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Teacher Larissa’s summer homework
Product: Book
Trim size in cm: 21x29,7cm
Pages: 88
ISBN: 9788859021537
Publication date: 01/05/2020
Suitable for: Primary 1st level (ages 6-7)
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A fun and stimulating summer homework book, dedicated to first grade children, to help them review and consolidate their Italian, mathematics, history, geography and English learning.
The Monelli Family goes on Vacation is a workbook that children can use directly without intervention of the adult: instructions and exercises are explained with child-friendly language using a suitable font, and the activities are centered around the main didactic contents of the first grade programme.
The friendly Monelli family, mom, dad, 3 children and a dog, will keep the children company for 70 days. In fact, the workbook contains 70 worksheets and a final nursery rhyme. The family will need help knowing where to go: to find missing things, to solve mysterious puzzles, to meet new friends who speak English …
Each worksheet is dedicated to a subject and characterized by a different color. In addition, the book offers pages for relaxation and fun with less demanding games and activities.
The activities offered cover the following topics:
• Numbers and operations within 20 (mathematics)
• Alphabet, difficult words, double consonants (Italian)
• Time sequencing, days, months, years (history)
• Plans and maps, spatial orientation (geography)
• Parts of the body, colours, numbers, and the alphabet (English)
Teacher Larissa’s summer homework – Primary school
An engaging holiday book dedicated to first grade children, to practice and have fun in the company of the Monelli family!
The Monelli family goes on vacation belong to the series Teacher Larissa’s summer homework; the books offer little readers in 1st , 2nd and 3rd year of primary school review and consolidation exercises about some of the main subjects covered in class. The proposed exercises are all designed in a playful and captivating way, allowing children to keep their learning fresh while having fun and traveling with their imagination at the same time.
THE MONELLI FAMILY
The Monelli family – mom, dad, three children, and a dog – are the main characters of this colourful summer homework book which will keep children company all summer long!
STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS
This volume follows the story of the Monelli family's adventurous summer trip: 70 days of vacation divided between the sea, the city of art and the mountains, and narrated by 70 worksheets with crossword puzzles, anagrams, labyrinths, language exercises and mathematical games.
Each worksheet is dedicated to a subject, each one identified by a different colour:
The exercises are introduced by simple and immediate instructions and organized in order of increasing difficulty.
THE BOOKS
THE MONELLI FAMILY GOES ON VACATION- CLASS 1
In the first volume, for the first class of primary school, the journey narrated is divided into 7 stages, made up of 10 worksheets each corresponding to seven different moments of the holiday: at home during preparation, on the road in the van, at the Bellavista hotel, at the seaside, in a city of art, in the mountains, on the way home. Each stage ends with a nursery rhyme by the dog Ugo.
Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:
THE MONELLI FAMILY GOES ON VACATION- CLASS 2
In the second volume, for the second class of primary school, the Monelli family spends the summer at the farm of their grandparents, Ivana and Sergio; during the journey they will need help to overcome obstacles, discover many curiosities about the world of nature and animals and escape an unexpected danger!
Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:
THE MONELLI FAMILY GOES ON VACATION- CLASS 3
The third volume, for the third grade of primary school, is a workbook designed to accompany children for 70 days. It offers many activities dedicated to the main subject contents of the third grade programme, each one colour coded, with integrated English exercises. Some pages feature useful tips from a real sea dog!
Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:
THE MONELLI FAMILY GOES ON VACATION- CLASS 4
A fourth volume for the fourth grade of primary school! The Monelli family will go on vacation to the United States this summer. 7 exciting adventures await them on 70 worksheets full of fun and surprises. Join them and get ready to meet the Maddies, their host family. Together you will travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, visit parks and cities — and even meet movie stars! Everything is ready for the journey, between the metropolis and boundless spaces, with the Monellis you will experience an incredible summer!
Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:
THE MONELLI FAMILY GOES ON VACATION- CLASS 5
A fifth volume for the fifth grade of primary school! This summer the Monellis will host the Maddies, their American friends. Get ready to visit all the Italian regions with them, from the Aosta Valley to Sicily. Together you will take long walks in the mountains, visit museums, play on pristine beaches and discover many new things about our country. 7 exciting adventures await them on 70 worksheets full of fun and surprises that will keep children in suspense: in a haunted cabin, in an Etruscan labyrinth, among nuraghes and Roman ruins... and in a confectionery!
Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:
THE AUTHOR
Lara Carnovali is a primary school teacher. She is involved in directing the Italian School in Portland (USA), a non-profit teaching organization for teaching Italian to mainly English-speaking adults and children. Known on the web as Teacher Larissa, thanks to her blog, she is a reference point for teachers and parents alike.
