Classical Greek for Beginners (Galore Park)

[wixsond]

Anyone use this yet? How'd it go?

 

Thanks,

Dana

[Laura Corin]

Hobbes and I studied most of the book. I had to supplement with extra worksheets pulled off the internet for alphabet learning, but apart from that I didn't supplement. It's a light one-year course, designed for late elementary/middle school. It's not one of the courses that Galore Park wrote themselves - they bought it in - so it's not as good as Latin Prep, for example, but it's fine.

 

Laura

[wixsond]

Hobbes and I studied most of the book. I had to supplement with extra worksheets pulled off the internet for alphabet learning, but apart from that I didn't supplement. It's a light one-year course, designed for late elementary/middle school. It's not one of the courses that Galore Park wrote themselves - they bought it in - so it's not as good as Latin Prep, for example, but it's fine.

 

Laura

 

Thank you! I have finally decided on Latin Prep for next year for dd, 8th gr (who has had "some" Latin, but doesn't have time for the rigors of an online class this year) and GP's Greek program for beginners (because she really wants to study Greek, too). That way, she can do both at her own pace. They seemed very well written, to me. Had the mixture of things I was looking for, did not skimp on the grammar, etc. And, after scouring the internet for all the choices, I was really happy to find these. I hope I have chosen well!

 

As for the alphabet, I want to say I saw some other resource out there for the alphabet for Greek....need to try to remember. Sounds like we'll need to supplement that part of it. Maybe the Greek Alphabet Code Cracker? http://classicalacademicpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=28 Or A Greek Alphabetareon? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0974361690/homeschoolchr-20 And, copybook? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1933228016/ref=nosim/wwwcathyduffy-20

 

Some online fun I found, in case it helps someone else:

 

Type Greek.com http://www.typegreek.com/

 

Greek Alphabet Game: http://www.inrebus.com/greekalphabetgame.php

 

Greek Flashcard Printables: http://www.homeschoolfever.com/learn-greek-free-greek-alphabet-flashcards/

 

Would like to find a few more online games for learning the alphabet. I think dd would enjoy that....