Italy for Kids – An Adventure Book and Novel
An Italy-Themed Unit for Homeschoolers – ages 7 to 11
A unique and exciting study of Italy!
The Adventure Book and Novel work together to teach your kids about the country of Italy.
Your kids will embark on a thrilling adventure in Italy, and have a ton of fun learning about it in a way they’ll never forget!
THIS UNIT CONSISTS OF:
Italy Adventure Book (learning pages, and tons of activities to work through)
and
and Olive Oil Operation in Italy (a novel to read)
Available in Print and Digital Format
Details about the Italy Adventure Book
‘Are you ready to have the time of your life? We’re going to go adventuring in the mind-blowingly awesome country of Italy. This is the country of Leonardo DaVinci and Julius Caesar, and the place with the Gondolas, Gelato, Colosseum and the statue of David. It’s full of history and intrigue.’ Grab your passport and let’s go!
Your children will learn about the capital and the large cities of Italy, with beautiful landmark pages showing photos and details about each notable feature. There’s a project page where your kids stick their minibooks that they’ll make during this adventure e.g. the Italian food minibook, and Design Your Own Pizza.
They’ll learn about Vatican City, Milan, and its cathedrals, volcanoes, festivals, the wildlife, famous and the local weather.
They’ll discover how Venice is built on the water and learn about the famous David statue. They’ll color in their own flag, learn about traditional dress and discover some Italian history.
There are jokes and conversation starters to enjoy, Italian expressions to learn, fun puzzles to do and fun facts to read.
There’s a journal page to fill in, as well as secret agent clue cards to solve using secret codes from the Discovery Agent Fun Pack. There’s a page with items to cut out like map markers that you stick on the map, and passport stamps to paste in passports; plus many crafts and activities to complete.
Italian fine cuisine is covered, and at the end of your adventure you’ll plan a fun Italian meal where you cook recipes from the book. Your children will tell all about what they’ve learned during their study of Italy.
At the back of Italy Adventure, you’ll find the instructions pages, which tell you how to work through the book.
Italy Adventure is designed for your kids to read and work through over 5 days (consecutive or otherwise – your choice). 1-2 hours per day.
You’ll also receive FREE DIGITAL COPIES OF the ACTIVITY PAGES to print for other children in your family; and the Discovery Agent Fun pack with your secret codes for solving clues, passport and more.
Discover the Wonder of Italy!
Clue Cards and Crafts!
Fun and Food!
“Ciao! Hello to my friends from around the world! I am Ilario and I live in Venice, Italy. My father is a gondolier and I too am learning the skill. I love to float on the Venice canals, see all the historic places and think about all that has happened here in the past! Welcome to my country! I will enjoy showing you around our beautiful city.”
If you look on a map, you will see that my country is shaped like a boot. There are also two islands that are part of Italy – Sicily near the toe of the boot is the biggest island in the Mediterranean. Sardinia is smaller with amazing beaches and mountains. I love to travel there on vacation!
And Tons More!
Details about the Olive Oil Operation in Italy Novel
Book 4 in the CASE OF ADVENTURE Travel Series
What do Ren and Rome discover about the strange olive oil bottles in a restaurant in Milan? Where does Ilario, the son of a Venetian Gondolier take them to, to solve the mystery? What cheese do you eat with maggots in it? What happens in the catacombs in Rome? What kind of unusual vending machine do they discover? What is hidden in the painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci? What is the Trevi fountain in Milan filled with? Find out the answers to all these questions in this exciting children’s novel.
The carriage was rather full and I was standing near the doors as they closed. I nearly jumped through the roof as the girl standing next to me screamed! I glanced up in time to see a lady jump off the train just as the doors were closing. She threw a wallet back into the compartment. The wallet belonged to the screamer and she snatched it up, dismayed to find that her Euros were gone. I was happy that she still had her credit cards and passport!
I cast her a sympathetic glance and decided to be very aware of what was going on around me. I patted my money belt under my shirt. The train station in Milan is awesome! It’s really old and historic with a beautiful curved glass roof above stone walls. Dad told us that for every church in Rome, there is a bank in Milan. That seemed to be true as we passed a bank on every block! There were tons of restaurants too. I was looking forward to trying some Milanese cuisine.
After a few minutes of feverish searching, watched by Antonio and the policeman, Ren cried, “Look at this.” It was a part of a metal storage shelf that was closed off. There was no handle. I reached behind and ran my fingers over the cold metal. There was a lever! I pulled it and the drawer opened, revealing a piece of sackcloth. I slowly pulled the sackcloth aside and to the amazement of Antonio and the policemen, revealed..
Join Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany in Olive Oil Operation in Italy as they attempt to discover why all the olive oil bottles are empty in the restaurants of Italy! With the help of Ilario, the son of a Venetian gondolier, they uncover a smuggling operation that takes them all the way to the glass blowers of Murano.
Olive Oil Operation in Italy takes place over five cities in Italy.
