You probably know by now that my home educating method is a mix between Classical Studies and Charlotte Mason. Latin is one thing that my husband and I desire our children to learn. Because of this desire, I was very eager to try out Memoria Press’ products. I received Prima Latina, a Christian Latin curriculum for grades K-3 (includes Teacher’s Manual and Student Book); the Prima Latina Pronunciation CDs; the Prima Latina Instructional DVDs; and their Primary Copybook Set.

I really was pleased with this Latin Curriculum. Designed as a precursor for Latina Christiana, Prima Latina is divided into 25 lessons that are meant to be completed weekly. Each lesson is set up the same each time which allows the comfort of continuity for those who may be a little intimidated to be learning (or teaching!) Latin in the first place. Nouns, verbs, numbers, and more are covered in the lessons.

I found the Teacher’s Manual exceptionally helpful. A sample weekly lesson plan was given which gave me a good idea of how to structure our Latin class times. A Pronunciation Rules guide and Grammar Overview gave me the basics I needed to teach this. The Pronunciation CD allowed me and my child to pronounce with gusto this Classic Language. This is definitely a must to get if you choose this program.

The instructional DVDs. Wow. These are excellent. Miss Lowe teaches in a precise and thorough, yet easy, manner. Watching these together with my daughter gave both of us a better sense of what we were to be learning. And for those of you who have older children who can work on their own, these DVDs allow for self-instruction. Also, the illustrations really helped drive home the points of each lesson.

I will use this for each of my children and I definitely look forward to Latina Christiana.

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These copy books are awesome! Using poetry and verses from the KJV Bible, my daughter is rapidly and easily learning how to hand write in a very neat fashion. Really, these copy books are essential now to our home education. Beginning with tracing and copying, the student gets a firm grasp on how to correctly form their letters. They then proceed into copying and their is also an area in each section for them to draw their own pictures. I never did care for copybooks that provided illustrations as this kind of directed the students handwriting rather than the actual writing itself.

Another benefit to Copy Book is the fact that your children are memorizing. We all know that this is a time when they memorize so easily. And the short Bible verses and poems will stay in their heads a very, very long time.

These Copy Books have also made themselves a permanent home in our home education. I suspect that each of my children will use these. I highly encourage you to visit Memoria Press to learn about Prima Latina as well as the Copy Book set and the other items available.

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This is my last review for the TOS Crew until next school year. I hope you have enjoyed my reviews as much as I have enjoyed writing them and using the various homeschooling curricula and products.