Spotlight on Resources for Bringing Latin to Life!

About half of families begin foreign language in the elementary years, while the other half wait until high school.  If you’re trying to decide which language to select, may I make the case for Latin?

Reasons to Teach Latin

• English Vocabulary  About 60% of English words derive from Latin, and more than 90% of multi-syllabic English words have a Latin root!  All of that "scientific mumbo jumbo" is either Latin or Greek.  Learn it and empower yourself and your children!
• Foreign Language    If you want to learn or teach Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese or any of the Romance languages, a Latin background will be immensely helpful.  The vocabulary and grammatical structures all derive from Latin.
• Test Scores    Not my favorite topic, but a background in Latin has been proven to increase verbal, analytic, and problem solving scores.

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Two of our Latin resources to pick up are the Latin Activity Bundle and Who Killed Marcus Aurelius game.  Each utilizes games and activities to reinforce foreign language concepts.  Who Killed Marcus Aurelius? is a Clue-style board game designed to practice vocabulary.  The Latin Activity Bundle includes four games and activities which reinforce a variety of vocabulary, grammar, and everyday usage concepts.

 

Solve mysteries in classical Latin! In the home of Marcus Aurelius, a murder has been committed. Whodunit? Unravel the mystery and solve the crime! Brush up on your Latin vocabulary in this Clue-inspired board game…fun for the whole family! (Cards with Latin words have English translations.)

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Brick-Themed Latin Daily Calendar –  Study basic Latin concepts with these fun, brick-themed daily calendar labels. Concepts covered include : months, days, seasons, and weather.  Use this unit with Lego or other building blocks!

A Latin Adventure – Further study of Latin with proper nouns, declensions, and everyday use of Latin words and phrases in our modern society. Demonstrated through a fictitious adventure, with interactive components.

Have Yourself a Little Latin Christmas –  Get into the holiday spirit while continuing Latin studies with these 22 pages of games, activities, and history!  Includes: Crafts, Caroling, Reading, Games, and Puzzles.

Latin Vocabulary Bundle – This bundle includes a daily calendar and vocabulary flash cards for fifteen different sets of daily use words!

• Months / Days
• Weather / Seasons
• Body Parts / Senses
• Colors
• Numbers
• Animals
• Food
• Family
• Holidays
• Nature Words
• Household Items
• Around the House
• In the Military
• Working a Job
• Declensions / Endings

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