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Minimus Teacher's Resource Book: Starting out in Latin

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This is a very fun Latin program for children. It is very colorful, interesting, and user friendly. The author has a gift for teaching this subject to young children. If this Teacher's Resource book were priced reasonably ... I would rave about it to everyone I know and I would highly recommend it to all of my homeschooling friends. It is a great introduction to Latin for young children. It is, however, not worth the listed price, even if it came with the student book (which is an additional cost). It is a shame that this program is so overpriced.

This book is a necessity if you buy the student book and don't already know Latin. The format for Minimus is great. The problem is that it is priced for a classroom teacher who need to make copies for an entire classroom every year. I am homeschooling and added Latin at my son's request. I shelled out the money but was quite disappointed with what I received. It breaksdown to a little less than $1 per page. Considering I will only make 2 copies of the replicatable pages I really don't think it is worth the money.

If the price of Minimus Secondus comes down, I may purchase it when we finish this one. However, given the current price I plan on switching to a different book.

While the teacher's book contains some valuable ideas for expanding on the lessons, the cost of it makes it difficult to justify buying it. If you know no Latin at all and want to use the Minimus books, I would recommend getting it; otherwise the price is really out of line with how much information you actually get. It's too bad, as the student books are wonderful.

I am running through Minimus at home with my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grader. It seems to be going pretty well. The kids are in a parochial school, so we do this as extra homework on our own (I am not a traditional home school parent). The teacher's manual helps out with the worksheets that I can copy at the end of the lesson. The worksheets are very helpful. On the down side, the book is a bit pricey for me, as I only need three copies of the worksheets, and I think I would like to see a little more guidance on how to use the worksheets in conjunction with the student manual.

As far as the price goes-- it is expensive, but the author clearly spent a lot of time on this resource. Once I examined it closely, I was very happy with my purchase.

That said--- the resource book is essential for instructors who do not know Latin, but also very useful for those who do. I studied Latin in college and have taught it for many years. Nonetheless, I found the teacher's guide worthwile. It includes cultural information, great ideas for activities, and reproducable pages.

If you are homeschooling and feel the teacher's manual is not cost-effective since you will only be reproducing the pages for one or two students, think about the cost of a private Latin tutor-- compare the tutor's hourly rate of $40-$100 (in major metropolitan areas) to the cost of the teacher's edition.

I highly recommend the Minimus resource book both for teachers with no Latin experience and those with Latin experience. I have found it extremely helpful and useful even though I am proficient in Latin and have extensive teaching experience.

This book is filled with additional words, activities, and a glossary that will surely help first-time Latin homeschool teaching moms like myself. However, I do wish the chapter resources/reprintables were geared a little more toward academic activities. The biggest drawback to the teacher edition is that it doesn't print the Latin version of the chapter stories found in the student book. The English translations are great, but for those of us who are new to Latin, having both versions side by side, would be helpful. This being said, I do not regret purchasing it...I would be lost without it!

I just purchased this with the student's work book and pronunciation CD. Just like others have mentioned, the price is steep but it does complete the lessons and make it possible for the 12 chapters to cover a full school year's worth of lessons.

There is a lot more in the book than the answers. There is background info, ideas for art projects, discussion topics, language arts exercises and worksheets too. It is printed on nice heavy stock and the spiral binding makes it easy to photocopy the worksheets.

All in all, I am glad I purchased it.

If you are ordering this curriculum set for teaching Latin, then the teacher's guide is a MUST HAVE! I agree that the price is steep for the size of the book, but I will not hesitate to order the teacher's manual with the second book in the series (Minimus Secundus). The teahcer's guide not only provides translations, but it gives background information, reproducibles that are fun, yet educational, and other ideas of things to do with your student(s). I HIGHLY recomend that you visit the Minimus website and look at the mini books that are available for purchase, as well as all of the games and activities on that site. I love this Curriculum!

I went back and forth about ordering the teacher resource book, but I am glad that I did. My knowledge of Latin was minimal but my students wanted to learn it. The teacher resource book really helped me plan great lessons for my students.

This is a great resource for teachers if you've decided to use the Minimus Latin series. My only issue is that it only provides one or two worksheet activities for each chapter. Otherwise, it is excellent.