Papa Piccolo
Piccolo, a cat who lives in Venice Italy lives a carefree life until he meets two unexpected little kittens! For rowing Papa Piccolo, we will learn about Italy and its city Venice, gondolas, color wheels, cats and nocturnal animals.
March 31 – read book first time
Social Studies
- Learn about Italy, and its city Venice
- Map Italy/Venice – Google earth and find on globe and maps
- Photo tour of Venice
- Make the Italian flag
- Create a Paper Gondola Craft
- Gondola Diarama
Language Arts
- New vocabulary
- Learn common Italian words from book – ciao, bambino, signora
- Act out drama cards
Art
- Introduce colors with Carmine’s Introduction to Color – great interactive website
- Make a color wheel
- Complementary colors (opposite hues)
- Color matching from book with our crayons
Math
Science
- Look up common Cat Breeds – Bengal, Siamese, Russian Blue
- Draw a Siamese, Calico and tabby cat
- Make a calico cat craft out of felt
- Make a cat toy and play with our cats to see how playful young cats are
- Nocturnal animals
- Night animal sounds interactive website – Who Am I? Listen to my voice and guess!
Another nocturnal animal sound website
Papa Piccolo Book Go-Alongs
All books were carefully picked for age group of 4-8 years and are related to a major theme in Papa Piccolo – Italy, Venice, orphans, cats, Marco Polo.
- Zoe Sophia’s Scrapbook: An Adventure in Venice – Zoe and her pet dachshund visits Venice
- The Orphan Singer – An orphan singer in 18th century Venice
- Italy ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Italy - An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Italy
- Gabriella’s Song – Young Gabriella hears music in Venice, the city of music
- Madeline and the Cats of Rome – Madeline’s adventures in Rome in the springtime. Images of famous monuments, buildings.
- Diary of a Princess: A Tale from Marco Polo’s Travels – 17-year-old Princess Kokachin escorted by Marco Polo
- Where Are The Night Animals? (Let’s Read and Find Out Science)
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