Tracy_Lord Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Hello Hive, I was a member a number of years ago and benefited from your collective wisdom. I've lost that email and log in so I'm new, again. I'm homeschooling my kids who are in 5th, 3rd, Pre-K and babylove. Looking ahead to next year, I'm thinking of introducing my kids to Latin. They've haphazardly done Song School Latin and some Minimus but next year, I'm hoping to skip formal English grammar and language arts in favor of Latin. My oldest doesn't care about grammar and spelling but loves using a broad vocabulary in her writing. She can correctly complete lessons and retain absolutely nothing. My second loves structure and order but doesn't think about descriptive language. (She struggles with adjectives and adverbs in a way I've never seen.) Between the two of them, I think a year of Latin would be valuable and might help both of them with their language skills. What curriculum would you recommend? Thank you. Tracy_Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaplank Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 My vote would be Latina Christiana by Memoria Press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredluvsjoanie Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I highly recommend Latina Christiana as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) The Big Book of Lively Latin is what I'm considering. I'm also looking at CAP's Latin for Children. In my experience , MP makes excellent materials but they are VERY dry. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited March 27, 2017 by Paradox5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caclcoca Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 We have used Memoria Press's curriculum starting with Latina Christiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKT Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 We're in the middle of our first year of Latin (with my oldest, the 4th grader) and we are using The Big Book of Lively Latin (#1). We absolutely love it. Very manageable and easy to understand, but I feel like we're learning so much. I highly recommend! (I can't speak to any other programs, as this is the only one we've tried, but so far, it's awesome.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy_Lord Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Thank you all. I have considered Latina Christiana and will check out the Big Book of Lively Latin. If anyone else has other suggestions, that would be wonderful as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Getting Started With Latin is always my first beginning Latin choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km123175 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 My oldest, the only one who currently does Latin, loves Lively Latin. I love that it's pretty self directed. If I wanted to learn Latin I could, but I don't have to. There are on-line lessons/videos if you want to use them. If you already know latin or you are good at just reading it and figuring it out you don't need the on-line part. It has grammar, vocabulary, history, stories, and much more. :) PS: My signature line is completely outdated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Another vote for Lively Latin. We've really enjoyed it. My oldest is doing Lukeion Latin now and LL gave him a great foundation. I found it very easy to learn alongside him with no prior knowledge of Latin myself. My younger two also use LL and didn't want to do the history so we just skip those pages for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 There is also Logos Press Latin Galore Park Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 For a first go round GSWL on Kindle. We love CAP Latin programs here. I find MP thorough and extremely dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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