Activitates Liberis (Leap Into Latin, vol. 2)
Companion Website
Welcome to the companion website for the Leap Into Latin curriculum guide! Below you can access the slideshows, flashcards, recordings, and ancillary materials that could not be included in the print edition. You will also find links to helpful websites developed outside the Institute.
Introductory Materials
Recommended Reading (.pdf) - Books about or in Latin that are friendly to the elementary school audience
Latin Pronunciation Guide (.mp3) - Listen to the Latin words in the pronunciation guide.
I. Starting Your Latin Unit
Introduction to Latin
Introduction to Latin slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
"Regina Porcos Petivit" Cards (.pdf) - Cards as a tactile alternative to the PowerPoint.
Greetings and Conversations
Greetings and Conversations slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Sample Conversation (.mp3) - Listen to the sample conversation on p. 10 of the lesson.
Latin Lives Online: Greetings Practice (Quia) - Practice your greetings and basic conversations.
Greetings in Latin (Quia) - Practice your greetings and basic conversations.
Conversations Flashcards (.pdf) - Cards as a tactile alternative to the PowerPoint.
Roman Names
Roman Names slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
List of Roman Names (.mp3) - Listen to the Roman names in this lesson.
Items in the Classroom
Classroom Items labels (.pdf) - Print labels for items in your classroom.
Card Games: Classroom Items (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Items in the Classroom Flashcards (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Daily Activity: Weather
Weather flashcards (.pdf) - Large cards in color to label the day's weather.
Card Games: Weather (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Weather Flashcards (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Days of the Week (.mp3) - Listen to the days of the week in Latin.
II. Cultural Vocabulary Units
Members of the Family
Card Games: Members of the Family (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Family Flashcards (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Additional Family Terms (.mp3) - Listen to the additional family terms for this lesson.
Terms for Common Pets (.mp3) - Listen to the Latin terms for common pets.
The Roman House
The Roman House slideshow (Google Slides) - Tour of the Roman house.
Card Games: The Roman House (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Roman House Flashcards (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Argumentum Cards (.pdf) - Cards to cut out and use for a game of Argumentum.
Argumentum Detective Notebook (.pdf) - Method for students to record their theories in Argumentum
Argumentum Game board (.pdf) - Larger version to print out in color.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Argumentum Phrases (.mp3) - Listen to the phrases used in Argumentum.
Trades and Professions in Ancient Rome
❌ Trades and Professions slideshow (.ppt) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
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Card Games: Trades and Professions (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Trades and Professions (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
❌ Online Postcard Creator (ReadWriteThink.org) - Online Postcard Creator for students to write letters home.
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Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Professional Biographies (Folder of .mp3s) - Listen to each professional tell about his job (pp. 53-55).
Sample Interviews (.mp3) - Listen to interviews of each professional in this lesson.
Architecture and the Roman City
Architecture and the Roman City slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Card Games: Architecture (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Architecture and the Roman City (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Prepositional Phrases (.mp3) - Listen to the stock prepositional phrases in this lesson.
Months, Days, and Time
Card Games: Months, Days, and Time (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Months, Days, and Time (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Sample Phrases for Sundials (.mp3) - Listen to the sample phrases to write on sundials.
III. Conversational Vocabulary Units
Numbers
Numbers Cards (.pdf) - Cards with the Latin numbers and Roman numerals to sort on the board.
Card Games: Numbers (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Numbers (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Sample Math Problems (.mp3) - Listen to the sample math problems on p. 68.
Numbers Song (.mp3) - Listen to the numbers song in this lesson.
Foods
Foods slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Card Games: Foods (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Foods (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Animals
Animals slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Animals Sounds (.wav) - Animals sounds to accompany the slideshow.
Card Games: Animals (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
❌ Animals (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
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Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Jungle and Forest Animals (.mp3) - Listen to the song from this lesson.
Agricolae Fundus Est (.mp3) - Listen to the song from this lesson.
Farm Animals Song (.mp3) - Listen to the song from this lesson.
Colors
Latin Colors slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Card Games: Colors (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Colors (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Colors Song (.mp3) - Listen to the colors song from this lesson.
Labeled Colors Flashcards (Google Slides) - Flashcards of each color to print for students.
Unlabeled Colors Flashcards (Google Slides) - Flashcards of each color to print for students.
Emotions
Emotions slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Card Games: Emotions (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Emotions (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Sample Emotions sentences (.mp3) - Listen to sample sentences for this lesson.
Emotions Music (.zip) - Listen to music that can represent the emotions in this lesson.
Parts of the Body
Body Parts slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Card Games: Parts of the Body (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Parts of the Body (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Daily Quotation (.mp3) - Listen to the daily quotation for this lesson.
Joe Body Parts large copy (.pdf) - Pieces of Joe to assemble on the board.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Daphne and Apollo (.mp3) - Listen to the story of Daphne and Apollo in Latin.
Simple Commands
Actions and Commands slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Card Games: Simple Commands (.pdf) - Illustrated cards for use in card games.
Simple Commands (Quizlet) - Illustrated flashcard set.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Simon Dicit sample commands (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Commands Chant (.mp3) - Listen to the chant for practicing simple commands.
IV. Review Activities
Card Games
Card Games (Google Drive folder) - Download all cards to be used in card games.
Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt cards (.pdf) - Cards to print for the scavenger hunt.
Simple Sentences
Simple Sentences cards (.pdf) - Cards for assembling sentences in class.
Story Captions worksheets (.pdf) - Worksheets for illustrating sentences.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Fabulae in Fenestris
Fabulae in Fenestris cards (.pdf) - Cards for students to assemble sentences.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
V. What the Romans Wrote
Mock Roman School
Memorization passage (.mp3) - Listen to the memorization passage from the lesson.
Horace
Horace: The Immortal Poet slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Horace: Two Poems (.mp3) - Listen to the two poems from the lesson (p. 161).
Horace: Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the vocabulary for Horace's poems.
Vergil's Aeneid
Vergil's Aeneid slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Vergil's Aeneid memory cards (.pdf) - Cards for playing "memory" with the quotations.
Quotations recordings (.mp3) - Listen to the quotations from the Aeneid.
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Romulus and Remus recordings (.mp3) - Listen to the stories about Romulus and Remus in Latin.
Roman Comedy: The Menaechmi
Roman Comedy slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary list for this lesson.
Phrases and Mottoes
Latin Phrases and Mottoes (.mp3) - Listen to the phrases and mottoes in this lesson.
Famous Quotations from Latin Literature (.mp3) - Listen to the quotations in this lesson.
Inscriptions
Roman Inscriptions slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Inscriptions recordings (.mp3) - Listen to the inscriptions from this lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary from this lesson.
Election Notices in Pompeii
Modern Election Campaign Examples:
❌ Veterans for McCain
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Election Notices slideshow (Google Slides) - Slideshow to accompany the lesson.
Key Vocabulary (.mp3) - Listen to the key vocabulary this lesson.
Election notices recordings (.mp3) - Listen to the election notices from this lesson