carpet and take a ride to Egypt!
People and Places
- Learn about Egypt: Egypt Country Profile
- Explore the Pyramids of Giza with Google Maps
Language
- Arabic Alphabet:
- Arabic Numbers
Food
Crafts
Vocabulary: Sewing Tools, Vegetables
Vegetables
Flashcards: Vegetables
Hands-on Activities:
- Visit the market and introduce the different varieties of vegetables to your child.
- Purchase a variety of vegetables and make a salad. Show your child the vegetable whole and cut. Let your child smell the vegetables, then taste them.
Sewing Tools
Flashcards: Sewing Tools
Hands-on Activities:
- Take your child on a visit to an arts and crafts store like Spotlight. Point out the physical sewing tools shown in the flashcards.
- Threading activity: Using a shoelace, encourage your child to thread large beads onto it.
- Something for the older kids: Pillow Sewing Project (or get a Pillow Kit)
Music: Schumann
10 Interesting Robert Schumann Facts
Listen to Schumann Op. 68 Album for the Young
