Anyone have a schedule they use for Latin Prep?

[Kissy]

I am starting to plan next year and want to get a good idea of how to schedule this and maybe steal a little from someone who has been there done that. :) I have the workbook and the textbook.

[Krista in LA]

:lurk5: We are using it too for the first time next year and would love to hear how others plan for it.

[Laura Corin]

I seem to remember that I just counted the number of exercises, then worked out how many I would have to do each week to cover the book in a year.

 

Laura

[Kissy]

I was hoping to find something a little more in depth. So far I have it scheduled two different ways for the chapter 1 and the chapter 2. If no one has a schedule they used then I will wind up trying both ways and see which worked better and go with that.

[nmoira]

DD the Elder is not quite halfway through Latin Prep Book 1. Much of the material so far is review from another program, but we're still taking LP at a leisurely pace. She does one or two exercises a day, depending on length. However, a few exercises have multiple parts, and these we usually break up over two days. Longer reading passages are also typically covered over two days -- the first day we'll read through it slowly then listen to the audio a few times, and the second we'll review and answer the questions. After the chapter is finished, I have her work through the workbook in 15 minute chunks until finished. I introduce vocabulary flashcards prior to starting each chapter, while doing a stage of Cambridge Latin. We also spend about 5 minutes a day reviewing old vocabulary using flashcards.

[Peela]

Same as nmoira, one or two exercises a day depending on how long they take, and drill time additional to that.

I've never understood what people mean when they want a schedule for that kind of program.

[Tohru]

We were going to skip Latin this year until I saw the samples of Latin Prep. lol

 

If anyone does have a written schedule, I'd love to see it too.

 

Thanks!

[Penny]

My dc did Latin Prep 1 in 4th grade, with the workbook, every exercise, and it took 12 months to get through it. We 'over-learned' the material, chanting conjugations and writing declensions every day, along with constant review. This method worked fantastically, and set an awesome foundation for the rest of our Latin studies.

 

I'm glad we didn't rush, or try to stick to a schedule. Some concepts took longer than others, some chapters are more difficult.

 

I will say that neither I nor the dc had prior experience in a foreign language, so just the idea of inflection was entirely new.

[Cindyg]

Another vote for one exercise a days. Yes, it is slow, but it is pleasant.

 

Here. I'll look up how many exercises each chapter has:

 

Chapter 1 has 10 exercises.

Chapter 2 has 27

Ch. 3 - 22

Ch 4 - 19

Ch 5 - 19

Ch 6 - 24

Ch 7 - 16

Ch 8 - 19

Ch 9 - 14

Ch 10 - 15

 

There's also a workbook that reviews each chapter.