Italy Activity Book: Hands-on Europe Activities, Experiments, Models & Culture

Learn all about Italy in this interactive activity book! Includes step-by-step crafts, science experiments and more that promote math, language, reading, science and biology.

Learn Italian geography with the landmark three-part cards and cities map pinning. Learn the regions with the Italy outline and regions map. Find Italy on the European continent with the flag pinning. Learn basic facts about Italy with the full color educational placemat/poster & Italian flag. Indulge in the smells of Italy with the Italian herb art flag craft.

Learn the history of Italy with an Italy timeline poster and period cards. Make a realistic Roman Helmet and learn about the different parts of Roman armor. Discover Roman numerals and make your own salt dough coins! Create a Roman road out of rocks and "dirt" playdough and explore how Pompeii casts were created and make your very own casts of figurines using a similar method.

Study the amazing animals of Italy with full color three-part cards, create a pop-up 3D Venice Grand Canal and gondola and a 3D diorama of the Colosseum and Leaning Tower of Pizza. Learn the traditional art of the grape stomping and all about grape growing with a life cycle, parts of and tracing work - all grape themed! Make your own pizza dough and enjoy a Italian lunch!

Study the Italian currency, the Euro and l and learn to count with pasta counting clip-cards. How strong is spaghetti? Learn the concept of weight distribution in this fun science experience, and practice scissor skills with a sensory twice with pasta cutting.

Create a Chitarra Italiana model of this Italian "guitar" out of a paint stick and paper bowl. Learn about Antonio Vivaldi in a historic mini-book and poster. Learn the different parts of opera and compare and contrast how different opera composers construct their scores. Did you know that the thermometer was invented by an Italian? Learn the concept measuring temperature with an interactive thermometer and learn other fun facts about Italy with a set of full-color ring cards, full of interesting facts about Italy! Even make a jointed Pinocchio puppet, also a Italian creation!

Italy is known for amazing art - learn some of the more famous Renaissance artists and their iconic art in a fun matching activity, paint a ceiling like Michelangelo in a process art activity, and make a Mona Lisa inspired self-portrait. Learn more about the Roman Catholic Church, with interactive flip book, Seven Sacraments Craft and Poster. 

Speaking of numbers - learn fractions in yummy Pizza-themed fractions to visualize this concept. Practice visual recognition with gelato matching - perfect for even very young learners. Learn basic Italian phrases with our Language cards and create a fun Venice Carnival Mask! All this and more is included!

*Photos may include completed items or trays, rings and display items not included. Please note this is ONLY for the digital copies of the resources used.