Italy

Italy Lapbook Download  (Y)
Instructions and printables for making your own lapbook about Italy.

Kids' literature featuring Italy  (Y,M)
Top literature picks for children with themes related to Italy

Daily Life in Ancient Rome  (Y,M)
From Mr. Donn, this site is a fun introduction to Roman life for older elementary students. Includes lesson plans, classroom activities, and interactive activities.

Rome  (Y,M,O,T)
Explore people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archaeology.

Around the Globe: Italy (M,O,T)
Resources from PBS for teaching grades 3-12. Introduction to Italy includes a sample conversation in Italian, "fast facts", and a map. Other topics covered are history & culture and arts & architecture. This site uses videos and offers supporting materials for select videos.

The Renaissance (M,T)
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Italy and swept through Europe. This unit provides students with a broad exposure to the art and literature of this time period through the works of renowned masters, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Bruegel, Dürer, Van Eyck, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Cervantes, and Shakespeare. This 19-lesson unit is geared toward 5th graders.

Italy Unit (M,O,T)
All encompassing units about Italy: including map work; culture; important events and people. Students compare North and South Italy. For grades 6-8. You'll need to make a free account before you can download the materials.

NJ Italian Heritage Commission (Y,M,O,T)
K-12 lesson plans for teaching Italian history and culture. Some lessons cover sensitive topics so preview lessons and videos for suitability for your family.

Italy Resources from Mr. Nussbaum (Y,M,O,T)
Interactive maps, games, and activities. Online and printable literacy activities regarding Italy and its history. Articles and informational passages related to Italy, including biographies, historical narratives, landmark descriptions, and more. Grades 2-7

Italian Opera (Y,T)
Short lesson plan for K-2 about Italian opera.

10 Italian Songs You've Heard And Don't Know The Name (Y,M,O)
Fun 5-minute video

Italy Unit Study (Y,M,O)
Printables and videos. The printable portion of the unit study contains Italy Notebooking Pages, a Map Scavenger Hunt, a Following Directions activity, a math activity about Italian currency, Famous People notebooking pages, and book summaries.

Fun Italy Facts For Kids (Y,M)
A history of Italy specifically written for kids.

Italy from NatGeo (Y,M)
National Geographic Kids' Italy page

Kids World Travel Guide (Y,M)
Interesting Italy Facts for Kids. Includes information on Italian economy, attractions, wildlife, and famous people.

Italy for Kids- Fun and facts (Y,M)
Three-minute video for elementary students.