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Minimus Teacher's Resource Book: Starting out in Latin (Minimus) By Barbara Bell ( Cambridge University Press )
Release Date: 2000-02-13
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List Price: $72.00
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Product Description
This elementary Latin course for 7-10 year olds combines a basic introduction to the Latin language with material on the history and culture of Roman Britain. Highly illustrated, the book contains a mixture of stories and myths, grammar explanations and exercises, and background cultural information. Pupils are drawn into the material as they read about the lives of a family living in a community at Vindolanda; the adventures of the children and the family cat and mouse provide interest throughout. As well as offering a lively introduction to Latin and classical studies, Minimus also has cross-curricular relevance. The material on the community at Vindolanda can be used to supplement studies of the Romans at KS2. The grammatical content helps to develop language awareness, and provides a solid foundation from which learners can progress to further English or foreign language studies. The Teacher's Resource Book provides support, particularly for non-Classicists. It includes teaching guidelines, English translations of the Latin passages, and additional background information, plus photocopiable worksheets.
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 Pricey, but worth it ( libri2005 )
As far as the price goes-- it is expensive, but the author clearly spent a lot of time on this resource. Once I examined it closely, I was very happy with my purchase.
That said--- the resource book is essential for instructors who do not know Latin, but also very useful for those who do. I studied Latin in college and have taught it for many years. Nonetheless, I found the teacher's guide worthwile. It includes cultural information, great ideas for activities, and reproducable pages.
If you are homeschooling and feel the teacher's manual is not cost-effective since you will only be reproducing the pages for one or two students, think about the cost of a private Latin tutor-- compare the tutor's hourly rate of $40-$100 (in major metropolitan areas) to the cost of the teacher's edition.
I highly recommend the Minimus resource book both for teachers with no Latin experience and those with Latin experience. I have found it extremely helpful and useful even though I am proficient in Latin and have extensive teaching experience.
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Worth the Price ( roemerclan )
I just purchased this with the student's work book and pronunciation CD. Just like others have mentioned, the price is steep but it does complete the lessons and make it possible for the 12 chapters to cover a full school year's worth of lessons.
There is a lot more in the book than the answers. There is background info, ideas for art projects, discussion topics, language arts exercises and worksheets too. It is printed on nice heavy stock and the spiral binding makes it easy to photocopy the worksheets.
All in all, I am glad I purchased it.
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Minimus Teacher's Resource Book: Starting out in Latin (Cambridge Latin Texts)
This book is filled with additional words, activities, and a glossary that will surely help first-time Latin homeschool teaching moms like myself. However, I do wish the chapter resources/reprintables were geared a little more toward academic activities. The biggest drawback to the teacher edition is that it doesn't print the Latin version of the chapter stories found in the student book. The English translations are great, but for those of us who are new to Latin, having both versions side by side, would be helpful. This being said, I do not regret purchasing it...I would be lost without it!
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Good Worksheets, Pricey ( mike786 )
I am running through Minimus at home with my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grader. It seems to be going pretty well. The kids are in a parochial school, so we do this as extra homework on our own (I am not a traditional home school parent). The teacher's manual helps out with the worksheets that I can copy at the end of the lesson. The worksheets are very helpful. On the down side, the book is a bit pricey for me, as I only need three copies of the worksheets, and I think I would like to see a little more guidance on how to use the worksheets in conjunction with the student manual.
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 Disappointing for what you get for your money
While the teacher's book contains some valuable ideas for expanding on the lessons, the cost of it makes it difficult to justify buying it. If you know no Latin at all and want to use the Minimus books, I would recommend getting it; otherwise the price is really out of line with how much information you actually get. It's too bad, as the student books are wonderful.
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