southmetromom Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Dear Friends, I think I need help! We are on Lesson 6 (we started last Sept.) My ds is 10 and he seems to be doing fine on vocab and chants, etc. He isn't thrilled with Latin and is bored with the history component (he is actually a history buff and feels bored by this in-depth Roman history, as he is right now captivated by SOTW IV and related modern topics). I had 2 semesters of college Latin, but realize it was a whole language approach, so I sure don't have the declensions memorized, etc. Two questions, then - Ds doesn't have the declensions memorized -- he must refer to the chant sheet, etc. to complete the lessons. (But, then again, so do I!) Should we be doing more rote declensions, etc.? Should I be getting "in gear" and learning ahead of him? I actually bought Henle and started it, but it fell off my to-do list once school really got underway. Any ideas or encouragement will be greatly appreciated. I WANT to have Latin in our curriculum, but somehow it always falls to a lower part on the to-do list. TIA, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Ds doesn't have the declensions memorized -- he must refer to the chant sheet, etc. to complete the lessons. (But, then again, so do I!) Should we be doing more rote declensions, etc.?The only cases covered in LL1 are nominative and ablative (ablative of place where), so he has the entire course to memorize the chants. I would do lots of practice with nominative singular and plural and then, after it is introduced, ablative singular and plural. Should I be getting "in gear" and learning ahead of him? I actually bought Henle and started it, but it fell off my to-do list once school really got underway.You shouldn't need to for LL1, but if you plan on continuing with Lively Latin, be warned that LL2 moves much more quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasta Mom Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I agree with nmoira - and I think you're doing fine. We're not very good at memory work in our house. We're on chapter 9 and my son mostly has his chants memorized, but not completely. We do a lot of referring during our lessons. I think it will come. It sounds like you're doing fine. I wonder if you picked up the pace a bit, if your ds would remember more. We're doing history, too, so I think we're working a lot faster. I find the program has a lot of practice, and by keeping going, we seem to have success.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmetromom Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Just the encouragement I needed. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy in ME Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 We have also dropped the history from LL because we found it to be too much at this point. We do a Latin recitation during our morning meeting time to cover the chants. Not all of the declensions are used in this book and my ds also has to look in the book to decline nouns but I think he is doing great. It has been a great program for him. I only began Latin last year and I just learn with the boys for the most part and we are doing fine. I am finding my 8 years of French to be helpful though. I don't spend a lot of time getting ahead of them. I did just pick up a Cambridge book and I am really enjoying reading through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmetromom Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I so appreciate all of your thoughts. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 My boys go over the flashcards 5 minutes/day and that helps a lot. They do still have to consult a lesson page to conjugate or decline sometimes. I think there are quite a few lessons for practicing though, and I see improvement (we're almost done lesson 8). They also prefer to read each Lesson's history pages in one sitting, instead of breaking it up. It really doesn't take much time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraida Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Just spend five minutes before doing the lessons and go over vocabulary and grammar chants. Blessings Zoraida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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