Latin flashcards
Note: master vocabulary list is the first item in the list of links on the right side of this blog.
An easy way to learn vocabulary for a new language is by using flashcards. My kids are also using them this summer to try and learn their multiplication tables a little faster. Even ten minutes per day of reading through a stack will really make a difference. I have found that by having them read the card OUT LOUD actually works better because they are hearing and seeing the connection. By engaging more than one of the senses, the material is more quickly learned. Here is the flashcard method that we use...
Nouns:
PINK cards for 1st declension
BLUE cards for 2nd declension
YELLOW cards for 3rd declension
RED cards for 4th declension
PURPLE cards for 5th declension
front of card: terra, terrae
back of card: earth, land (feminine 1st)
terra terrae
terrae terrārum
terram terrīs
terrae terrās
terrā terrīs
Adjectives: NEON GREEN
front of card: magnus, magna, magnum
back of card: great, large (1st type)
magnus magnī magna magnae magnum magna
magnī magnōrum magnae magnārum magnī magnōrum
magnō magnīs magnae magnīs magnō magnīs
magnum magnōs magnam magnās magnum magna
magnō magnīs magnā magnīs magnō magnīs
An easy way to learn vocabulary for a new language is by using flashcards. My kids are also using them this summer to try and learn their multiplication tables a little faster. Even ten minutes per day of reading through a stack will really make a difference. I have found that by having them read the card OUT LOUD actually works better because they are hearing and seeing the connection. By engaging more than one of the senses, the material is more quickly learned. Here is the flashcard method that we use...
Nouns:
PINK cards for 1st declension
BLUE cards for 2nd declension
YELLOW cards for 3rd declension
RED cards for 4th declension
PURPLE cards for 5th declension
front of card: terra, terrae
back of card: earth, land (feminine 1st)
terra terrae
terrae terrārum
terram terrīs
terrae terrās
terrā terrīs
Adjectives: NEON GREEN
front of card: magnus, magna, magnum
back of card: great, large (1st type)
magnus magnī magna magnae magnum magna
magnī magnōrum magnae magnārum magnī magnōrum
magnō magnīs magnae magnīs magnō magnīs
magnum magnōs magnam magnās magnum magna
magnō magnīs magnā magnīs magnō magnīs
Verbs: GREEN
front of card: laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatum
back of card: to praise (PRESENT TENSE)
singular plural
1st person laudo laudamus
2nd person laudas laudatis
3rd person laudat laudant
Prepositions, adverbs, conjunctions, other: ORANGE
Some students prefer to put them all on a big ring. Others use a file box to store them in. If you can't find colored index cards, another option is to just highlight the top of the card in the right color or draw a border in the right color on the card.
The above will be thoroughly explained in class, but I am posting it so parents and students can refer to this example later on and have it in writing. It shouldn't make any sense until you are already in the second week of our year.
The above will be thoroughly explained in class, but I am posting it so parents and students can refer to this example later on and have it in writing. It shouldn't make any sense until you are already in the second week of our year.
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