Last Monday we gave you a little peek at Leonardo Da Vinci as our primary students were enjoying the book Leonardo’s Horse. This week, our Monday Mix-ins are chock-full of Da Vinci as our Primary through UMS students are reading Diane Stanley’s beautiful and rich book, Leonardo Da Vinci. (Want a chance to meet Diane Stanley? Don’t miss the Wonder Conference happening October 10-12.)
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”
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Whether you prefer the term polymath or Renaissance man, there’s no denying that Leonardo Da Vinci was skilled in a variety of fields and did not sit back and “let things happen” to him. Explore below these informative and fun resources about this unique and gifted man.
Resource Links:
Da Vinci’s Machines | Explore models of some of Da Vinci’s inventions
The National Gallery | a brief biography that includes some of Da Vinci’s paintings
The Mona Lisa | Click on the menu on the right for options for exploring this famous painting
Mirror Writing | Write a message using Da Vinci’s mysterious backwards mirror writing style
Inventions Quiz | Explore Da Vinci’s machinery sketches and test your knowledge
Draw like Da Vinci | Learn how to draw a face like Leonardo
Video Links:
*Parents, please preview for your students first.
Leonardo Da Vinci | A brief comprehensive biography
Leonardo da Vinci for Children | Biography for Kids
Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man of Math | What’s so special about Vitruvian Man?
Learn about Leonardo Da Vinci | A fun, easy to follow cartoon
The Search for the True Face of Leonardo | An interesting Ted Talk
6 thoughts on “Leonardo Da Vinci: The Original Renaissance Man”
super rad resources, Sharon! THANK YOU!! love the mirror writing one and the TED talks!
Thanks, Cheryl! My son is so excited about homeschool tomorrow because I promised him he’d get to do some of the Monday Mix-ins. I had fun putting this post together. There’s so much out there.
The article is great, thank you! Da Vicni was just a genius, can’t stop getting inspired by his art!
The videos about Da Vinci are great, thank you for this article! I’ve watched the first one and it’s very interesting, learned some facts I didn’t know before. Going to check the rest. Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it! There is a lot of great content on Da Vinci out there.
Great article! Have you ever bought any oil reproduction? I decided to order one, seems like a nice way to enjoy famous paintings!