Hello,

I thought I might be of some help here in this forum.

I was homeschooled K-8, attended a Classical HS, got a bachelors degree in classical languages, and have been teaching Latin for nine years now at 2 different classical high schools as well as some after school classes for homeschoolers.

If you have questions about curriculum or need help with a specific concept post it up and I'd be happy to help!





I don't currently homeschool my own children, but my wife and I plan on when they are a little older.

We pulled our kids from school for this year, want to teach a foreign language.  Catholic, so latin is a top choice.  Ages 7, 8, 9.  Any guidance is appreciated!

I am Catholic also.  

Memoria Press is my usual recommendation for materials for parents who do not know Latin to learn along with their students.

Their materials for that age range (I'm really bad at matching ages to grades lol) are Prima Latina for 1-2nd grade and Latina Christiana (2 books) for 3-5th grade.

For 5th-8th grade they also publish 1st Form Latin (2nd From, etc).

While Memoria Press is not specifically Catholic their materials are good and not anti-Catholic.

Second semester bump

There is one in every class....

Beginning of the school year bump

This year feels so difficult, it is not even half school year behind and kids are already exhausted.
We decided we gonna offer them some help and ordered essays here https://www.grabmyessay.com/essays-for-sale, so they don't have to do that at least.
Other than that the program is very intense and they have tons of homework every single day.

How so?

Hello, what would be a good starting point for 6th, 7th,and 11th grade students just starting in Latin? Would they need to start with the Prima Latina, or the First Form programs? TIA for any help you can provide.

Hello, for these age ranges, Prima Latina is far too elementary; it was written for 1st-3rd grade use.

First Form would be appropriate, especially  for the younger 2. In my opinion the Form series moves far too slowly.  Don't be afraid to move more quickly through them.  The 11th grader could use 1st Form with the other two, BUT...

If your 11th grader is motivated, a self learner, and interested, I would reccomend Henle Latin I. It is a much more age appropriate text for a high schooler.  Unlike the Memoria Press books though it  was written for a more traditional classroom setting and not homeschooling. Memoria Press does have supplementary materials for homeschooling with Henle but I have not used or reviewed them.