Country of the Month: Italy

- Italian words learned in sword play class

- Leonardo Da Vinci

- Made our own pizzas from scratch

- Made caramel gelato

- Ate mini cannolis, Roman doughnuts and sfogliatelle from an Italian cafe

- Read Strega Nona books by Tomie dePaola- Strega Nona, Strega Nona Her Story, Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, Strega Nona's Magic Lessons, Strega Nona's Harvest

- Watched "Telling Stories with Tomie"

- Ate spaghetti, ravioli

- Colored in Italian words coloring book

- Babel Italian phone app

- Learned the word venti from ordering hot chocolate at Starbucks, counted in Italian

- Made rosemary foccacia

- Watched people dance the tarantella on youtube

- Listened to Italian music