Our Study of Italy: Week 1

Our last stop in our tour of Europe is Italy. We found some great {and fun} books to read this week and Laurianna decided toward the end of the week that she wanted to learn more about the Colosseum…until she found out more of what went on there ~ and then not so much anymore!

Monday

• Geography song about Eastern Europe ~ point out countries while singing
• Locate & map country features
• Color & label map of Italy {see map activity below}
• Use atlas to learn more about Italy

click thumbnail to download the pdf map activity

Tuesday

• Review geography song
• Major cities in Italy and the capital of Italy
• Visit National Geographic for Kids site: Italy
• Story from Around the World in 80 Tales

Wednesday

• Review geography song
• Geography features ~ seas/oceans around Italy, island {Sicily}, peninsula
• Read Katy and the Mona Lisa

Thursday

• Review geography song
• Read Papa Picollo
• Watch some videos about the colosseum on YouTube

Resources and Websites

• National Geographic Kids ~ Italy. Facts, video, and more all geared toward kids
• Mona Lisa Mania ~ includes a kid’s gallery and info about the Mona Lisa
• Italian Sites for Children ~ includes a picture dictionary and other links
• Pisa Panorama ~ courtesy of Nova online, a panorama of the Tower of Pisa
• Galileo’s Experiments ~ flash game provided by PBS Nova
• Modern Marvels: The Colosseum ~ YouTube video

Books We’re Using