to help you turn your art lessons into unit studies,
but here some additional resources you may like to use:
ART AND FOOD
Eat Your Way Around the World by Jamie Aramini takes readers on culinary travels around the world with easy-to fix recipes intended to introduce young cooks and diners not only to international foods, but to the geography and cultures of the regions. Sprinkled throughout the pages are notes about food history, along with recommendations about what is consider proper etiquette in the given culture.
ART AND UNIT STUDIES
Cindy West has complied a list of picture books that connect geography with literature in her article, Around the World, One Living Book at a Time: Picture Book Edition. Her other article, Living Literature Booklists, books that she has found most useful to connect literature to other topics. The books are organized by topic.
FIND FREE BOOKS TO READ
Did you know that you can find literally hundreds of books for kids—from picture books to children’s classics—online for FREE? Here's a sampling of places to find them.
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The Oxford Owl
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For kids 3-11, the Oxford Owl will read the the book to them. If you want this service for free, be sure to click on the books marks with a big orange e. The site includes flash cards, books for struggling readers, and books for infants—like the "Little Red Hen."
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For picture book classics like “The Little Engine That Could,” along 200 other picture books, go to We Give Books. The site shows appropriate age levels and a picture of the front cover of each book, and offers the following categories: Featured, New, Classics, Editor’s Picks.
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If you like the idea of getting books for free, you may also like resources listed EDVENTURES With Kids.
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GO TO A VIRTUAL MUSEUM TO SEE GREAT ART
The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European fine arts from the 8th to 19th centuries. The site lets you go on tours, find the art of famous painters, and learn details about each of the paintings shown. It’s an amazing resource.
Similarly, the National Gallery of Art shows digital images of the art in this famed museum in Washington, D.C.
If you haven't already done so,
get started with free art lessons for kids today at ArtAchieve and use these resources to enrich your lessons!
to help you turn your art lessons into unit studies,
but here some additional resources you may like to use:
ART AND FOOD
Eat Your Way Around the World by Jamie Aramini takes readers on culinary travels around the world with easy-to fix recipes intended to introduce young cooks and diners not only to international foods, but to the geography and cultures of the regions. Sprinkled throughout the pages are notes about food history, along with recommendations about what is consider proper etiquette in the given culture.
ART AND UNIT STUDIES
Cindy West has complied a list of picture books that connect geography with literature in her article, Around the World, One Living Book at a Time: Picture Book Edition. Her other article, Living Literature Booklists, books that she has found most useful to connect literature to other topics. The books are organized by topic.
FIND FREE BOOKS TO READ
Did you know that you can find literally hundreds of books for kids—from picture books to children’s classics—online for FREE? Here's a sampling of places to find them.
-
The Oxford Owl
-
For kids 3-11, the Oxford Owl will read the the book to them. If you want this service for free, be sure to click on the books marks with a big orange e. The site includes flash cards, books for struggling readers, and books for infants—like the "Little Red Hen."
-
For picture book classics like “The Little Engine That Could,” along 200 other picture books, go to We Give Books. The site shows appropriate age levels and a picture of the front cover of each book, and offers the following categories: Featured, New, Classics, Editor’s Picks.
-
If you like the idea of getting books for free, you may also like resources listed EDVENTURES With Kids.
-
GO TO A VIRTUAL MUSEUM TO SEE GREAT ART
The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European fine arts from the 8th to 19th centuries. The site lets you go on tours, find the art of famous painters, and learn details about each of the paintings shown. It’s an amazing resource.
Similarly, the National Gallery of Art shows digital images of the art in this famed museum in Washington, D.C.
If you haven't already done so,
get started with free art lessons for kids today at ArtAchieve and use these resources to enrich your lessons!
to help you turn your art lessons into unit studies,
but here some additional resources you may like to use:
ART AND FOOD
Eat Your Way Around the World by Jamie Aramini takes readers on culinary travels around the world with easy-to fix recipes intended to introduce young cooks and diners not only to international foods, but to the geography and cultures of the regions. Sprinkled throughout the pages are notes about food history, along with recommendations about what is consider proper etiquette in the given culture.
ART AND UNIT STUDIES
Cindy West has complied a list of picture books that connect geography with literature in her article, Around the World, One Living Book at a Time: Picture Book Edition. Her other article, Living Literature Booklists, books that she has found most useful to connect literature to other topics. The books are organized by topic.
FIND FREE BOOKS TO READ
Did you know that you can find literally hundreds of books for kids—from picture books to children’s classics—online for FREE? Here's a sampling of places to find them.
-
The Oxford Owl
-
For kids 3-11, the Oxford Owl will read the the book to them. If you want this service for free, be sure to click on the books marks with a big orange e. The site includes flash cards, books for struggling readers, and books for infants—like the "Little Red Hen."
-
For picture book classics like “The Little Engine That Could,” along 200 other picture books, go to We Give Books. The site shows appropriate age levels and a picture of the front cover of each book, and offers the following categories: Featured, New, Classics, Editor’s Picks.
-
If you like the idea of getting books for free, you may also like resources listed EDVENTURES With Kids.
-
GO TO A VIRTUAL MUSEUM TO SEE GREAT ART
The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European fine arts from the 8th to 19th centuries. The site lets you go on tours, find the art of famous painters, and learn details about each of the paintings shown. It’s an amazing resource.
Similarly, the National Gallery of Art shows digital images of the art in this famed museum in Washington, D.C.
If you haven't already done so,
get started with free art lessons for kids today at ArtAchieve and use these resources to enrich your lessons!
