Latin for Children Primer A is an engaging, incremental and creative text designed for students as young as 3rd grade. It contains clear explanations, illustrations, exercises, tests and a useful reference section. It also contains a wealth of mnemonic aids (songs, chants) to assist mastery of vocabulary and grammar. This primer features a crisp, classical look that is professionally designed. Version 3.4.

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Review 1 for Latin For Children, Primer A Text

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1 out of 5

Not Written for Children

Date:October 3, 2012

MilitaryBrat

Age:35-44

Gender:female

Quality:

2 out of 5

Value:

3 out of 5

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1 out of 5

IMHO, this book is written WAY above a level intended for children. It is extremely grammar focused and memorization (chant) intensive without much application. Page 1 shows you how to conjugate the verb "to love" (amare). Chapter 3 (page 17) introduces 5 different cases for nouns--really?!--nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative. Children are expected to chant 10 endings for each noun (5 cases for singular and 5 for plural)—without explanations of the cases and when they are used.

I studied German for 2 years, so I'm familiar with declensions, but I’d never heard of the ablative case before this book. I also studied Italian for 2 years and am familiar with changing adjective endings to agree with the noun and not using pronouns in the nominative, but I find it frustrating to teach Latin to my 2 daughters (ages 12 and 8) using this textbook series.

The first 5 vocabulary nouns introduced on page 1 are water, story, gate, forest, and earth. The vocabulary words in Chapter 2 are road (way), ditch, table, goal (turning point), page, dinner, fatherland, breeze, queen, and island. I don’t foresee my girls wanting to say “fatherland” or “ditch” in a conversation anytime soon.
I’ve previewed through Chapter 12, and I haven’t figured out how to say, “I’m hungry” or “I’m tired” or “mother” and “father”. Yet, between Chapters 3 and 11, the vocabulary words include maidservant, female servant, male servant, female slave, male slave, female master, male master, and public square. This words would be helpful if I were translating a document perhaps.

I wish the books were written to teach the grammar in “bite-sized chunks” and provide vocabulary that is more applicable to children.

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Review 2 for Latin For Children, Primer A Text

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Exactly what we needed, great price!!!

Date:September 14, 2012

Caroline

Quality:

5 out of 5

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5 out of 5

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5 out of 5

THis was exactly what we needed for our homeschool Latin class. The price was great:)

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Review 3 for Latin For Children, Primer A Text

Overall Rating:

3 out of 5

Not a great fit for us

Date:April 30, 2012

Mom of 3

Location:Rock Hill, SC

Age:35-44

Gender:female

Quality:

3 out of 5

Value:

2 out of 5

Meets Expectations:

2 out of 5

I tried this program with my 10-year-old daughter and she completed roughly 1/3 of the lessons. Having no experience with Latin myself, I found the DVD to be helpful. However, my daughter lacked interest and enthusiasm. The program involves a lot of workbook pages and vocabulary memorization. It takes weeks before the information comes together in a meaningful way. Other reviewers seemed to like it for a group, and perhaps that would create more opportunity for interaction. Using it with one student, I found it to be rather dull and monotonous. I can appreciate the potential benefits of learning Latin; however, this program was not a great fit for us.

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Review 4 for Latin For Children, Primer A Text

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:June 1, 2010

Ducky's Mom

We have only done the first lesson, but I can tell you my son loves the Latin For Children program. It is fun but thorough, and seems well thought-out.

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Review 5 for Latin For Children, Primer A Text

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:October 13, 2009

Gary Gray

We belong to an all age coop and our 8th grade son has joined the younger kids with this latin currriculum. Everyday he speaks to me new words that he has learned... I am thrilled with this book!

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Review 6 for Latin For Children, Primer A Text

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:June 5, 2008

S. Farrell

When we researched Latin curricula for our classical home school co-op, we appreciated the Latin for Children Primer "A" Bundle for a variety of reasons. The entry-level lessons are designed for students 3rd grade and older (our Latin students range from 4th-12th grade). The deluxe bundle--which includes a student primer, answer key, history reader, activity book, chant CD and DVD instruction set--aims to equip students with a basic vocabulary and understanding of the grammar and logic of Latin. The curriculum is appropriate for both a co-op and home school setting. The writers wisely aligned their text with Shurley Grammar's format. Thanks to the DVD lessons, a parent or teacher can learn alongside students, though ideally the instructor should stay several lessons ahead of the class. Although academically challenging, this package brings silliness and fun to the rigorous study of Latin through Dr. Perrin's dry humor and whimsical wit, as well as through goofy skits sprinkled throughout the DVD lessons (reminiscent of a family-friendly Monty Python). That playful spirit likewise romps through the pages of games and puzzles contained in the activity book. Plan to visit the errata page on the Classical Academic Press website as there are corrections to the text noted there. (These errors can be a burden to the novice teacher, but, fortunately, the editors are quite responsive to user feedback and diligently post corrections and incorporate changes and corrections in updated editions.) Once there, you will also find many freebies, including downloadable flashcards and worksheets.In our opinion, the greatest strength of this program is how strongly it appeals to kids--and that's a huge plus when seeking to capture and focus the attention of entry-level Latin students.

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Review 7 for Latin For Children, Primer A Text

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:February 12, 2008

Shari

This year we tried Latin for Children Primer A and love it. The DVDs are a must and the material is quite easy to work with for the parent who doesn't know Latin. Don't be surprised if everyone in the house is singing the chants and learning right along with the child taking the class. The puzzles/ seat work are very challenging but my 3rd grader is working through them. Sometimes we just have to sit down and work through it slowly and methodically. Great practice huh? What parent doesn't want their child to make this a habit. I am also seeing a difference in his English grammar. When we talked about prepositions for the very first time in 3rd grade English my son already knew what prepositions were and how to identify them. I will use this program with all my children and am very happy to recommend it.

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