FIAR #3: Rowing through Madeline

We fell in love with "Madeline" by Ludwig Bemelmans from the first few lines...

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines
In two straight lines they broke their bread
And brushed their teeth and went to bed.
They left the house at half past nine
In two straight lines in rain or shine-
The smallest one was Madeline.”

How could you not love her?

This book was a great jumping off point to learn about Monet and the Impressionists (art), human anatomy (science) France (geography and social studies), and more.

We did:
 We spent a bunch of time learning about France, using the both the France Lapbook and Madeline Lapbook over at Homeschool Share as our jumping off point. For more about our study of France, click here.

We learned about symmetry by looking at various fallen leaves.

Using garbanzo beans, we counted out two groups of 6, three groups of 4 and four groups of 3 = all to make 12.

We talked about the order of our day and marked in on clocks.

We did Rhyme Time with these words: Lines, Zoo and Sad. This was a favorite game of ours at dinner that whole week - adding to our lists.

We learned lots about human anatomy. Click here for more.

For more on what we learned about France, click here.

We got up close and personal with Monet's paintings and tried some of our own! Click here for more.

We read:
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
- A Madeline Treasury by Ludwig Bemelmans
This book includes all 6 of the Madeline books
- Madeline Says Merci by John Bemelmans Marciano
This book on manners was written in 2001 by Ludwig's grandson
- Linnea in Monet's Garden by Christina Bjork and Lena Anderson
Such an amazing book! It's sure to inform and inspire you.
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