Scope and sequence · Languages
Grade 3 Latin
A quarter of first wonders for a third grader: the five sounds every Roman vowel makes, a mosaic dog at a Pompeii doorway that says beware, a Roman house to walk through and a home of your own to label, the geese that saved Rome, counting from unus to decem on a famous clock face, and a three-word Latin song the whole family can sing as a round.
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What to cover
10 of 10 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: The Sounds of Latin
- MUST COVER 1.1 A Language You Already Speak · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Say It Like a Roman · unit test
Unit 2: Words of Home
- MUST COVER 2.1 The Familia · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 At the Table · unit test
Unit 3: Words of God's World
- MUST COVER 3.1 Earth and Sky · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 The Animals That Saved Rome · unit test
Unit 4: Counting Like a Roman
- MUST COVER 4.1 Unus to Decem · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 The Months Wear Latin · unit test
Unit 5: Latin All Around You
- MUST COVER 5.1 Word Detectives · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 A Song in Latin · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
This is a 10-week course. Pair it with another course in the same subject, or spread it over the year at a lighter pace.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 A Language You Already Speak: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 activity (vowel cards and the 'Latin I already speak' poster) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice, and the first recitation out loud | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Say It Like a Roman: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 activity (the Latin door sign) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 1 review and unit challenge (My Latin voice) | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 The Familia: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 activity (the labeled floor plan) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 At the Table: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 activity (the Latin dinner) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 2 review and unit challenge (the labeled house) | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Earth and Sky: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 activity (the night-sky page) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation; go stargazing if the night is clear | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 The Animals That Saved Rome: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 activity (animal cards and the barnyard game) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 3 review and unit challenge (the creature chart) | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Unus to Decem: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 activity (numeral scavenger hunt and paper clock face) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 The Months Wear Latin: warm-up, video (watched together), story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 activity (the family birthday calendar) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 4 review and unit challenge (the family timeline in Roman numerals) | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Word Detectives: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 activity (the word-detective notebook page) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 A Song in Latin: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 activity (learning the round and planning the evening) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and a final run of the whole flashcard deck Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 5 review and unit challenge (the Family Latin Evening) | ||
| Wk 11 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 12 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 13 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 14 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 15 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 16 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 17 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 18 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 19 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 20 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 21 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 22 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 23 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 24 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 25 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 26 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 27 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 28 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 29 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 30 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 31 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 32 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 33 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 34 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 35 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 36 | Open week: second course, project or review |
Grading: Saying it out loud (chants, greetings, flashcard reviews, recitations) 30%, Latin notebook (dated pages, word lists, drawings, detective catches) 25%, Practice (matching, choosing, counting and spotting, checked with the answers) 15%, Unit reviews 15%, Unit challenges 15%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69. Below 60: play the games again with help; at this age, repetition is the whole secret.