Customer Reviews

Prima Latina, Teacher Guide (Classical Trivium Core Series)

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My 5 yr. old and 7 yr. old have been using Prima Latina for the past couple of months. I know that I am using the book for an age younger than what the book was written. For others thinking about using it for a younger child, please know that there is a lot of writing in the student workbook. My 5 yr. old is new to writing and while he can verbally answer the questions and do the work, sometimes all of the writing is very laborious for him. I have taken to cutting down on the writing part for him, while having my 7 yr. old do all of the writing because she is a more proficient writer. Otherwise, it has been a great intro to Latin for both of my children. I had 3 years of Latin in school but, this curriculum could be used by any parent whether they had Latin formally or not. The pronuciation CD is extremely helpful since this is Ecclesiastical/Church Latin and I was taught Classical Latin, which has slightly different pronunciations.

This is an easy to teach, easy to learn Latin program. My 7 year old has been using the book for about 3 months now. She has learned two prayers in Latin and many vocabulary words and their derivatives. I did not take Latin in school, and the book with accompanying CD are adequate to allow me to teach my daughter the basic vocabulary of Latin. We will continue to use the Prima Latina series.

I never learned latin in school, so this program is very easy for my son and I to use in our homeschool. It gives him an extra dose of grammar that he really needs. It was designed for Catholic schools, apparently, so we skip memorizing the prayers. I will be purchasing other latin storybooks for him to memorize passages because I think it is a valuable skill.

Our family really enjoyed Prima Latina -- overall it's a nice, easy introduction to Latin through simple sayings, songs, and prayers. Great for younger- to middle-elementary ages!

The student book and the CD were wonderful, and I used them to run the course. However, I felt the Teacher Manual was a not very helpful; mostly, it was just a reprint of the student material (plus some answers, but honestly the answers were pretty obvious - especially if you taught the lesson!).

I was annoyed that the text for some songs (verses and translations) on the CD were not in the Manual (I had to get them off the Internet).

Bottom Line: If you have a good facility with language and like learning yourself, then you might not need the Teacher Manual.