Bundle: Holidays for Latin Class

This bundle collects a variety of Roman culture handouts and practice activities for celebrating holidays in Latin class, including: Lemuria, Halloween, Saturnalia, New Year's, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Matronalia, and Women's History Month/International Women's Day.

Included:

• Culture Readings
  • A summary of the ancient holiday and modern connections
    • how, when, where, why, and what was celebrated
  • Derivatives and "did you know" sections for extra fun facts
  • A brief Latin grammar section with vocabulary relevant to the holiday

• Pugnate Game Boards
  • In this game, students compete against a partner to decline nouns or conjugate verbs on a printable game board.
  • Students won't need any materials other than the printed resource and a writing utensil.
  • The included versions of this game are centered around thematic holiday vocabulary.

• Colorate Verbīs Activities
  • Students use Latin words to color in pictures.
  • Answer key included.
  • The included versions of this game are centered around thematic holiday vocabulary.

• Word Search Activities
  • Given English meanings, students will find Latin words from the holiday hidden in a box of random letters.
  • Answer key included.

• Holiday Cards
  • Students use Latin sentence starters to write cards to loved ones using suggested phrases.
  • A variety of cards included to give students options!

• Describe and Draw Monsters Activity (Halloween)
  • Students use adjectives from a word bank to describe and draw monsters. With the provided, color-coded word banks, students won't need to know advanced grammar to be able to do this activity.
  • Answer key included.

• Roman Numeral Cartesian Cartoon Activity (Halloween)
  • Using Roman numerals, students will graph and connect dots to reveal a picture of a vampire-pumpkin.
  • Answer key included.

• Greco-Roman Flower Myths: Using Latin Adjectives For A Creative Writing Activity (Matronalia)
  • Students will read about Greek and Roman flower myths. Then, they'll use randomized second declension Latin adjectives to illustrate and write their own flower story in English.
  • Completed example included.

• Derivative Hand Turkey Activity (Thanksgiving)
  • Students will create and decorate a hand turkey with a Latin vocabulary word in the palm and English derivatives for the feathers. Around the edges of the paper, they'll write sentences to define their chosen derivatives.
  • Completed examples included.

• Ablative Case Cornucopia of Gratitude Activity (Thanksgiving)
  • Students fill a cornucopia template with Latin nouns in the ablative case to show what they're grateful for in their lives.
  • Completed example included.

• Latin Translation Activity: Roman Dinner Party Menu (Thanksgiving)
  • This activity requires students to correctly use the nominative, accusative, and dative cases for 1st-3rd declension nouns.
  • It also teaches the students how to use the verb "placere" in a Latin sentence to discuss what foods they like or don't like to eat.
  • Answer key included.

• Roman Days of the Week Worksheet (New Year's)
  • Students learn the origins of the Latin days of the week and how they connect to English and the Romance Languages (specifically, Spanish, Italian, and French).
  • Answer key included.

• Predict The Future Using Future Tense Activity (New Year's)
  • Students roll a six-sided die to tell the future, using the Latin key provided to them. Then, they translate and illustrate their prediction, which is often silly and highly entertaining!

• Apollo and Hyacinthus Myth Translation and Questions (Valentine's Day)
  • Students translate the Apollo and Hyacinthus myth from Latin to English using the provided glossary. Then, they'll answer reading comprehension questions about the story and learn about the Spartan Hyacinthia religious festival.
  • Answer key included.