Classical languages, 4–6 years — 20 topics · MyLeoNes™ Kuks
20 classical languages topics written for 4–6 years — not a older text simplified. In teaching order, each a deck of five cards: the idea, why it exists, a worked example, the common trap and where you meet it.
Classical languages · 4–6 years
Asking where with ubi
Learn ubi, the Latin question word for asking about a place you cannot see or do not know.
Asking who with quis
Learn quis, the Latin question word for finding out which person is involved.
Counting from one to five in Latin
Count five real objects and meet the old Latin number words.
Est means “is”
The small Latin word est joins a thing to what it is. It lets a child make a tiny sentence instead of saying words one at a time.
Familiar words in Latin
Meet a few Latin words for things you can see and touch.
Hearing clear Latin sounds
Latin words can be listened to slowly, with each vowel heard clearly. Children meet the language first through voices, songs and short spoken phrases.
Joining words with et
Discover how the tiny Latin word et joins two people, objects or actions, just like “and”.
Latin can give a clear command
A short Latin word can tell someone what to do. We can hear it in a game, act it out and see how one word becomes an instruction.
Latin can put the action last
A short Latin sentence may place the doing word after the people and things. Children can discover this by moving word cards and watching how a tiny sentence works.
Latin colour words
Latin names for colours can label a Roman picture. We meet them as small clues on old objects and in the names of plants and animals.
Latin family words
Meet two Latin words for people children already know: mater and pater. They connect a new language to a familiar family picture.
Latin inside modern words
Find a Latin word hiding inside a word you may already know.
Latin word endings give clues
A Latin word can change its ending when its job in a sentence changes. Children can begin with one tiny pair and see how an ending helps show who acts and what is affected.
Meeting the Greek alphabet
Ancient Greek used its own alphabet, with shapes that are both letters and familiar symbols. Children can recognise a few letters, hear their names and make them with simple marks.
Quid asks “what?”
Quid is a Latin question word for “what?”. Joined with est, it lets a child ask about an unknown object instead of guessing its name.
Roman numerals are number signs
Roman people used letters as number signs. We can still spot them on clocks, buildings and games.
Saying hello in Latin
Learn how one small Latin word changes when you greet one person or several.
Saying no with non
See how Latin places the small word non before an action or idea to make it negative.
Saying thank you in Latin
Learn the small Latin phrase gratias ago and see how two words can make a polite reply.
The months have Latin names
The calendar on a wall carries pieces of old Latin. We can meet these names by finding a month, saying it aloud and noticing its Roman story.
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