Latin’s certainly on my mind a lot lately as we get much more serious about Latin studies in our home. The more we study Latin, the more I love it – and the more value I find in studying this “dead language.” To tell the truth, Latin is much more alive than I’ve given it credit for. In fact, Latin is increasing my vocabulary by leaps and bounds. And from my introductory studies, it’s certainly causing me to use a bit more brain power. It’s tough, but tough is good!
Here I simply wanted to share our family’s favorite free Latin resources – resources I’ve found or (in some cases) made. If you have any others you’d like to share, please feel free to leave a comment!
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Noun Declensions
- Latin Noun Declension File Folder Games, Notebook Printables, and Story Cues
- Colorful charts on noun declensions and verb conjugations by Classical Academic Press
- Latin Interactive Cut-and Paste Worksheets for declensions and conjugations by Classical Academic Press
- Memorize those Latin Endings video tutorials with Dwane Thomas (creator of Visual Latin). Matter of fact, he makes Latin so much better. Check out his youtube channel for lots of Latin help.
- Latin Declension Practice Worksheets from Family Style Schooling
- Suzanne Shares offers free noun declension charts with pronunciation keys: 1st Declension Packet, 2nd Declension Packet, 3rd Declension Packet, 4th Declension Packet, and 5th Declension Packet.
- To practice Latin noun endings, you can go to this interactive site: the Interactive Latin Library site. Click on “new word,” the declension you want to practice, and then type the answers for the noun that comes up on the screen.
Verb Conjugations
- Latin Conjugation Match-up File Folder Game (Free printable)
- Latin – Keeping the Tenses Straight (Free Printable)
- Latin Pronunciation Coloring Book and Flashcards (with classical pronunciation key – Free Printable)
- Memorize those Latin Endings video tutorials with Dwane Thomas (creator of Visual Latin)
- Colorful charts on noun declensions and verb conjugations by Classical Academic Press
- Latin Interactive Cut-and Paste Worksheets for declensions and conjugations by Classical Academic Press
- Amo, Amas, Amat Chant (Video)
- Latin Verb Conjugation Reference Sheets from Family Style Schooling
- Playing with Latin Verbs, also from Family Style Schooling
John 1 Latin Translation
- John 1 Print and Cursive Copywork
- John 1 Latin Flashcards & Game (and Bingo Cards)
- John 1 read from the Latin Vulgate (video with text)
- John 1 Song in Latin from MegaVerses
- John 1 Song in English from MegaVerses
- Memorize vocabulary with this simple vocabulary review method
- John 1:1-7 Song in English and Latin from King Things (on Spotify)
Fun Latin Resources
- Downloadable/Printable Latin games – Chariots at the Circus, Verb Conjugation Game, Simple Silly Sentence Game, Volo/Nolo, and Quid Facis?
- Latin Vocabulary Review Printable Board Game for use with Visual Latin Lessons 1-10
- Interactive Cut-and Paste Worksheets for declensions and conjugations
- Latin Loaded! Youtube Channel from Classical Academic Press
- Latin Advent Calendar, Latin Thanksgiving Story, Latin flashcards – free printables from Classical Academic Press. Access these free files under the “Support” tab. Click here for Latin for Children Primer B flashcards and here for Latin for Children Primer C flashcards.
- Classical Latin Alphabet Book & Alphabet Pronunciation Cards
- Teaching Latin Roots with Word Trees free printable from All About Spelling
Advanced Latin
- This is our favorite, favorite, favorite Latin resource! In Visual Latin, Dwane Thomas (creator of Visual Latin) explains Latin concepts so well – and in an entertaining way, too! Check out what it looks like here, or visit his youtube channel and Visual Latin at Compass Classroom to download some free resources, which includes a Visual Latin & Henle Latin Teaching Guide. Also check out other resources in the Compass Classroom free downloads section.
- The Lord’s Prayer, The Nicene and Apostle’s Creed in MP3 audio.
- Free Lessons from Word Up! The Vocab Show (learn vocabulary through Greek and Latin roots!).
- Exercise sheets for Henle FYL by Magistra Jones make completing the assignments a bit easier and help us to stay organized in middle school!
- Magistra Jones Master Vocabulary List for Henle FYL
- Quizlet!! Quizlet has Henle Latin Flashcards (and flashcards for just about anything else you might need!)
- The Memory Ring System! Such a simple way to organize and review Latin vocabulary (or any other memory work) in about 10 minutes daily.
- What Are Nouns? Latin Instructional Video
- Latin Dictionary
Intro-to-Latin Resources
- How to Teach Latin PDF download from Classical Academic Press (select Support Tab) (also available: Thanksgiving Story Activity, Christmas Diglot Weaves, Latin Advent Calendar, and Basic and Interactive Latin Charts)
- Classical Latin Alphabet Book & Alphabet Pronunciation Cards
- The Princess and the Pauper (with Latin Vocab) Video
- The Fox and the Grapes (with Latin Vocab) Video
- Latin Derivative Example Video
- Introduction to Latin Pronunciation
- How to pronounce Latin vowels and diphthongs – Video
- How to pronounce Latin consonants – Video
- Other Basic Latin Intro Videos
- Free Lesson from Word Up! The Vocab Show (learn vocabulary through Greek and Latin roots!).
- Download our Science-Latin vocab connection on clouds!
Other Free Latin Resources
- Why study Latin? Here are some great reasons… From my own experience – even with just the small amount of Latin I have learned – my understanding of the English language and its vocabulary has expanded quite a bit.
- Ellen J McHenry offers some downloadable Latin games that can be used as you learn introductory Latin.
- Here’s a downloadable Latin Roots Connect Four Game from Collaborative Learning.
- Providing over 180 free textbook pdf downloads, Textkit is a free resource for learning Greek and Latin. I still haven’t been able to wade through it all to find the best for elementary or introductory students, but it contains a forum where we can get a better idea of what’s best-suited for elementary students. A few books available are Latin for Beginners, along with Latin for Beginners Key, and Beginner’s Latin Book.
- For practice, Anki is a downloadable software that can be used to practice flash cards. Quizlet is another great on-line flashcard maker.
- A Latin vocabulary file folder review game
Freebies from Curriculum Companies
- Classical Academic Press provides many Latin worksheets, charts, audios, and flashcards for free, including colorful charts on noun declensions and verb conjugations, Latin Interactive Cut-and Paste Worksheets for declensions and conjugations, and resources for their curriculum listed under the “support” tab for each product: Song School Latin (for primary grades), Latin For Children (for intermediate grades), and Latin Alive! (for middle and high school). Each program has downloadable samples – quite attractive.
- Compass Classroom is a company founded by two homeschooling dads. Check out their free downloads section, which offers free worksheets, on-line flashcards, vocabulary reference sheet, an on-line translator, and even a link to the Latin New Testament. You can also view the first four lessons of Visual Latin for free.
- Lively Latin offers a Free Introductory Mini-Course on the Latin Language (requires registration). Lively Latin is also the source of the Why study Latin? video above.
- Other programs include: Latin’s Not So Tough (Sample Pages), Prima Latina, Latina Christiana, First+ Form Latin, and Henle Latin from Memoria Press, and Latin Trivium (See sample pages.)
Other great resources we have used in our homeschool
- Getting Started with Latin: Beginning Latin for Homeschoolers and Self-Taught Students of Any Age
- Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, Pars I: Familia Romana
If you have some ideas, resources, or links to offer, I would be delighted if you would leave a comment!! OR if you have used one of these programs and want to rant or rave about how great or not-so-great it is, please feel free to do so in the comments section below!
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