Learn About Michelangelo's David with Children's Books
He saw something in the stone, and so did we!
Learn about the Michelangelo at home with The Build Your Masterpiece Class, Adventures in Italy!
Learning about Michelangelo with the Adventures in Italy has been so fun over this last year. While we have been developing our curriculum for The Build Your Masterpiece Class, our kids have loved re-visiting this art lesson of carving soap and reading the books.
Each child has learned something new every time we have repeated this lesson, not only for my editing purposes, but also because of their interest. The first time we did the lesson outline, they were so excited to do this hands-on project all together, and wanted to recreate the sword in the stone. As we continued to learn more about Michelangleo and his David, the kids wanted to carve soap again and again.
The books included in our Adventures in Italy #5 help teach the whole picture.
“Stone Giant” by Jane Suttcliff visually tells the story of the creation of David by Michelangleo to kids in such a wonderful way! Seeing how large the marble really was, and learning that it sat for so long without anyone working on it, outside in the courtyard of the cathedral in Florence Italy is really amazing.
Being to #readpaintcook with your kids with the Build Your Masterpiece Class, and open the world of European Art History to your kids.
With our lesson plans you and your kids can learn in a gentle, fun and engaging way!
Our Unit Studies are divided into “Adventures” which are bite-sized so you to add them easily into your homeschool schedule however as you see fit! Purchase them individually as we release a new one (or sometimes more than one) each month, as we write them and as they are ready. Families with kids for ages 3 to 13! Kids and parents around the world have found so much from it!
“We’re excited about homeschool education and learning things we never learned in school ourselves, or more about things that interested us but we didn’t get the chance.”
Within each adventure you will find original coloring pages perfect for all ages!
Reinforce memory retention and fine motor skills with coloring.
Use the basic art supplies you have on hand to add a dose of art into your day or break out the watercolors for a bit of a change, with the same coloring pages. Oil pastels are another favorite of our kids, a basic art supply I fully suggest you give a try. They add a boost of color that only oil pastels can.
Easily Add Hands-on Art into your day!
If you have been wondering how you can add more hands-on art into your homeschool day, along with teaching about European Culture and history, you may just love our Adventures! Start with Adventure #1 of Italy, and learn about the country’s map, flag, make home-made pizza, then proceed on to many more exciting and inspiring adventures of Venice, Glassblowing, Gondolas, Bridges, and Carnival… We have many more Adventures from other European countries being released every month!
Come and see what we have set up in our homeschool while we learn about Michelango with the Build Your Masterpiece Class:
Want to give it a try? Download our Free Lesson “P is for Pizza” today!
Mix + Match
Combine the Adventures in Italy with The Masterpiece Alphabet! Teach the ABC’s with an Artsy Twist —>
Our goal is to give parents tools to be inspired to learn and create their own beautiful masterpieces, every day!
From the books you read with your kids, to the coloring and art projects you do to the yummy recipes you make together… I hope you give our free lesson a try plus check out our latest Artist Study all about Michelangelo! Plus Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date with all the excitement behind the scenes, and our homeschool journey with building a masterpiece.
Let us know what you think in the comments below.
We just loved learning all about Michelangelo, and his 3 famous works of art. We will be learning more about Florence, and Tuscany in our furture adventures in Italy, and this is a great foundation study for you and your kids. There is so much history to learn, and we hope to bring it to you and your kids in the most fun and easy to teach way!
“David with the sling, and I with the Bow, Michelangelo”.
Enjoy building your masterpiece,
~Alexandra