Startwrite Handwriting Software System Requirements: 16 MB Ram, 20 MB Hard Disk This is an elegantly simple computer program that resides on your hard drive just like an ordinary word processor. It allows parents and teachers to print out handwriting pages in a variety of handwriting styles, sizes and fonts. Some of your options include: Read more about Startwrite Handwriting Software
Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency Author(s): John C. Traupman Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency (Third edition) is a beefy, but easy-to-use supplement for Latin teachers and older Latin students.. Read more about Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency
Lingua Angelica Author(s): Cheryl Lowe There are several components of this Latin/Music Appreciation Program. Materials may be purchased individually or in sets, depending on where you purchase them from. Read more about Lingua Angelica
501 Latin Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Author(s): Richard PriorJoseph Wohlberg This is a dream come true for teachers, like myself, struggling to keep up with a group of teenagers studying Latin. Quite simply the book devotes one page to each of 501 verbs. Each verb has all of its endings written out completely and includes the four principle parts. Some notes at the bottom of each page offer "compound and related words", "alternate forms", "usage notes", and a model Latin sentence using the word. (These are written by famous authors of old!) The format is very user-friendly and easy to read. The verbs are arranged alphabetically in Latin. Read more about 501 Latin Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses
Railroad RushHour: Train Escape Game I can hardly say enough good things about this fun and thought-provoking game (which a good friend gave to my son for his birthday a few days ago). Each of the 50 playing cards presents a puzzle scenario which you set up on the gameboard with the train pieces. The object is to move the pieces around until you can get the red locomotive off the board. The puzzle scenarios gradually increase in difficulty, but all of them are fun and challenging (even for parents!). Read more about Railroad RushHour: Train Escape Game
Black as Night Author(s): Regina Doman This long-awaited sequel to Shadow of the Bear returns us to the life-like yet fairy tale inspired world of Blanche, Rose, Bear and Fish. Rose and Blanche have both finished high school now and Blanche is spending the summer trying to earn some money for college. Bear, unsure about what he wants to do with his life and having trouble forgiving injuries from his past, is brooding his way around Europe. Read more about Black as Night
How Many Animals?/Quot Animalia? Author(s): Marie Carducci BolchazyIllustrator(s): Kristie Stock What a great idea - simple Latin readers to introduce young children to the language. Big pictures are paired with large, clear print, just like an English easy-reader. This first book in the series is a simple picture book with very nicely drawn, realistic pen and ink illustrations. The format allows readers to intuitively figure out what some basic words mean by connecting them with the pictures. The text introduces 13 types of animals, offering each Latin word in the singular and plural. Read more about How Many Animals?/Quot Animalia?
What Color Is It?/Quo colore est? Author(s): Marie Carducci BolchazyTranslator(s): Mardah B C WeinfieldIllustrator(s): Yana Igorevna Myaskovskaya This title offers charming, child-friendly pen-and-ink illustrations to introduce the colors (in Latin) to young children. The text is quite a bit more complex than How Many Animals? Quot Animalia?, but would provide a good opportunity for young Latin scholars to practice their pronunciation by reading the book aloud to a younger sibling. Since the topic is "colors", I think this book will be best enjoyed if an artist in the family colors in the illustrations first. Translations and glossary are in the back. Read more about What Color Is It?/Quo colore est?
What Will I Eat?/Quid Edam? Author(s): Marie Carducci BolchazyIllustrator(s): Michelle Kathryn Fraczak Lots of silly black-and-white pictures (which will likely appeal to certain funny-bones) and simple text introduce readers to the Latin words for many types of food. You'll find a monster eating pizza, a cow suggesting pork instead of beef, a hot dog enjoying a soda and... lots of good Latin content. Not my favorite book in this series, but perhaps not a bad way to introduce young children to some relevant Latin vocabulary. Read more about What Will I Eat?/Quid Edam?
