Prima Latina For Elementary Latin In Your Homeschool

Prima Latina is an introductory Latin course for students in kindergarten through fourth grades. It was developed for young children who are still becoming familiar with English grammar and wish to learn Latin at a slower pace.

What’s Included with Prima Latina

Prima Latina uses a clear and systematic format to introduce Latin to young students. It teaches important English and Latin grammar concepts, as well as vocabulary, sayings, prayers, hymns, and constellations.

Extensive Teacher’s Guide

Designed for parents who have no background in teaching Latin, Prima Latina features a teacher’s guide with pronunciation rules, a grammar overview, student goals, teaching guidelines, tests, test answer keys, vocabulary drill forms, reproducible forms, and an exact replica of the student book with answers overlaid.

Student Books

The student book provides practical language instruction, “building blocks” of grammar, the alphabet, and usage, vocabulary, Latin prayers, review questions, translation, exercises that accompany the CDs, write & learn exercises, and more.

Flashcards

The flashcard set includes: Vocabulary with derivatives, Latin sayings, and Conjugations & Declensions. These flashcards can be used the following year with Latina Christiana.

Pronunciation Audio (Streaming & CD)

• Lifetime access
• Introduction, pronunciation guide, and instructions for prayers
• Complete verbal pronunciation for the 25 Prima Latina lessons
• Four prayers: Sanctus, Doxology, Table Blessing, and Pater Noster
• Four Lingua Angelica songs: Dona Nobis Pacem, Chirstus Vincit, Adeste Fideles, and Resonet in Laudibus

 Instructional DVDs

• 9 hours of instruction (15-20 min./lesson)
• Comprehensive teaching by Leigh Lowe
• Recitation & review, vocabulary practice, and explanation of derivatives
• On-screen notes, diagrams, & examples
• Self-instructive format

Instructional DVDs

{Please Note: As of the update to this post in 2023, the option to add a lifetime membership to stream the instructional videos was available and thus added to this post.}

Our Experience with Prima Latina

I got Prima Latina for my 2nd grader, a handful of years ago. It was my first introduction to Latin and I remember being very pleased with the amount of vocabulary and Latin prayers etc. We worked through several lessons, and then I decided to only work on the vocabulary portion because he didn’t have great handwriting at the time to complete the worksheets.  So we did the lessons orally.

The next year I brought in child # 2 and we did the program again (a repeat for the 1st child, but it was totally ok). This second year we used the DVD lessons and it went very smoothly. My children still recite some Latin prayers they learned from this program and the vocabulary they learned helped them progress through LFC in the first 5 lessons like a breeze.

I highly recommend Prima Latina with the DVD’s to ALL families starting Latin in grades 1-4th. It is a perfect blend of vocabulary and prayers and is an easy introduction into Latin. 

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~ Originally posted May 2009, Written by Brenda, classically eclectic mother of 5.