This unit also helps children learn by making Carnevale masks, horns and streamers, as well as mosaics. There's also a recipe for pizza, words and music to a traditional Italian song, and the rules for playing Bocce. Language is addressed with An Italian Conversation, a dialogue for two students to learn and recite. Other pages feature Celebrating Carnevale, Creating a Classroom Trattoria, Wonderful Foods of Italy, and Using Italian Money. The Flag of Italy, Maps of Italy and Europe, a counting chart, and a glossary of terms are also included.
All pages are reproducible and perforated for easy removal .
It is a fun and fanciful story sure to hold your students' attention, as they begin their education in Japanese culture and family life. Complete follow-up instructions and suggestions focus on traditional Japanese clothing and food, as well as the landscape of rural Japan, and help students produce their own picture book of the story. Cut-out characters and a story mat are included. Another activity, Make an Origami Samurai, comes with nine precise steps of folding directions. There are also pages devoted to Japanese food and dress, plus the flag of Japan, a map of Japan, and a glossary of terms.