Salve friends! Hope you are finding time to spend with some of our Latin readers and workbooks.
Our Derivative volume I has hit the market a short time ago and people are excited about it. Would you care to comment? Great for beginner students, grade 3 through 6 or even higher.
Stay tuned as volume II is getting ready to be rolled out. We look forward to your comments on this as well.
m.e.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Good evening all, I would be delinquent if I didn't let you in on our newest release. We have a short time ago finished and released our first "Olim, Once Upon a Time in Latin Derivative Book". This book can be used alongside the Latin reader and workbook sets or it can be used alone. Taking Latin words, giving their meanings, then showing what words we derive from them in English is what this book is all about.
Each lesson has ten words with pages for writing those words, meanings and derivatives. Each lesson also gives students the opportunity to fill in the blank, match English to Latin, fill in the missing words in the story, write their own story, do a puzzle and/or word search plus more. Reviews follow every five lessons. Ten words, fifteen lessons, each taking two weeks - There is enough material for a school year.
Latin is hard but NOT THIS BOOK! No previous Latin needed and all answers provided at the back of the book.
Visit our website to order this book.
Feel free to ask questions here.
Hi friends of Latin,
It's high time that I let you know that volumes I through VI of "Olim, Once Upon a Time in Latin" are now complete. So if you have been itchin' to get your hands on the new stories, here is what is ready for you:
Volune I - Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Crow and the Pitcher.
Volume II - The Ant and the Chrysalis, The Lost Sheep, the Good Samaritan.
Volume III - The Feeding of the Five Thousand, The Lion and the Mouse.
Volume IV - The Story of Creation.
Volume V - Daniel part I, We Know a Tree by its Fruit.
Volume VI - The Prodigal Son.
Each of these has a workbook which accompanies it. Answer key is included.
Visit our website to order these readers and workbooks. English and Latin provided all in one book. No previous Latin is required to use these books.
Stay tuned for more titles coming very soon.
It's high time that I let you know that volumes I through VI of "Olim, Once Upon a Time in Latin" are now complete. So if you have been itchin' to get your hands on the new stories, here is what is ready for you:
Volune I - Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Crow and the Pitcher.
Volume II - The Ant and the Chrysalis, The Lost Sheep, the Good Samaritan.
Volume III - The Feeding of the Five Thousand, The Lion and the Mouse.
Volume IV - The Story of Creation.
Volume V - Daniel part I, We Know a Tree by its Fruit.
Volume VI - The Prodigal Son.
Each of these has a workbook which accompanies it. Answer key is included.
Visit our website to order these readers and workbooks. English and Latin provided all in one book. No previous Latin is required to use these books.
Stay tuned for more titles coming very soon.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
What is the difference between Classical and Ecclesiastical Latin? What is Classical and what is Ecclesiastical?
Ecclesiastical is the Latin used by the church, namely the Catholic Church. It has been used for ages past (and in some cases still used today)in the mass which is the religious service of the Catholic Church.
Classical is the Latin used by students who are studying Latin, This the Latin taught at major universities, and what is used in Latin competitions all across the country called " Certamen Latin".
There seems to be a big discussion about the difference between these two. Actually there is no difference when you are reading to yourself or writing.
The difference comes when you read aloud or chant things. It is the pronunciation which differs between these two.
Some specific differences are the pronunciation of "g" and "c". The largest difference is this: In Ecclesiastical Latin these are pronounced soft as in "George" or "giraffe" and "city" or "citizen". In Classical Latin these are nearly always pronounced hard as in "garden" and "good" or "cat" and "collie". There are a list of rules which dictate some other details of pronunciations, but too long to go into here.
Realizing these slight differences, it doesn't seem worth an argument of which is the right way to "speak" Latin. If however, you plan to go on in your studies or enter a Certamen, you may want to consider using the Classical way.
In the end, all is not lost if you choose one and your best friend uses the other. You can still write notes to each other and understand it just fine!
Have a great day.
m.e.
Ecclesiastical is the Latin used by the church, namely the Catholic Church. It has been used for ages past (and in some cases still used today)in the mass which is the religious service of the Catholic Church.
Classical is the Latin used by students who are studying Latin, This the Latin taught at major universities, and what is used in Latin competitions all across the country called " Certamen Latin".
There seems to be a big discussion about the difference between these two. Actually there is no difference when you are reading to yourself or writing.
The difference comes when you read aloud or chant things. It is the pronunciation which differs between these two.
