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Featured Post from Last Week
I always enjoy seeing what curriculum other families are using! Here is what Sara (from Classically Homeschooling) is using this year. I'd love to hear about your choices too!
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One of my favorite things this past year has been learning Latin. I knew nothing about Latin before we started last year, so I am learning right along with my children. What I love the most is learning how much of our English language is influenced by Latin. I am continually amazed at how many of our words are derived in some way from Latin words.
English just makes so much more sense when you know Latin. I can't believe that I can already tell that after only doing 2 years of very basic learning...taught by a monkey =)
Here are a couple of examples of words that have me delighting in learning Latin:
Contradict -
contra = against
dico = I speak
Transport -
trans = across
porto = I carry
Do you love that too, or am I just odd? I think I learn things better when I can know the "why" behind them, so when I can see our words broken down like that, it leaves me amazed!
In those examples, I probably should have given the infinitive (to speak, to carry), but I'm still learning, so I did the best I could =) I'm sure you got the idea despite my insufficiency.
Using Song School Latin 2
Last year we used Song School Latin 1, so this year we moved right along to Song School Latin 2. SSL1 focuses mostly on fun, familiar words and is a wonderful way to introduce a child to Latin. When I got to flip through SSL2, I was amazed at how much longer the book was, and how much more content it covered. It still has all the fun of SSL1, but adds much more grammar.
Each chapter includes new vocab words, a fun song, a grammar lesson, worksheets, and activities. If you want a better look (or listen!) at these components, the Classical Academic Press website has samples of everything for you.
I am not making my son memorize all of the words and especially not all of the conjugations and declensions. Of course you could do that, but I am looking at this program as a first taste of learning Latin and I want my kids to just be excited about it. (We go through every chapter and practice everything, I'm just not testing him on the material.)
So far, it is working =) As I sit here typing this, my son actually asked me if I could play the Monkey Match game with him. I told him to wait just a few minutes, so now he is playing by himself on the other side of the room and humming one of the Latin songs. No joke!
My kids both are learning so much and think it is so neat to see what derivatives we get from Latin. When we are out at the store and hear people talking another language, I always think it is so funny when my 5 year old daughter says "Oh, they are probably speaking Latin." I love that Latin is just a normal part of our life (not that we are any good at it yet!)
Another part of the curriculum that you can get is the DVD. That is the kind of 'extra' that I typically don't get. I figure if I'm teaching the lesson already, why do I need someone else to teach it to my kids again. In this case, I would have been making a big mistake! The SSL2 DVD is very much worth it for so many reasons.
It helps you hear the pronunciation clearly, if you are not already a Latin pro
It gives your child another exposure to the material, since it is something completely new
It gives Latin an element of fun, if they are not as excited about the derivatives as I am =)
It helps your child learn through multiple senses
The DVD lessons are short and sweet. Each lesson has a few parts: new vocabulary, derivatives, grammar lesson, and a fun cartoon at the end. Can I make a confession? I've never actually seen the DVD. Eek! I feel bad saying that! I may have never seen them, but I have heard them many, many times. We have a built in DVD player in our minivan and I really don't appreciate having it there, but the one thing I will let my kids occasionally watch are these Latin DVDs. I really enjoy listening to them. The voices are pleasing, the derivatives are fascinating, and the cartoon at the end is really funny. Here is a sample (so I guess now I can say that I've seen it!)
Song School Latin Giveaway
Here comes the fun part! If you are looking for a Latin program to use with your lower elementary students next year, you can enter to win the entire Song School Latin 2 curriculum! Classical Academic Press has graciously offered to give one of my readers the complete SSL2 program which includes:
Song School Latin 2 Student Edition
Song School Latin 2 Teacher's Edition
Latin Monkey Match 2 Flashcard Game
Song School Latin 2 DVD Set
If you don't win, or if you are in need of a different Latin curriculum, you can use code: LLH20 to get 20% off of any Latin curriculum (included the already discounted bundles!) at Classical Academic Press until the end of the month (7-31-15).
Welcome to another week of Trivium Tuesdays! For those of you who are
new here today, this link-up is hosted by Living and Learning at Home (that's me!) and Classically Homeschooling and is aimed at encouraging and informing
other
homeschoolers
who use the Classical model of teaching. Here we can share with each
other and learn from one another.
Don't forget to follow my Pinterest boards that are a part of the All Things Classical List!
Also, please remember to only link up posts that have to do with homeschooling using the classical model of education. Thank you for understanding this link-up's theme.
Featured Post from Last Week
I love all the reasons that Learning Mama gives for including nature study in your summer plans!
This Week's Link-Up
Here are the rules:
Your post must have to do (in some way) with classical homeschooling (any age children).
Your post may be from your archives as long as you only post it one time on this link-up.
Please link to your direct post, not your blog in general.
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I reserve the right to remove any link-up that does not have to do with classical homeschooling.
If you are a regular here at Trivium Tuesdays and have something
to share that is a little off topic, but still would be an encouragement
to the readers here, please still share it =) I'm referring to people
who are just trying to get their blog more exposure without following
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Welcome to another week of Trivium Tuesdays! For those of you who are
new here today, this link-up is hosted by Living and Learning at Home (that's me!) and Classically Homeschooling and is aimed at encouraging and informing
other
homeschoolers
who use the Classical model of teaching. Here we can share with each
other and learn from one another.
Don't forget to follow my Pinterest boards that are a part of the All Things Classical List!
Also, please remember to only link up posts that have to do with homeschooling using the classical model of education. Thank you for understanding this link-up's theme.
Featured Post from Last Week
If you have not read the entire poem that the Doxology is taken from, you are in for a treat! Visit Grammarlings right now and print it out to meditate on in the morning. Mine is printing as I'm typing this =)
This Week's Link-Up
Here are the rules:
Your post must have to do (in some way) with classical homeschooling (any age children).
Your post may be from your archives as long as you only post it one time on this link-up.
Please link to your direct post, not your blog in general.
Please link back to this post in some way. You can use my Trivium Tuesdays button (found on my right sidebar) if you'd like so others can learn about this link-up! Button code: <a href="http://www.livingandlearningathome.com/" target="_blank" title="Trivium Tuesdays"><img alt="Living and Learning at Home" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bYsfMVF9tdI6haQLUiZ1rvZIf1kDaqnjHIOJA46X62tWXnlPDkU-5OqujsZyjoDp39J7dbhUx9CRFPyV991_BapG9dHciT8osyXwMtDtG6mV_TDyoECv_e5-oKFc2ZavhE4Ds9rj_8Kn/s1600/Trivium+Tuesdays+-+button.png"/></a>
It may be helpful to state in your link description what stage of
the trivium or what subject your post is about, if applicable, so others
can easily find posts they are interested in looking at.
Remember, everyone loves comments =) So don't be shy, and tell someone if you liked their post!
I reserve the right to remove any link-up that does not have to do with classical homeschooling.
If you are a regular here at Trivium Tuesdays and have something
to share that is a little off topic, but still would be an encouragement
to the readers here, please still share it =) I'm referring to people
who are just trying to get their blog more exposure without following
the rules above.
If you want to be reminded of this link-up each week, make sure to sign up below!
