kimmyandgracie Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 We are going to study Leonardo da Vinci for art appreciation for the first 2 months of our school year. What are some good resources I can use for this study? I would like some age-appropriate biographies, a good book or two of his artwork, and lots of hands-on suggestions. I need resources for K-level, upper elementary level and middle-school level. Also, any website suggestions you have would be great also. TIA for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I was going to get these things for ours, but they got cut out of my final list. Too bad money has to run out :tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie: Leonardo Da Vinci for kids Leonardo Da Vinci - Diane Stanley RR sells both of those, too. I was also going to get art stickers/art prints, coloring books from Dover that had him in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 The National Gallery of Art has some good resources. (http://www.nga.gov) http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/results.mhtm?search3=90&imgSubmit.x=56&imgSubmit.y=12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Wowio has free books for download, including: Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 The book The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E.L. Konigsburg is about the Mona Lisa. It is on an upper elementary reading level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Wowio has free books for download, including: Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself. :iagree: Last summer, I did a Leonardo da Vinci camp for my dc & a few friends. Mainly, I used projects out of the "Amazing Leonardo..." book & also from "Leonardo da Vinci for Kids". We had a great time & pretty much most of the projects turned out great. I don't remember the exact titles of the projects we did, but here's a list of at least some of the things I remember us doing: - making a mask (we used rigid wrap & these turned out so fantastically -- I can give more details if anyone does this project) - grinding/making our own pigments & painting (smelled yummy!; "Marguerite Makes a Book" is a great go-along w/ this type of project, even though the book is not specifically about da Vinci) - drawing using perspective - making Leonardo's plastic (this one didn't work for us) - planted a Renaissance herb garden - made a Renaissance banner - Leonardo's webbed gloves - parachute - wind-measuing device - humidity-measuring device - lute - bird seed feeders (he was a big fan of birds) - made minestrone soup (he was vegetarian) - camera obscura At the end of the week, I had one of those stand-up cardboard display things (the 3-sectioned type) for each child & they created a display of the week's projects. We also got prints of the bunches of photos we took for them to cut-up/use on their display boards. Each child created their own display & then we did a show & tell among the group. Plus, it was a nice thing to take home at the end of the week to show their dads &/or other family & friends. The other books that have been recommended already are great too. Was Leonardo's Horse mentioned yet? There are a few others, but I would need to go find them on dc's shelves to remember the exact titles. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Here are some of the other books we used: Leonardo, Beautiful Dreamer Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo's Horse Leonardo da Vinci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 You could just pop over to Perth, Australia and see the Da Vinci Flying Machines exhibition :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in NE Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I second "Leonardo's Horse". I love it, and my kids love it too. In fact, I was going to name my gray gelding "Leonardo", but my entire family vetoed that idea..... saying it was just "over the top". :( Have fun! Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca in VA Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 The video "The Life of Leonardo da Vinci" is excellent. It was originally broadcast as a TV special (over several evenings) in the early 1970s; however, it doesn't seem outdated at all. It's absolutely beautiful. We have the video version of this, and it's just like the TV special (which I remember vividly). Unfortunately, the reviews of the DVD version say that parts were cut out. I'd still recommend watching it, though, because it's such a great resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom to Aly Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Here is a site I found a while ago when looking for things on Leonardo Da Vinci: http://www.surfnetkids.com/davinci.htm It has links to wonderful sites on him, all kid friendly, and interesting. There is also a wonderful book, Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself, that is supposed to be for 5th through 8th graders--I've looked through it, and, sadly, I believe that my building skills are well below that of a third grader (I know they are well below that of my 9 yo daughter), so I didn't buy it, but it looks really good. Good luck! Kiran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Oh, and a website I forgot to mention: Leonardo's Workshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmyandgracie Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 There is a lot to look at and consider here! Thank you so much for your help. I am so excited about getting started on this. I have been doing some browsing on the net myself and I think this is going to be a fascinating study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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