Song School Latin

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Two weeks ago I took my six-year-old to his very first homeschool assessment. The teacher, who is also a Homeschool Gym instructor, asked my son what his favorite part about school was. My son’s answer: Latin.

Latin?!?

A six-year-old boy’s favorite part of school is Latin?

Want to know why? We’re using Song School Latin. We started using this curriculum last month when I was asked to write a review on it. I am very glad I accepted. We love this curriculum. The book is written by Amy Rehn and published by Classical Academic Press, whose motto is “Classical Subjects Taught Creatively.” I cannot recommend this book enough for the family who wants to gently introduce their early elementary student to Latin.

There are 30 lessons of words that grouped by theme. For example, chapter 1 is greeting words such as hello and goodbye; chapter 15 is animals; chapter 19 teaches body parts; and chapter 25 introduces seasons. Each lesson can be done in one day or spaced out over a whole week.

The student text is $22.95, and the teacher’s manual is $22.95. They can be purchased in a bundle for $42.95. The teacher’s manual is identical to the student text but with answers filled in and a few additional hands-on activities. The student text contains the invaluable CD of 30 fun and lively songs. There are actually 60 tracks on the CD, half are sung using the classical pronounciation and the other half using the ecclesiastical pronounciation.

You can visit these links to view or listen to samples:
Song School Latin, Sample Chapters (PDF)
Song School Latin, Sample Songs (MP3)
Song School Latin, Sample Teacher’s Edition (PDF)

This curriculum makes teaching Latin so easy and fun. It is educational, yet far from boring. Want proof? I snuck this video of my son singing one of the songs while doing a workbook page.

Amy is a devoted wife, Classical homeschooling mom to a six-year-old Superhero and the co-owner/Director of Operations for Heart of the Matter. She has a passion for genealogy and is aspiring to be a Proverbs 31 lady. Be sure to visit her blog at Milk and Cookies.