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| Cover of the actual book reproduced for the lapbook cover |
Yesterday Alisdair made three more little mini books for his
Michelangelo's Surprise lapbook (to add to the pile we had already completed.) Then we began gluing the components into the folder itself. We still have more books to complete, but it is nice to get some of them attached so they are all together and not getting misplaced! The red square at the bottom with the gold tie contains little mini pictures of some of Michelangelo's artwork. Alisdair also completed a Michelangelo themed crossword puzzle today. It contained some interesting facts.
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| Completed crossword |
I didn't know, for example, that the Sistine Chapel ceiling covered one thousand square yards! That's a lot of area. Michelangelo was apprenticed to a famous painter when he was twelve years old, so Alisdair and I joked that he would be sent to paint ceilings in September, of this year, when he turns twelve. He was willing to "give it a go" and thought he could probably draw "naked stick men!" Michelangelo spent twenty years designing tombs and a chapel for the Medicis, an influential Italian family. This puzzle (and many others) are available at
this website. I have also printed off several activities for Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and other people we hope to study this year.
Here are some photos of the first section of our lapbook. I'll post some additional photos when we have completed this project in its entirety.
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First flap and first folder
(We put two folders together to allow for additional worksheets) |
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Inside of the "Speaking Italian" mini book
(Italian flag with talking head on it) |
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| Close-up of artwork samples |
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