(Recorded Course) Grade School Beginning Latin, Part One with Olivia Jones

Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course!

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 watching the first class.

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

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week BEFORE watching the next recording.

  • 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 also watches the weekly class to best assist students in making materials and doing memory work.

This is Part One of a two-part course. Students are expected to also complete Part Two.

Total Classes: 12

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 outline:

Week 1: Introductions and 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: Course materials: Lingua Latina Book 1: Familia Romana by Hans Orberg, ISBN 13: 9781585104208. This book is used for multiple years of grade school Latin and need only be purchased once. Students may purchase a used copy through bookfinder.com.

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.

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.