Song School Latin

The curriculum includes comprehensive teacher support with detailed teacher's editions, instructional DVDs, and requires no Latin background from parents. Professional development materials are built into the program design.

Teacher's edition includes reproducible activity sheets; optional instructional DVDs with 10-minute presentations; pronunciation charts for both classical and ecclesiastical pronunciation; parents need no Latin background

The curriculum provides clear, explicit instruction through teacher's editions, DVDs, and structured lessons. Instruction is straightforward and accessible even for parents with no Latin background.

Described as 'open and go curriculum' with 'straightforward, detailed instructions and guided lesson content'; DVDs feature magistra providing direct vocabulary instruction; no lesson prep required beyond identifying CD tracks

The curriculum incorporates systematic vocabulary review in every lesson and includes optional flashcard games for spaced practice. The emphasis on songs naturally provides repetitive exposure to vocabulary.

Review of previously-taught vocabulary included in every lesson; optional Latin Monkey Match Flashcard Game with Memory, Go Fish!, and Banana Peel games; songs provide repeated exposure to vocabulary

The curriculum provides extensive comprehensible input through diglot weaves mixing Latin and English words, familiar tunes, and visual context clues. Songs, stories, and activities present vocabulary in meaningful, understandable contexts that children can easily grasp.

Uses diglot weaves where Latin and English words are mixed so children easily grasp meaning; includes familiar stories like 'Three Little Pigs' reworked with Latin vocabulary; DVDs show magistra in appropriate settings discussing vocabulary

The curriculum deliberately avoids formal grammar instruction in favor of a conversational approach. While a few grammatical concepts are introduced when needed, explicit grammar is minimal and optional.

Uses 'conversational rather than a grammatical approach, although a few grammatical concepts are introduced when needed'; teaching notes sometimes suggest optional grammatical explanations

Cultural content is limited, with some inclusion of fables, fairy tales, and Bible stories but minimal explicit cultural instruction about Roman civilization or Latin-speaking cultures. The focus remains primarily on vocabulary acquisition.

Includes fables like 'The Tortoise and the Hare,' fairy tales, and Bible stories; introduces a few famous Latin sayings like 'et cetera' and 'mea culpa'

The curriculum heavily emphasizes listening and speaking through songs and chants, with some reading and writing practice through workbook activities. The balance favors auditory skills appropriate for the target age group.

Songs and chants form the curriculum foundation; children trace letters, copy words, fill-in-the-blanks; emphasis on aural learning with 30 songs per book; children reported chanting Latin phrases at home