Introduction to Latin Course

We will be using primarily Henle's Latin, which was written for Catholic schools by a Jesuit priest. This is what your older brothers and sister used.

We may also be using Wheelock's Latin, which is a classic introductory Latin book used at Thomas Aquinas College and at many other places. It is a college course -- college courses usually go at twice the speed of high school courses so we will be going more slowly than they do at TAC.

One more resource is the Latin Boot Camps at Homeschool Connections. These are video courses in interactive lecture format. They will be helpful in giving a sort of overview.


The ultimate goal of the course will be to read and write in Latin.

The elements of the course will be:

• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Translation
• Composition

Now, go on to NEXT section of this lesson

(This list is just for reference -- you don't have to look at it now)

for Vocabulary
Quizlet vocabulary quizzes
Advice for Learning Vocabulary

for Grammar
Practice Exercises
More Exercises
Still more exercises

for general understanding:
Tutorials for first few chapters
Powerpoint Presentations
Answer Key (PDF)


for Reading and Translation
Latin Mass (Simplicissimus)

for composition
(probably no composition until later, so this is just to collect resources)

• Suggestions for Teaching Composition
• How to Teach Beginning Composition (doc)
• More How to Teach Composition (Beginner) PDF
• A downloadable resources (more advanced) (there are lots more if you google Latin composition)