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October 19, 2011

Latin and Snacking

Project 365 – #292 What? Those two things don’t go hand-in-hand in your mind? Around here, watching Latin lessons seems to go hand-in-hand with snacking, and this picture really does capture the moment even if it is a bit fuzzy. Munchkin was happy to be able to have chips and dip while sitting in bed watching her Latin lesson. Hey, what can I say? I’m a bit of a softy as she was tired from working hard at the stables this morning, so I allowed her to relax in bed while she did her school work and enjoyed a snack.…

Learning Latin Can Be Fun with Visual Latin

October 10, 2011

Heather L

Learning Latin Can Be Fun with Visual Latin

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

Visual Latin… Where do I even begin this review? This program has really changed things around our house. I was one of those homeschool moms who never thought that we’d be studying Latin. It wasn’t even remotely on my radar. I admit that I didn’t place a great deal of value in studying Latin. Boy was I wrong! From day one, Munchkin loved – yes, loved – this program. She wanted to watch the lessons because her teacher, Mr. Dwane, makes Latin fun and entertaining. After watching just the free introduction lessons, she asked me to get her a Latin-English,…

Semper Fidelis: Latin Vocabulary Review Game

October 5, 2011

Heather L

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Semper Fidelis: Latin Vocabulary Review Game

Posted in Family, and Homeschooling

We’re having lots of fun learning Latin with Visual Latin, but we still need more review and practice. I started out making up some vocabulary flash cards and ended up creating a game board with game pieces. For this game, it’s basically taking normal flashcard review and turning it into a game. If you get the word correct, they you get to roll the die and move on the game board. I’ve only completed the vocabulary flash cards for Visual Latin lessons 1-10. I’ll add more cards as I get them completed. For now, we plan on at least going…