Latin recommendations please...

[michaeljenn]

So.. I have decided to do Latin! I need recommendations please. I will be teaching a 13, 12 and 9yo. I have zero, zip, nada experience in Latin. So I need some MAJOR hand holding here...

 

I have looked at Lively Latin and really like the looks of it. But, I want to hear from other who may have been in my same situation.

 

Thanks!!

[KIN]

I think from the ages of your kids you should take a look at Latina Christiana or Latin Prep. If you do a search on this forum you will find TONS of information about these programs. Just yesterday there was one on Latin Prep by Amy loves Bud. Good luck making your decision!

[TMarie]

I am in the same boat with you.:001_smile:

 

Here's an interesting poll from earlier this year. There are several popular choices and the percentages for usage are surprisingly close! http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77&highlight=latin

[Susan in SoCal]

I love Lively. It would likely be a great fit for your 9yo, tho probably not ideal for your older students.

 

For the 12 & 13yo, I would highly recommend Latin Prep (tho, keep in mind the different British case order presentation -- which was explained in the previous LPrep thread referenced above). For this age, I also like Henle. I wouldn't recommend Latina Christiana for this age group, because I think too many grammar details and full explanations are left out, thus making the program frustrating for older students and adults.

[Mama Lynx]

So.. I have decided to do Latin! I need recommendations please. I will be teaching a 13, 12 and 9yo. I have zero, zip, nada experience in Latin. So I need some MAJOR hand holding here...

 

I have looked at Lively Latin and really like the looks of it. But, I want to hear from other who may have been in my same situation.

 

Thanks!!

 

I would recommend Latin Prep, or Lively Latin, or Latina Christiana I.

[Sunshine State Sue]

We started Matin Latin 1 when ds was 10. We completed Matin Latin 1 & 2 in 2 years. We homeschool year round.

 

I liked the looks of Latin for Children, but I read a review that called it "ambitious". It looked great, but ambitious to me. And since I have NO Latin background, and Matin Latin is supposed to be good for those of us with no Latin background, I went with it.

 

I've been happy with it. Matin Latin 1 covers nouns (subject, predicate, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, possessive), verbs (present, future, imperfect), sum (the verb “to beâ€), adjectives, predicate adjectives, prepositions and prepositional phrases. Only 1st declension nouns (feminine) are introduced. Each topic is presented first in English, then in Latin. So, present tense verbs are presented first in English, then in Latin. It has an answer key. It has quite a bit of translating from Latin to English. We worked 2x per week up to an hour a day for 8-9 month to complete it.

 

Matin Latin 2 covers 2nd & 3rd declension nouns, more verb tenses (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect), 2nd & 3rd conjugation verb, adverbs, conjunctions, and more. The last few months, we worked 3x per week, and I found that I needed to study more beforehand. We completed Matin Latin 2 in 1 ¼ years. The best advice a woman gave me about ML 2 was to allow it to take more than a year. Ds has now moved on to Oxford Latin with a Latin tutor. Yippee! Matin Latin was a great foundation!

 

In Matin Latin 1 & 2, there are several stories from the Old Testament: Joshua & Jericho, Daniel & the lion, Adam & Eve, Noah, Tower of Babel, Abraham & Isaac, Jacob & Esau. There is the Roman myth of Androcles and the lion, Ceres and Persephone, and the Roman god Bacchus. There are stories about Roman life and a girl named Julia who lives with her father by the seashore. There are no prayers to be memorized and chanted daily. The only specifically Christian content is Jesus Loves Me on a “just for fun†page along with the song America.

 

Hope this is helpful. :001_smile:

[Shelly in IL]

We used all of LC1 and moved to LC2 grade 5 and used most of it. That being said, I think it really helped my son to be familiar enough with the language and the vocab that he virtually breezes through Latin Prep this year in 6th. Latina Christiana is kind of boring and the video teacher is really dry, but he really learned from it.

 

Latin Prep on the other hand is fantastic! But, I'm sure glad he had a foundation first!