wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I want something teacher friendly, good and thorough instruction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Latina Christiana I would be good. I taught it at co-op to kids in 5th and 6th grade that had never had latin before, and they enjoyed it and kept up just fine. My 4th grader did it, but she had PL before. I will be teaching First Form next year and am not having any 5th graders, unless they have had prior latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomemom Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Getting Started with Latin is wonderful. We ALL have enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 We have had a really great experience with Lively Latin. 5th grade is a great time to start with it. It was written specifically for homeschoolers. For year 1 they have video lectures online. To be fair, I have never used them, so you might want to ask around to see what other people think. But, the materials are easy to teach. After a while, my son took on his own instruction. All I do is assign and correct. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 3 replies with 3 different rec's!!! Curriculum shopping is so hard!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SophiaH Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I would look at Lively Latin or First Form. We've done both and I really like both! If you're wanting something, though, that will take you long-term, I would probably go with FF since the entire series is almost out. There are videos (although we didn't use them this past year, but I did buy them for Second Form) which makes it extremely easy on the teacher, and the TMs are very helpful, giving you the recitations, grammar notes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Getting Started with Latin is wonderful. We ALL have enjoyed it. This is more gentle than Lively Latin, as far as introducing. Others would say slow rather than gentle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 If Getting Started with Latin is anything like Getting Started with Spanish, then yes, it is a lot more gentle than Lively Latin. I found Latina Christiana very dry personally. I much prefer the variety in Lively Latin. GSWL is probably good if you want a very slow, gentle start. LL probably will take you further in one year of study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 If Getting Started with Latin is anything like Getting Started with Spanish, then yes, it is a lot more gentle than Lively Latin. I found Latina Christiana very dry personally. I much prefer the variety in Lively Latin. GSWL is probably good if you want a very slow, gentle start. LL probably will take you further in one year of study. Yeah, I'd say. We started LL in 3rd grade and it took us through 4th. Then in 5th we went back to the beginning and did the whole thing over again, omitting the history (and the fun according to my son). We started with LL2 in 6th and I don't see us getting through it before 8th grade. They are not kidding when they call it the BIG book of Lively Latin. All in all it has been very cost effective. If you start LL1 in 5th you can prob count on using it at through 6th grade. I guess you could whip right through all 600+ pages in one school year, but there is no reason to rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Is this where you buy it from? http://www.livelylatin.com/site/store.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SophiaH Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Is this where you buy it from?http://www.livelylatin.com/site/store.htm Yes. FWIW, my dd did Lively Latin 1 in about a year (as in 12 months), including the History. But she was on the young side for LL and didn't retain much of the last few chapters. Taking redsquirrel's example, we went back and reviewed some of the later grammar concepts, redoing all of the worksheets (it took about 6 weeks) before moving on to a combo of First Form/Visual Latin. I've sometimes entertained thoughts of going back to LLBB2 or buying it for use as a supplement but the Form series is so systematic and thorough. And I think, 'why fix what isn't broken?' :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 That's a good age for Latin Prep from Galore Park. You can see samples on their website to see if it appeals. It's thorough, logical and has a wry sense of humour. You can buy it in the US from horriblebooks.com or with free shipping from bookdepository.co.uk Laur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I would look at Lively Latin or First Form. We've done both and I really like both! If you're wanting something, though, that will take you long-term, I would probably go with FF since the entire series is almost out. There are videos (although we didn't use them this past year, but I did buy them for Second Form) which makes it extremely easy on the teacher, and the TMs are very helpful, giving you the recitations, grammar notes, etc. Would you do FF w/ a 5th grader that hasn't had latin yet though? I would think it pretty tough and think they ought to do LCI first. That is what I am telling parents for our co-op class of FFI this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SophiaH Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Would you do FF w/ a 5th grader that hasn't had latin yet though? I would think it pretty tough and think they ought to do LCI first. That is what I am telling parents for our co-op class of FFI this year. I would, although I haven't done it myself yet, since we start Latin here around 2nd grade. But since that is also what MP recommends (5th+ for FF, or 4th for a student who has completed LC I), I would think it would be fine, especially if the student has a decent grounding in grammar. However, depending on the student, doing LC I in 5th might be a good plan; it would definitely give a student a leg up on vocabulary and some of the grammar concepts before moving into FF, and that might be a good thing in a coop. I just personally think that the Form series is far superior to LC (in structure, built-in practice, video help, and explanations, etc.) but MP has now released extra review worksheets (scroll down) to go along with LC that hopefully help with one of the biggest deficiencies I saw in the program--lack of practice. I will definitely be using these the next time around. One thing I will not be using for LC? The videos--ugh! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 You are right. I forgot that I do MP Latin a year later than they do, following WTM's suggestions. So we did PL in 3rd grade instead of 2nd like MP suggests. We didn't do the videos from LCI. I taught the lesson myself in co-op, and we had a great time with it actually. The kids really enjoyed it, but it was tough enough half way through the year for them. I think FF is going to be a bigger jump, so I will be sticking to my suggestion of no 5th graders unless they have had LCI or equivalent for my class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Getting Started with Latin and Visual Latin. I don't worry about lining them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 That's a good age for Latin Prep from Galore Park. You can see samples on their website to see if it appeals. It's thorough, logical and has a wry sense of humour. You can buy it in the US from horriblebooks.com or with free shipping from bookdepository.co.uk Laur :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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