12 Days of Christmas

What to do when the students are anxious for winter break?  Here is a powerpoint of the 12 Days of Christmas, using pictures and the words in Latin.  There is enough time for them to translate and also sing along!  This translation comes from the Chattertocks at Brown University, who sang it every year at the Brown Carol program.  This is great also for teaching present participles and ordinal numbers.  A win for students and teachers.

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Links for May 30th

A couple of interesting stories… Will Latin programs in France be cut by plans to reform the nation’s school system? The amazing complexity of Damascus

Scholarships and grants

If your resolutions include travel, new classroom projects, or higher levels of certification, there are scholarships and grants available to help you. For travel: All

Links 12 August

Here’s some of the interesting Classics-related items we’ve discovered over the last few weeks! The Washington Post has a story on the Active Latin movement.