(Fall 2023) Grade School Beginning Latin, Part One with Olivia Jones

This course is designed to introduce young students to basic Latin skills and the Roman Empire.  Join us in this fun course to build a love for future Latin studies.

How to get the most out of Grade School Beginning Latin, Part One with Olivia Jones: 

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special Notes: All course materials are provided FREE by the instructor.

It is recommended that a parent sit in on the weekly live class to best assist students in making materials and doing memory work. A parent not available during the live class can watch the recording the next day.

This is Part One of a two-part course. Students are expected to also register for Part Two in the spring.

Total Classes: 12

Class Dates: Thursdays, September 14 to December 14, 2023. (No class Oct. 12 or Nov. 23)

Starting Time: 2:30 PM Eastern (1:30 Central; 12:30 Mountain; 11:30 Pacific)

Duration per class: 30 minutes

Prerequisite: None

Suggested Grade Level: 3rd to 5th grade

Suggested Credit: One full semester Latin

Instructor: Olivia Jones

Instructor Email: OliviaJones.hsc@proton.me

Course description: Students will be introduced to basic Latin speaking and reading skills through fun activities and homework assignments. By the end of the semester, students will be able to read a short Latin passage about the Map of the Roman Empire, answer simple comprehension questions in Latin, and sustain a 5-minute practiced conversation. This course will prepare students for beginning middle school Latin with any Latin curriculum. We will explore mainly Ecclesiastical pronunciations.

Course outline:

Week 1: Introduction and Choosing Roman Names

Week 2: Conversational Latin

Week 3: Map of the Roman Empire: Vocabulary

Week 4: Map of the Roman Empire: Genders of nouns

Week 5: Map of the Roman Empire: Ubi est?

Week 6: Review

Week 7: Map of the Roman Empire: Singular vs. Plural, Part 1 (Fem.)

Week 8: Map of the Roman Empire: Singular vs. Plural, Part 2 (Masc.)

Week 9: Map of the Roman Empire: Singular vs. Plural, Part 3 (Neut.)

Week 10: More Conversational Latin and How to play Simon Says

Week 11: Numeri et Litterae (Numbers and Letters)

Week 12: Practice Latin Interview, Final Exam: reading a short text in Latin

Course materials: A working microphone is required for this course. A total of 60 blank flashcards for vocabulary words and terms must be available to the student starting on the first day of class. Some means of taking pictures of flashcards and uploading them to Moodle will be required. A downloadable map from Moodle will be provided free by the instructor.

Homework: Students will be expected to spend 10-15 minutes every school day either making or studying vocabulary flashcards. Example flashcards and pronunciation videos will be provided by the instructor. Additionally, students will teach and practice basic conversational skills with parents (or competent siblings) and complete one review assignment in Moodle for an average of 30 minutes once per week before class. Once per semester, students will submit a creative project.