Prima Latina Complete Set (with DVDs)
Grades 1-4
From: $107.01
Student Sample
Teacher Manual Sample
Video Track List
Prima Latina was written to transition directly into Latina Christiana, allowing students to complete an entire Latin sequence without missing important concepts or vocabulary. The Prima Latina Complete Set is accompanied by a streaming audio pronunciation guide which includes pronunciation direction for each lesson and four beautiful hymns from Lingua Angelica. Because Latina Christiana Flashcards include every word in Prima Latina, they are an ideal study aid and a great investment for students who intend to continue on with Latina Christiana.
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.
Prima Latina is available in a basic set.
You can also purchase the Prima Latina Complete Set (with Streaming) instead of the set with DVDs.
Product Description
The Prima Latina Complete Set includes the Student Book, Teacher Manual, Flashcards (which can be used the following year with Latina Christiana), Instructional DVDs and an audio pronunciation guide (streaming).
Following the success of Latina Christiana, parents asked for something they could use with their young elementary children. We paired our years of experience with Latina Christiana‘s easy-to-use, student-friendly format and created an introductory course for young Latin scholars. Prima Latina includes:
- 25 lessons, each including grammar lessons appropriate for primary grades, and 5 Review Lessons
- 5 vocabulary words with corresponding English derivatives per lesson
- A practical Latin phrase per lesson
- One line of a prayer per lesson that is learned in totality over 5 lessons
- Easy-to-read, 2-color format
The exercises in each lesson provide constant review of materials learned throughout the course. Every 5 lessons, students review the material and take a test (complete with key) to ensure mastery. Prima Latina is the perfect choice for:
- young children who are still becoming familiar with English grammar and wish to learn Latin at a slower pace
- those who would like to start Latin early and lay the foundation for a rigorous language arts program
Flashcards
- Vocabulary with derivatives
- Latin sayings
- Conjugations & Declensions
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
Sample Lesson
Downloads
Errata:
Prima Latina, p 84 Student
Prima Latina, p 84 Teacher
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Additional Information
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| Publisher | Memoria Press |
| Author | Leigh Lowe |
12 reviews for Prima Latina Complete Set (with DVDs)
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crystalseas37 –
This is my first year homeschooling my 1st and 2nd grader and naturally Latin seemed daunting! I thought for sure my boys would hate this part of homeschooling but honestly it is one of there favorites… The video is very helpful for pronunciation and basically teaching what I would have no idea teaching. The CD reinforces pronunciation and we do it as review in the car. The workbook lessons go well with the video and again reinforces through writing what they’re learning. I haven’t used the Prima Latina copybook simply because I’m saving cursive for the summer but I plan on using it to keep the Latin they’ve learned throughout the year fresh in their minds.
sapphirelace –
This is our first year doing Latin and we have really enjoyed doing Prima Latina. I say we because I have been learning it alongside my daughter! It has been very easy and straightforward to learn and the DVD and CD have been very helpful especially with pronunciation and reinforcing the rules. My only suggestion would be making the DVD and CD digital in the future so that they can be watched/listened to across devices.
thepope08 –
My 1st grader is doing very well with this program! I never realized before how many of the Latin verbs are in our everyday language. As I would like to teach my girls Spanish someday soon, I believe Latin will be a great stepping stone towards that as well. My daughter’s favorites are the Latin prayers and songs.
cchilcott –
Prima Latina is excellent for the young beginning Latin Student and first time Latin teacher. For the student, the lessons are simple and clear, the word lists are engaging and appropriate in length, and the material is not overwhelmingly presented. As the instructor, I haven’t taken Latin since I was in high school about 18 years ago, and the guide, CD, and DVD are immensely helpful and bring back the lessons I was taught. I would highly recommend this course to anyone teaching the 2nd grade Latin student
ps.1234 –
This is a wonderful introduction to Latin for beginners! My children have grown to learn and love Latin through this curriculum. It is very straightforward and carefully put together with the intention of ingraining Latin into the minds of children. My kids love learning derivatives and playing games with the flashcards.
Lisa –
We loved Prima Latin! It is very straight forward in its approach. The children picked it up easily, and were able to apply much of it to our other lessons quickly. I didn’t feel like we were “wasting time” with unnecessary fluff. We started Latina Christiana a few months ago – and I was so pleased at the foundation Prima Latin gave all of my children (and me, having never experienced the joy of Latin, but always wanting to!) It has been a great experience for our family!
maria2 –
My kids have really engaged with the Latin language since we started using Prima Latina. The Prima Latina program is easy for children to understand and is appropriate for a wide range of ages – very nice for homeschoolers! The DVD is very helpful while I’m driving: Even my preschooler has learned all the prayers just listening to and watching the videos. I would like Memoria Press to make some Latin story books or even some family-oriented games (there’s a reference to “Review games” in the Curriculum Manual, but no games included). My husband and I enjoy learning Latin with the program, and we’d like to read a story or play a game with the children – something that relates to a group of lessons or the program, in general. My only dissatisfaction concerns the flash cards: They were a little difficult to use out-of-the-box. There are a lot of flash cards (to include those for the second program, Latina Christiana), and they were not organized by lesson. I spent a few days, at the start of the program, organizing them by lesson. I punched a hole in the top, left corner and use a large ring to keep them in order – now they are much easier to both use and reference. After researching all of the Latin programs on the market, I can definitively say that Memoria Press’ Prima Latina is the best Latin language program for beginners and homeschoolers!
nicholeboyd –
Prima Latina has been an excellent introduction to Latin for my 2nd and 3rd grader this year. The lessons are clear and engaging without busywork. My children have enjoyed the dvd and the flash cards make review quick and easy in our daily morning time. I’m thrilled with their retention and the foundation we’ve laid before beginning Latina Christiana.
Holly –
I love the foundation Prima sets for students.
hgenthert –
Our family loves Prima Latina! It lays a great foundation for studying Latin. We enjoy watching the DVD and the workbook is very helpful in memorizing the material!
kcoleman526 –
Perfect gentle intro to Latin that gets them ready for the years to come. I love learning the prayers with the children.
yoganurture –
If there were 10 stars, I would give Prima Latina all of them. As a newer convert to using Latin in our homeschool studies, I took a leap of faith and started it with my 4th and 2nd graders. When I had first looked at the student book, I had thought there would be no way to complete that much work, especially with a 2nd grader who was still slower at writing. But once I got the lesson plans, I could see that you only do one small snippet of each lesson per day. Yes, we did Latin 5 days a week and that is where the magic happens.
I have enjoyed seeing my children spot Latin roots in our words as we write and speak. And even my 5 year old says “Mommy, I “amo” you.” (I love you.) And my kids are always saying “Nunc aut numquam!” (Now or Never!) The lessons didn’t need to be flashy for it to be fun!
Prima Latina is laid out in a no-nonsense approach. The consistency of the lessons helped us to know what to do every day. It’s one of the major things I appreciate about all the Memoria Press curricula. Once we had a few lessons under our belt, I no longer had to reference the lesson plans. We simply did the next section after reviewing our flash cards.
I would recommend investing in the DVD or streaming lessons. I believe that a huge part of our success was being able to watch the lesson all together and enjoy it. If I had had to teach the lesson myself, I know I would have fumbled more and possibly given up. We would watch the lesson at the beginning of the week, then start our exercises. Sometimes the exercises only took 5-10 minutes. It’s doable!!
We will be moving into Latina Christiana next year. I understand that all the vocabulary is reviewed from Prima Latin and added onto in Latina Christiana. Once you purchase the flashcards for PL, you have all you need for CL also.
Looking forward to our upcoming year!