The sixth grader begins his weekly vocabulary lesson. Within moments, two high school students and a first grader drop everything to crowd around him. As I witness this 15-minute blip in our week, a favorite quote from Plato comes to mind: “Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” This leaves […]
You CAN learn Latin {and enjoy it!}
Latin. It’s a subject I didn’t really buy into when we first started homeschooling. When we entered into a classical co-op, it’s the subject we often ignored. I didn’t find value in it, so we dropped even the small amount of Latin memory work from our schedule. I was certainly a skeptic with no desire […]
Relating Earth Science to God’s World: A Child’s Geography
Explore God’s Earth with A Child’s Geography! Years ago when I first came across A Child’s Geography: Explore His Earth, I mistakenly thought it was another world culture and geography atlas book. I flipped through the pages expecting descriptions and stories of countries and cultures but surprisingly found that it’s all about earth science! Since […]
Latin Noun Declension File Folder Games & Cues {Printables}
Several months ago, someone asked if I had a noun declension game like our verb conjugation file folder game. Since then, I’ve been working on this little somethin’ a little bit at a time (as much as a toddler and life full of other stuff will allow). And finally, it is finished (I think?)! First, […]
John 1 Latin Flashcards & Games
Years ago, I wasn’t at all interested in the Latin part of a classical education. I didn’t see why we needed to learn Latin when we could learn a more “useful” language. However, we decided to trust wiser and more experienced folks and just go with it. At first, we just memorized verb and noun […]
Latin’s Not So Tough Review
This year we tried out a Latin curriculum for our two oldest children (ages 7 and 10) and have found it fairly simple to include Latin’s Not So Tough within our schedule. Latin’s Not So Tough introduces the alphabet, diphthongs, and special consonant blends, followed by vocabulary and sentence construction/translation. The upper levels include noun declension, verb […]
Latin Conjugations: Keeping the Tenses Straight
This is one of the methods our family uses as a memory work aid, especially when we have trouble connecting a prompt to the beginning of the answer to that prompt. This memory work method is: Use a catch phrase. 1st Conjugation Present Tense: When we get a new present, we say, “Oh! Thank you!” […]
Latin Alphabet Coloring Book and Flashcards {Printables}
After memorizing the various combinations of letters for verb endings (conjugations), noun endings (declensions), and vocabulary words, we finally simplified this process and decided to learn our alphabet before moving to more vocabulary. This comes at the suggestion of our 4-year-old, who asked for a Latin alphabet coloring book, which I could not find on-line […]
Latin Conjugation Match-Up Game
Here we wanted to share a simple file folder game for practicing and reviewing Latin conjugation endings. But first, I wanted to share a fun resource that teaches vocabulary through Latin and Greek Word Roots and provides a fantastic foundation for future Latin and Greek study: The Word Up! Vocab Show! And if you’re seeking […]