Latin For Beginners
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Latin For Beginners
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Learning Latin has many benefits for our kids! Are you looking for a great Latin for beginners curriculum for your homeschool? I share our favorite option and how you can use it with your own kids or in a homeschool co-op setting.
When we first began looking into the option of homeschooling, I remember visiting a local Classical Conversations session. I sat in on a class where students recited a long list of Latin declensions and conjugations. I was intrigued; I had never thought of Latin as something I would teach in our homeschool, nor did I see the value.
As I became more familiar with homeschooling methods and browsed my fair share of curriculum and homeschool conventions, I saw Latin was quite popular among homeschoolers. Being pretty ignorant of Latin myself, I wanted to know why I should consider teaching my kids this “dead” language.
I began teaching Prima Latina in our homeschool co-op, kind of blindly. I figured it might give me a few extra “cool homeschool mom” points (I’m only halfway joking).
One of the things we did in that class was memorize the “Sanctus” Latin prayer. In Latin, “Sanctus” means “holy”. Shortly after, my son was learning the memory verse John 17:17 (“Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”). He recognized that “Sanctify” was a derivative of “Sanctus” and understood that the verse was talking about being made holy.
I started to see the value in what we were learning in those early days.
Here are some of the other benefits I have been pleasantly surprised with as we have studied Latin in our homeschool:
Latin is a very systematic language. As we work through our lessons each week, my kids have to think through different word endings and grammar forms, apply rules with precision and really pay attention to detail. These are all great habits to instill in our kids – learning Latin can help!
I don’t think I realized at first how much our grammar is based on Latin grammar. As we’ve been learning Latin, my kids and I understand more why we have certain grammar rules, and our Latin lessons have reinforced what we are learning in our English classes.
Plus, the Sanctus example above is just one of many Latin derivatives we have encountered since we began our studies. So many English words come from Latin, and it’s been fun to see the vocabulary connections my kids can now make.
Learning Latin helps us understand how other languages work. Many of the romance languages like French and Spanish have descended from Latin, so learning Latin can make it easier to learn other languages later on.
It really is! We have a great time in our Latin co-op class each week, and working through translations at home is kind of like figuring out secret codes and messages. Plus, once my kids learned that many Harry Potter spells are derivatives of Latin words , they loved it even more.
This video is a bit on the long side, but, I love it and think it give a really great overview on these key benefits (and more) to learning Latin:
This year we are using Latina Christiana from Memoria Press for our Latin curriculum. I have been really happy with it, and think it’s a great option for those who are new to Latin.
There are two Latin for beginners options Memoria Press offers: Prima Latina and Latina Christiana.
Prima Latina is a more gentle introduction, geared for kids anywhere from 1st to 4th grade, that teaches a great mix of English grammar and beginning Latin. There is less vocabulary to memorize each week in this course. If your kids are still in the beginning stages of English grammar, this would be a great course to start with.
I first started teaching Latin in our homeschool co-op when my son was in third grade using Prima Latina, which is the level right before Latina Christiana. This year, my girls are in third grade and my son is in fourth; because I wanted them all to learn together, they began Latina Christiana with us (so they skipped Prima Latina).
So far so good – with Latina Christiana still being a beginning Latin course, I don’t feel they were at any disadvantage not completing Prima Latina first. The biggest difference has been more vocabulary and grammar forms to memorize in this course, so keep that in mind.
Latina Christiana is designed for 3rd grade and above. I think this stage has been a great place to begin introducing Latin in our homeschool, because it has really complemented our English grammar work.
So why did I end up choosing Memoria Press for our Latin curriculum?
The courses are created by Cheryl Lowe, a homeschooling mom who realized the advantages of leaning Latin early on. Her resources have been used for years by families to successfully incorporate Latin into their own homeschools.
The lessons in Cheryl’s curriculum are short, to the point, and super easy to follow. The teacher manual is pretty much open and go, which is also big bonus (the less prep I have to do, the better!).