Some specific differences are the pronunciation of "g" and "c". The largest difference is this: In Ecclesiastical Latin these are pronounced soft as in "George" or "giraffe" and "city" or "citizen". In Classical Latin these are nearly always pronounced hard as in "garden" and "good" or "cat" and "collie". There are a list of rules which dictate some other details of pronunciations, but too long to go into here.
Realizing these slight differences, it doesn't seem worth an argument of which is the right way to "speak" Latin. If however, you plan to go on in your studies or enter a Certamen, you may want to consider using the Classical way.
In the end, all is not lost if you choose one and your best friend uses the other. You can still write notes to each other and understand it just fine!
Have a great day.
m.e.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Thought of the day: Why did I use Fables, Fairy Tales and Stories from the Bible for this series? Children love, love, love stories of all kinds. As I drive the children around they say "Tell us a Story, Tell us a Story". Oh, how can we resist this request? So I tell stories. Of course the best stories are the true stories. "Tell us something that happened when you were little", or "Tell us something scary". "Did you really fit that many people in your car when you were growing up?" (We had a very large family.)
So, what greater stories to tell than the stories from the Bible like the incredible story of Creation or David and Goliath? And we can tell the parables that Jesus told like the Wise Man and the Foolish Man. The stories in Olim, Once Upon a Time in Latin, are adapted from the Bible with a few fables thrown in for good measure. We have reworded all the stores so we can translate them using Latin grammar which is a bit easier.
The fables teach good lessons. You can draw from these character traits to talk with your children. You can ask questions like "What do we learn from the smart crow?" "What happened to the tortoise because he went to sleep when he should have been racing?" "What could that character have done differently?
Of course, God's word has so much for us to learn. So while they are working with the reader and the workbook the children get a mixture of Latin, reading, character building messages and if you work with them, time with mom too. How can you beat that? Some fun stories, some scary stories, lots and lots of stories.
As always, have fun. Send me a note if you have the time.
mary ellen at the typewriter/computer
So, what greater stories to tell than the stories from the Bible like the incredible story of Creation or David and Goliath? And we can tell the parables that Jesus told like the Wise Man and the Foolish Man. The stories in Olim, Once Upon a Time in Latin, are adapted from the Bible with a few fables thrown in for good measure. We have reworded all the stores so we can translate them using Latin grammar which is a bit easier.
The fables teach good lessons. You can draw from these character traits to talk with your children. You can ask questions like "What do we learn from the smart crow?" "What happened to the tortoise because he went to sleep when he should have been racing?" "What could that character have done differently?
Of course, God's word has so much for us to learn. So while they are working with the reader and the workbook the children get a mixture of Latin, reading, character building messages and if you work with them, time with mom too. How can you beat that? Some fun stories, some scary stories, lots and lots of stories.
As always, have fun. Send me a note if you have the time.
mary ellen at the typewriter/computer
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Next Question please -
How long to complete one volume? How long to complete the set of 10 readers and workbooks?
Question - How long to complete?
One volume - Reader alone: Yes, you can just read the stories to your children. You can start them very early in Latin by reading to them just as you do other fun things. Read and point out silly words and things to giggle about. Don't worry about your pronunciation, they won't know the difference. (We are working on audio CDs) They will ask for more. How wonderful would that be? If you just read the stories, you will of course finish much quicker than if you do the workbook too. As with other fun books, the children will ask for you to "Read it again" and "again". So you might finish a reader in a week or two or three but reading it again will keep it alive for long after that. Then when they are ready,, introduce them to the workbook and watch them fly through it.
One volume - Reader and workbook:
Every class is different (as well as each student). The answer to this question will vary depending on how much time you wish to spend on a page in the reader. Do you want to read a whole story at one sitting? Or would you rather do one page in the reader and the corresponding page(s) in the workbook? You might want to read the whole story all the way through both English and Latin. Since we have changed some of the normal story line so that translation into Latin would be in simpler grammar, reading the English is encouraged so the children know what to expect in the Latin.
Most days we read between two and four pages in reader, then some work in the workbook. But the next day we will read those pages again, We'll take turns reading, take turns translating, and take turns acting things out.
We have taken different amounts of time for different stories. Not because the stories are longer but because different months had us busier than others. So for example, one story took us three months. Then another one we finished in about 6 weeks. I suggest you plan three months . You may finish earlier. At that rate, some volumes will take you six months but you will probably finish in less time than that.
