Teaching the Latin Ablative Case
Over Winter Break 2k19, I made a new goal for myself to share more lesson plans with other Latin teachers. As an educator with no formal pedagogy training, I do not consider myself an expert on lesson planning and would love to see what other lesson plans look like— so I decided to start sharing my own!
My 8th grade class spent the past week and a half solidifying functions of the Latin Ablative case, and I decided to hold myself accountable to structured lesson plans (not required in independent schools).
The Latin Ablative Case might be my all-time favorite thing about the Latin language. Figuring out how words are functioning in a sentence is not only the beauty of the Latin language, it also teaches students to think critically and molds middle schoolers into scholars. Because I structure my class with high-energy activities, my culminating project was a Classroom Transformation (Pirates of the Mediterranean), during which students could show off their knowledge of the Latin Ablative Case. I’m hoping you learn of a new resource to implement in your own classroom, and feel inspired to share your lesson plans with others so we can do the same!
Latin Ablative Case Activities
Here are some of the Latin Ablative Case activities I’ve included in the lesson plans linked below:
Warm-Ups
Vocabulary Jam (online game for English derivatives)
Kahoot
Worksheets, practice quizzes, and quiz (adaptable to your own vocabulary/curriculum)
Reviewing Case Functions through a Colosseum Chaos Game (that links to a blog post with directions)
Teaching the Latin Ablative Case
Click the picture to the left to view my complete lesson plans for 6 days teaching the Latin Ablative case. My hope is that:
You are able to see a variety of activities they can implement in your classroom
You can pick up some no-prep plans for the next time you teach or review the Latin Ablative case!
I am exposed to other Latin teachers’ lesson plans
FYI: Not every activity is my own, and some activities are paid.
Latin Ablative Case Resources
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