I purchased the Latina Christiana Complete Set so I would have all necessary materials. This set includes:
I also purchased the Review Worksheets , and I think they have been a very helpful addition to our curriculum.
I use all of these components weekly, with the exception of the pronunciation CD, so I think the complete set is the best option price-wise.
If your kids are interested in Roman heroes and history, there is an optional history and geography of Rome portion included in this text that is taken from Chapters 1-13 of Memoria Press’s Famous Men of Rome .
We did not include this with our curriculum this year, but for some kids, learning about Rome’s history and culture can be a great motivator to learn the Latin language.
That’s totally ok! Neither did I, but like many things in our homeschool, I am enjoying learning alongside my kids.
Latina Christiana is designed just for parents and teachers who do not have a background in Latin. The teacher guides are very easy to follow (see my teacher manual below). You simply follow the steps in order, and it even gives you prompts so you know what to say.
You don’t have to be intimidated – if I can do it, you can too!
As I mentioned before, I use this curriculum with our homeschool co-op that meets once per week.
Prior to teaching a lesson, I watch the lesson on the DVD. They’re short (only about 10-15 minutes), so it really doesn’t take much prep time. I watch to get an idea of the flow of the lesson, and learn any new pronunciations and grammar forms we’ll be covering.
In co-op, I’ll teach pretty much what the DVD covers, which follows the steps of the Teacher’s Manual. If we have extra time, we’ll play some vocabulary review games (the kids love hangman and Pictionary for vocab review!) and I’ll assign some homework and review for the kids to complete during the week.
Each class/lesson consists of Latin conversation, review, and recitation; new vocabulary, Latin sayings, derivatives, and grammar; and practice exercises.
In learning Latin, you have to commit to frequent practice to really memorize the vocabulary and grammar forms. Here is our typical schedule each week and what I have my kids work on:
Day 1: Co-op class/new lesson Day 2: Complete the exercises in the Student Workbook Day 3: Complete the extra cumulative Review worksheet (this is from the extra book I purchased) Day 4: Make flashcards and practice new vocabulary Day 5: Cumulative vocabulary review
If we didn’t do Latin in co-op (and were just completing it in our homeschool), we would simply watch the video lesson together at home, and then follow the same schedule from there.
I also want to share a great tool I found that we use to practice our Latin vocabulary during the week: the Learning Latin Flashcard App . You can download any of the Memoria Press Latin levels individually, or the entire Memoria Press vocabulary set. Handheld flashcards are great, but I love this app because we can practice our Latin vocab anywhere!
Everything you need to get started with learning Latin is right at your fingertips with this curriculum!
I love how easy-to-follow it is, even for someone like me who has never studied Latin before. The lessons are short, straightforward, predictable, and effective. And I love that I’ve been able to teach it in our co-op with minimal prep – my kids are getting to take this class and learn Latin with their friends, which has been a blast!
The Student Workbook is also an invaluable tool for my kids. The appendix lists everything they learn in the course, from Latin prayers to conversational Latin phrases to vocabulary in alphabetical order – so it’s really easy for them to look things up if they forget.
We are still early in our Latin journey, but we are enjoying this curriculum and I have already begun to see the benefits. If you’re looking for a great Latin for beginners curriculum, Memoria Press won’t disappoint!
What do you think – will you give Latin a try in your homeschool? What curriculum have you used and loved? Drop a comment below!
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This is so timely! We recently attended a homeschool convention where Andrew Pudewa spoke. I had a conversation with him after one of his sessions and admitted that I hate teaching our children grammar. He recommended that we begin to learn Latin, because we tend to take grammar rules/usefulness for granted since we already know English. I have been looking into it for the past few weeks—and then this came into my inbox on the very subject, recommending the very same curriculum. Ha! I think this affirms our need to begin studying Latin. Many thanks! -Susan
Susan, I love this! Thanks for sharing, and I hope you love studying Latin with your kids. I am amazed at how much more I am learning about grammar – it’s been really interesting!
