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Standard 6-6.2

6-6.2 Identify key figures of the Renaissance and the Reformation and their contributions (e.g., Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Johannes Gutenberg, John Calvin, and Martin Luther).

Grade(s): 6

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

Grades: 6

In the novel Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Mama uses Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds as a reference when creating a bird design for a tombstone. Students can use da Vinci’s...