I freeze them all the time.

We do. Our spines change, but the basic method stays the same. It has worked beautifully.

Shouldn't it be in historia Romae? Historia: ablative of historia, historiae Romae: genitive of Roma, Romae

I learned along with my kids. (We started with Latina Christiana, and now we're using Henle.) I'm still ahead of the 6th grader, but the 9th grader passed me by long ago - he's a year and a half ahead of me now. I'll never catch up, but he's doing very well so far.

Mine is up. Week #21

:confused: I don't criticize the good parts of my kids' writing. What, is that not enough of a compliment? :tongue_smilie: Ester Maria's critiques have been nothing but honest, insightful, and helpful. I'm busily printing them out to use as teaching aids, and am shocked that anyone would discourage her from posting on these threads.

I thought Ester Maria's critique was incredibly helpful. I would have been so grateful if any of my teachers had given me such detailed feedback on my writing!

My son had the same problem at the same point in the book. I backed him all the way up to the beginning of the book, and that did the trick. He hasn't had many problems since then (he's on lesson 45 of Advanced Mathematics now.) Now my daughter is doing Algebra 1, and she's having the same trouble at lesson 44! I'm about to back her up to the beginning as well. Just wanted to let you know your daughter isn't the only one. :)

Mine is up! Week #20

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My 6th grader does algebra, Latin, Greek, grammar, and logic on her own. I grade her work occasionally (roughly once a week for each subject) and step in to correct her when she gets too far off track. I am much more hands-on with writing, so by default I am involved with history, literature, and science. A good discussion seems to lead to a better paper!

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The Seton answer key is more complete. For example, First Year, Unit 6, exercise 239: Henle Key: See Introduction, 3. Seton Key: The following verbs are all in subjunctive mood, present tense, active voice. 1. 2nd sing. 2. 3rd pl. 3. 3rd sing., etc. Unfortunately, the Seton key for Henle Second Year is not as complete. I'll probably purchase the MODG supplemental answer key shortly. :tongue_smilie:

I'm beginning to think that grade levels are arbitrary; Latin grammar is Latin grammar, and it doesn't seem to matter when you learn it. LCII includes many Latin sayings, songs, prayers, and bits of Roman history that aren't included in Henle, but the grammar in LCII is covered in Henle.

You're right; the instruction in LCII is lacking and can be frustrating for the beginner. I remember being pretty ticked off about it and ended up googling a lot of things. :lol: But we all made it through, and so can you. Try for at least 30 minutes daily. Start with a recitation - I can't tell you how much daily recitations have helped us in our Latin study! If you need extra practice, there are supplemental materials for LC. We used Ludere Latine, Lingua Angelica, and the free worksheets offered on the Memoria Press website. (The worksheets aren't perfect, but they do offer additional translation practice.) Of course, you don't have to work through LCII before beginning Henle. (It was helpful to know a lot of the vocabulary ahead of time, but I don't think learning it as Henle introduces it would be too difficult.) Don't worry about starting "young." My son started Henle in 7th grade and completed the entire book in two years; my daughter started in 5th grade and will probably finish it by the end of 7th grade. They're both doing very well. We use the MODG syllabi, the Seton answer keys, and the Teacher's Manual for Henle Latin Series: First and Second Years by Sister Mary Jeanne, S. N. D. (It is published by Loyola University Press.) We also use Lingua Biblica and Lingua Latina "for fun." I have no background in Latin, so we need all the help we can get! :D You're welcome. I'm glad I could help. :)

We used Saxon (5/4 and up) before and after I read Liping Ma's book. :001_smile:

My kids do every problem of every book starting with 5/4.

Both my kids are learning Latin and Greek, and my oldest just added Hebrew last week. His language history looks like this: 5th: LCI 6th: LCII 7th: Henle First Year Latin (units 1-7), Elementary Greek Years 1 & 2 8th: Henle First Year Latin (units 8-14), Elementary Greek Years 2 & 3 9th: Henle Second Year Latin, Athenaze Greek book 1, The Hebrew Reading Crash Course (published by the National Jewish Outreach Program, recommended by DragonsInTheFlowerBed) He spends 1.5-2 hours per day on languages. My daughter started classical languages at an earlier age, but takes longer to cover the same amount of material. 3rd: LCI 4th: LCII 5th: Henle First Year Latin (units 1-3) 6th: Henle First Year Latin, Elementary Greek Year 1 She spends about an hour per day on languages. I really have no idea what I'm doing; just plugging along the best I can and trying to have a good time with it.

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I think the only specifically non-LCC thing about us is that I kept the English grammar along with the Latin and Greek (it takes just minutes per day and does more good than harm, in my opinion). And my kids read more than is suggested. Otherwise, we're still here and still enjoying ourselves. Mostly. :tongue_smilie:

I started one meal at a time. I'd replace frozen chicken nuggets with real broiled chicken. When that started to seem "normal," I'd replace something else, like pre-made spaghetti sauce. Within a year I was making most of our meals from scratch with healthy (at least, healthier) ingredients. We eat most of our fruits and vegetables raw; really the only time I cook veggies is when I'm making roasted vegetables to eat with pasta.

My son is in 9th grade this year, so nothing is set in stone, but right now I'm thinking I'll award two English credits each year: composition and literature. The composition credit will include grammar, vocabulary, and rhetoric. The literature credit will include everything involved in our great books study. Ah. I see you want very specific examples. :D Composition Rod and Staff English Vocabulary from Classical Roots The Writer's Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing A Rulebook for Arguments The New Oxford Guide to Writing Literature Norton's Essential Literary Terms The Well-Educated Mind Epic of Gilgamesh The Theban Plays; Sophocles The Oresteia; Aeschylus The Histories; Herodotus Medea; Euripides The Birds; Aristophanes The History of the Peloponnesian War; Thucydides On the Nature of Things; Lucretius Metamorphoses; Ovid Annals of Imperial Rome; Tacitus

Perhaps it's because there are so many years of high school, and we need enough time to study the standard high school courses? I don't know. I'm not too concerned with what the standard courses are; we're homeschooling, and we might as well enjoy ourselves. I'm sure there is a college out there that will take him in spite of his interest in geology. ;)

Thank you!