A New Way to Learn
Welcome to the Paideia Institute’s Elementa© curriculum! Elementa offers elementary and middle schools the opportunity to incorporate Latin into literacy instruction. The curriculum is flexible as a supplement to current English classes or as an independent and robust program building the foundations for exploring both modern and ancient world languages. Active learning materials and scripted lessons make the Elementa curriculum fun, engaging, and simple to use.
Through Elementa, we teach the basics of Latin grammar and vocabulary in such a way that provides students with the tools to improve their mastery of English and Spanish (and other languages!), but an equally crucial goal of the curriculum is to expose students to Roman culture and inspire their curiosity for the ancient world at large. Elementa can be used by teachers of all backgrounds regardless of their previous experience with Latin.
Elementa Foundations for Latin Textbook ($30)
A student textbook emphasizing the basics of Latin grammar and vocabulary in such a way that provides students with tools to improve their language skills. An equally crucial goal of the textbook is to expose students to Roman culture, inspiring their curiosity for the ancient world.
Elementa Foundations for Latin Workbook ($20)
A consumable workbook for students, with extra space for notes, blanks for student responses, and additional interactive exercises.
Elementa Teacher's Manual ($75)
150+ scripted and structured lesson plans and activity ideas.
The Teacher’s Manual contains entirely scripted lessons, instructions for creative games, and conversational activities. It’s a great guide for a new teacher, or even for a veteran teacher who might be looking for a few new and fresh games. Whether it’s your first year teaching or your 25th, the manual is designed to save teachers time and increase efficiency through pre-designed lessons and activities. For example, every lesson has a bell-ringer and exit question, suggested activities, and even strategies for how to adjust for different class sizes or material availability. The theme of the teacher’s manual is flexibility. Lesson plans are organized in a “choose your own adventure” itinerary. If you teach Latin just once per week, you can rely on the 34 core lesson plans. But if your Latin classes meet more frequently, you can expand with relevant content using any of the 136 extension lesson plans!
Elementa Teacher's Materials ($90)
Materials to accompany the Teacher’s Manual lessons. The Materials include premade cards and visuals for engaging activities, student handouts, interactive worksheets, graphic organizers, and assessments.
Elementa Digital Teacher’s Manual and Presentations ($200/year)
The Teacher's digital resources include an optional audio-visual presentation to accompany each of the 150+ core and extension lessons outlined in the Elementa Teacher’s Manual. Presentations include slides for each incipit and exit question (saving you time from writing these on the board each day), visuals, and bullet points for presenting lesson content. In addition, short 3-5 minute videos present mythological and historical narratives with a fun, animated cast of characters.
The Digital Elementa’s Teacher’s Manual includes scripted lesson plans, as well as games and activities to accompany each Elementa lesson. From the lesson page, you can also download and print relevant materials, assessments, and additional handouts for students.
Elementa Digital Student Textbook
Elementa’s Student Textbook provides a digital version of our student textbook, enhanced with clickable vocabulary, quizzes, and video presentations.
