Thank you so much! Several years ago when I was teaching high school English at a public school, I taught (very casually) some Latin and Greek stems/roots. My students commented on that little practice the most in their end of year reflections. And I learned many roots at the time for the first time and still remember them today. I’m excited to teach these to my young kids (7 and under right now). Thank you for putting these resources together!
Yes, teaching kids has the wonderful side-effect of teaching yourself also! Great that you will be able to use the resources for your own young kids (and thanks for reminding me to add that these can be used for any age:)
This is wonderful! I think you just got me to upgrade. I clicked on all 3 links, though, and they went nowhere. This could be a problem on my side, but would you give them a click on the ap and see what happens when you do it?
Hi Brian, the links are pdf downloads not sites. Can you check whether you have the files in your downloads? I could not detect a problem on my end. Let me know if you still have difficulties accessing the files :)
Yes, it's easy to assume that we should know these stems by heart, given that we are adults. I was grateful to practice the games along with the kids, because it definitely sharpened my memory. The quizzes are their favorite because we do them 'speeded'. They all have their papers face down, then ready, set, go, and they rush through penciling in the answers and shout 'done' before two minutes are up; this gives them a real thrill of fun :)
I seem to remember in a previous post (though I can't find which one) you linked to a site that you get resources from - full courses, if I remember. Could you remind me which sites you use, please?
Hi Colin, you are likely referring to the classical words list in 'Rehabilitating Ferals of the Digital Age'. The materials I posted here I created myself. Over the years I have made use of a wide variety of curricula and I will be sharing some of my recommendations in the months to come. I have a website (humanitasfamily.net) where you can find more homeschooling content
Thank you so much! Several years ago when I was teaching high school English at a public school, I taught (very casually) some Latin and Greek stems/roots. My students commented on that little practice the most in their end of year reflections. And I learned many roots at the time for the first time and still remember them today. I’m excited to teach these to my young kids (7 and under right now). Thank you for putting these resources together!
Yes, teaching kids has the wonderful side-effect of teaching yourself also! Great that you will be able to use the resources for your own young kids (and thanks for reminding me to add that these can be used for any age:)
This is wonderful! I think you just got me to upgrade. I clicked on all 3 links, though, and they went nowhere. This could be a problem on my side, but would you give them a click on the ap and see what happens when you do it?
Hi Brian, the links are pdf downloads not sites. Can you check whether you have the files in your downloads? I could not detect a problem on my end. Let me know if you still have difficulties accessing the files :)
Thank you, Ruth
These look great! Thank you for sharing!
I majored in classics and am now homeschooling my kids. I couldn't wait to start teaching them Latin lol.
I took the quiz first. Clearly, I need to start with the practice. Thanks!
Yes, it's easy to assume that we should know these stems by heart, given that we are adults. I was grateful to practice the games along with the kids, because it definitely sharpened my memory. The quizzes are their favorite because we do them 'speeded'. They all have their papers face down, then ready, set, go, and they rush through penciling in the answers and shout 'done' before two minutes are up; this gives them a real thrill of fun :)
Thanks very much for this, Ruth.
I seem to remember in a previous post (though I can't find which one) you linked to a site that you get resources from - full courses, if I remember. Could you remind me which sites you use, please?
Hi Colin, you are likely referring to the classical words list in 'Rehabilitating Ferals of the Digital Age'. The materials I posted here I created myself. Over the years I have made use of a wide variety of curricula and I will be sharing some of my recommendations in the months to come. I have a website (humanitasfamily.net) where you can find more homeschooling content