Mastering Latin Declensions Shouldn’t Be So Scary!

Latin Noun, Pronoun, and Adjective Declensions charts for practice.

When you hear the words “Latin declensions” do you start to shiver? For a long time, I had no idea what that even meant, so it sounded even scarier! The reality is that the ideas involved with declensions in English, but since it’s our native tongue, we don’t give it much thought unless we hear…

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Identifying the Gender of Latin Nouns – an Infographic

Latin Noun Genders

Finding the gender of Latin nouns can frustrate even the most eager new student of the language.  With an understanding of a few simple rules, your student will soon be breezing their way through identifying the genders of any noun. Latin Noun Genders Want to print it out? Click here for a PDF download that…

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The Verdant Beauty of a Christmas Tree

Verdant Beauty

Christmas music warms my heart like no other. The lyrics are packed with rich truths that lend themselves to unique opportunities for contemplation year after year. Even songs that are so familiar, ones that you think couldn’t possibly offer new insights, can surprise you with new and exciting truth.  My kids and I stumbled across…

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Latin Verb Conjugation Muscle Memory Conditioning

Feeling beat down by your study of Latin verb conjugation paradigms? I’m in my third year of my Latin studies, and I keep hitting the verb portion of my Henle I textbook feeling like I’ve hit a brick wall. What I’ve realized each time is that my grammar muscles are flabby, and I need to…

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Latin Conjugations Perfect Stem Worksheets

Latin Conjugations Perfect Tense

This is the second part of a series I have been doing on conjugating Latin Verbs. You can read part one here. If you’re a part of Classical Conversations, these worksheets correspond to the memory work from Cycle 2 of the Foundations program, or Henle I lesson 15. Latin endings that are formed with the perfect…

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