The Notebooks: Renaissance Copywork Workbook, Vol. I
Classical handwriting & copywork — Grades 2–6
A 64-page handwriting and copywork workbook in the classical tradition. Thirty passages from the great minds of art and science — Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo, Newton, Franklin, Curie, and more — each a two-page lesson: the passage with historical context and a "Consider" discussion prompt, followed by a full practice page with trace-and-copy handwriting rules. Supports Texas ELA handwriting development while building cultural literacy, narration skills, and habits of attention.
- 64 pages, 8.5" × 11", spiral-bound to lie flat
- 30 passages, each with author context + narration prompt
- Trace models in a clear manuscript teaching font; ruled copy lines
- Printed on heavyweight paper; made in Texas
Great Minds: The Polymath Deck
36 large-format study & discussion cards — Grades 3–8
Thirty-six oversized (5" × 7") study cards spanning Archimedes to the Space Age — inventors, artists, scientists, and mathematicians including Leonardo da Vinci, Gutenberg, Galileo, Ada Lovelace, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, and the Wright brothers. Each card front presents the figure, era, and fields; each back carries three key facts, a primary-source quotation, and a "Seed of Genius" discussion question for narration, discussion, or written composition.
- 36 cards, 5" × 7" heavyweight cardstock
- 108 curated facts + 36 primary-source quotations + 36 prompts
- Spans ancient, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and modern eras
- Morning-time starters, timeline manipulatives, or memory work
The Studiolo Poster Set
3 classical schoolroom posters (18" × 24") — all grades
Three archival-style reference posters for the homeschool room, designed in a classical Renaissance aesthetic: (1) The Multiplication Codex — the full 12 × 12 table with square numbers illuminated down the diagonal; (2) A Timeline of Ingenious Inventions — fourteen landmarks from Gutenberg's press (c. 1440) to the Moon landing (1969); (3) The Habits of a Polymath — eight practices of the curious mind after the manner of Leonardo. Shipped rolled in a protective tube.
- Three 18" × 24" posters, shipped rolled in a protective tube
- The Multiplication Codex — daily math-fact reference (grades 2–5)
- A Timeline of Ingenious Inventions — history & science timeline
- Muted cream/green/gold palette that suits any schoolroom
The Da Vinci Studio Bundle
Workbook + Polymath Deck + Poster Set — saves $8.90
The complete Homeschool Da Vinci starter studio: the Renaissance Copywork workbook (64 pages), the Great Minds Polymath Deck (36 large study cards), and the Studiolo Poster Set (three 18" × 24" schoolroom posters). One coherent classical program: copy the words of the great minds, discuss their lives, and keep their tables and timelines on the wall.
- Renaissance Copywork Workbook (64 pages)
- Great Minds Polymath Deck (36 large study cards)
- Studiolo Poster Set (three 18" × 24" posters)
- Bundled price saves $8.90 versus buying separately