The answer also differs if you have children who can work in the workbook by themselves. Some of my children need more help so we take whatever time is needed.
The whole set of 10 volumes: It stands to reason if you finish two of the volumes in a school year, you will likely complete the set of ten in five years. However, you may find as you progress that you can finish the later volumes faster. They are not easier but as you and your children understand how the system works, I think you will find them moving along more quickly in subsequent titles.
Have fun, move at your own pace. And please let me know how it is going for you and your family. It is a delight to my heart to hear from you.
m.e.
How long to complete one volume? How long to complete the set of 10 readers and workbooks?
Question - How long to complete?
One volume - Reader alone: Yes, you can just read the stories to your children. You can start them very early in Latin by reading to them just as you do other fun things. Read and point out silly words and things to giggle about. Don't worry about your pronunciation, they won't know the difference. (We are working on audio CDs) They will ask for more. How wonderful would that be? If you just read the stories, you will of course finish much quicker than if you do the workbook too. As with other fun books, the children will ask for you to "Read it again" and "again". So you might finish a reader in a week or two or three but reading it again will keep it alive for long after that. Then when they are ready,, introduce them to the workbook and watch them fly through it.
One volume - Reader and workbook:
Every class is different (as well as each student). The answer to this question will vary depending on how much time you wish to spend on a page in the reader. Do you want to read a whole story at one sitting? Or would you rather do one page in the reader and the corresponding page(s) in the workbook? You might want to read the whole story all the way through both English and Latin. Since we have changed some of the normal story line so that translation into Latin would be in simpler grammar, reading the English is encouraged so the children know what to expect in the Latin.
Most days we read between two and four pages in reader, then some work in the workbook. But the next day we will read those pages again, We'll take turns reading, take turns translating, and take turns acting things out.
We have taken different amounts of time for different stories. Not because the stories are longer but because different months had us busier than others. So for example, one story took us three months. Then another one we finished in about 6 weeks. I suggest you plan three months . You may finish earlier. At that rate, some volumes will take you six months but you will probably finish in less time than that.
The answer also differs if you have children who can work in the workbook by themselves. Some of my children need more help so we take whatever time is needed.
The whole set of 10 volumes: It stands to reason if you finish two of the volumes in a school year, you will likely complete the set of ten in five years. However, you may find as you progress that you can finish the later volumes faster. They are not easier but as you and your children understand how the system works, I think you will find them moving along more quickly in subsequent titles.
Have fun, move at your own pace. And please let me know how it is going for you and your family. It is a delight to my heart to hear from you.
m.e.
Question of the day: Digging Deeper - Who can benefit?
The Digging Deeper sections are meant for those who want more. More grammar, more vocabulary more depth. So the answers depends on who wants more. Maybe you have a student who can't get enough. Maybe you are a mom/teacher who likes to figure out how things work. Then these pages are for you (or your student).
Latin can be tricky and oh it can be hard. Though we have tried to make the readers and workbooks easy to use, we realize that those who go further in Latin will need to know more. If the Digging Deeper sections scare you, skip them. But if you are tempted even a little, try to Dig in even a little deeper and put a little extra Latin under your belt.
Most of all, try to enjoy. It has been a joy to write these and I do so hope you will find some joy in using them. Laugh. Giggle. And Smile. Be the little pig and squeal. Be the wolf and growl. Be the crow and figure out how to get to the water. Will you be the Tortoise or the Hare? Try using the Latin words with your little ones while you put on a play. Trust me, you will laugh.
Have a great day!
m.e.
The Digging Deeper sections are meant for those who want more. More grammar, more vocabulary more depth. So the answers depends on who wants more. Maybe you have a student who can't get enough. Maybe you are a mom/teacher who likes to figure out how things work. Then these pages are for you (or your student).
Latin can be tricky and oh it can be hard. Though we have tried to make the readers and workbooks easy to use, we realize that those who go further in Latin will need to know more. If the Digging Deeper sections scare you, skip them. But if you are tempted even a little, try to Dig in even a little deeper and put a little extra Latin under your belt.
Most of all, try to enjoy. It has been a joy to write these and I do so hope you will find some joy in using them. Laugh. Giggle. And Smile. Be the little pig and squeal. Be the wolf and growl. Be the crow and figure out how to get to the water. Will you be the Tortoise or the Hare? Try using the Latin words with your little ones while you put on a play. Trust me, you will laugh.
Have a great day!
m.e.
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