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More that 100 years old, so the teaching style is different from more modern books. Still useful; some concepts are hard to figure out, and the more sources you can consult and compare the better chances of figuring out the concept that's giving you fits. Note: the stated purpose of the book is to prepare you to read Caesar's Galic Wars. One major drawback is that each lesson refers you to a special vocabulary, which is hundreds of pages later in the book. Hyperlinks would be very useful, and there are none. That's why only 3 stars.
I am working my way through this course I’m having fun and seeing progress being able to see and read sentences in Latin. I am excited to progressing to longer more complex passages
I'm lucky enough to have attended a high school that offered 4 years of Latin. Also had one of the most expressive, interested teacher's teaching it. That was over 20 years ago. Our kids are nearing high school and I really want them to learn basic Latin. I believe it improves our English vocabulary, it also can help make other languages easier to understand and it's a fun language to learn along with its history. This e-book isn't the best quality. As others have said, the formatting is below average and the locations aren't right. Having said that, I still think it's a 3 star. It's okay. It teaches the basics well and showed me I hadn't forgot as much as I thought. Our kids made a deal with us to study a foreign language all summer long for 30 minutes a day. While they're not speaking Latin too well, yet, they are learning the vocabulary and roots really well. I also bought a few other Latin e-books for them so I can't credit this one as the reason they are learning, but again, it's not bad for the price. Just don't expect it to turn you or your family into Latin speakers.
This new "Centurion Edition" is pretty good, but there's one problem that recurs throughout: it appears some sort of semi-automated process was used to generate this text from the earlier one, and the misprints thereby generated are numerous and were not caught. Example: on page 83 appears the word "Gerinānī" which is clearly supposed to be "Germānī". Another example occurs in the mis-numbering of multi-line exercises (page 48): 2. Nūllī malō 3. puerō praemium dat magister. Those are clearly supposed to be one single item. These errors are not terribly serious, just annoying. There are answers to some of the exercises available online, and the book contains lots of English-to-Latin composition exercises, which is good. All in all, the book is pretty good, but loses a star from me due to the many misprints.
Studied 4 years Latin at school - 1941 to 1945 - And now reading a number of Roman authors and have Livy book 28 "Hannibal in Italy' in Latin so decided to have another crack at learning the language.This eccer is so good , has me going again in simple steps so that I am not discouraged early! 1st declension of nouns, !st conjugation of verbs and Ablative and Dative introduced in separate exercises. No corrections 'tho. I then open ' Latin for Dummies' and go in off the deep end! All the tenses of the verbs.Declension of nouns in separate chapters.So I have a greater view and a better idea of where I am headed.Pronunciation? Well I can't converse with Seneca or eavesdrop on Hannibal and Scipio conversing before the battle of Zama, so I don't worry too much about it. Getting used to pronouncing vees as w. Germans have k for Latin c so Kaiser is actually Caesar! Learn something new ever day! I am enjoying the learning and my report should say ' making good progress'. Must get back to it. Tempus fugit.
I had been working with an old original version of this book, but the layout and organization were awkward and frustrating. You were constantly flipping around. I have no idea why language books were so non-linear 100+ years ago. That being said, the content is fantastic. It is the antithesis of Wheelock in it's method. It explains grammar well, assuming just a rudimentary remembrance of it from high school. The sentences aren't inane and boring, and it is motivating to know that I am being prepped specifically to read Caesar's Gallic Campaign. The text is clear and easy to read, the typeset is a good size and the exercises are given immediately after grammar points and vocabulary. The answer key is available for free on Textkit.com, as well as forums aimed specifically at this text. All in all a great set of resources to anyone wanting to learn Latin on their own. The binding and pages are of high quality and the appendices and grammar reviews are very well done. Get this book and you will have no excuses.
I enjoy the book format. I started doing the lessons on a pdf copy, but having the book makes it easier to refer to prior lessons and the vocabulary in the back. The book appears to be a scan of the original. The scan is good: letters are clear and bright, and so are the line drawings of scenes from the ancient Roman world. As for its pedagogical qualities, it provides well paced lessons and exercises to develop vocabulary, reading, and writing. The exercises in the
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