"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart."
- Nelson Mandela
At St Anne’s we intend to give our children knowledge of the ancient Latin language in order to enable them to make links with global languages. Latin is a language that has formed the basis for many modern languages and the English we predominantly speak today.
Here at St Anne’s we believe it is vital for our children to understand where our language has originated from and how it has developed over the years. By understanding this language in more detail, it enables our children to make strong links with grammar and spelling therefore helping their reading and writing to also improve across all subject areas.
We have adapted our curriculum to introduce the study of classics with a main focus on learning to read, write and speak Latin. We understand that this will benefit our children in many ways and provide them with the tools they need to acquire language skills across the curriculum.
Vision: At St Anne’s Primary School, we believe it is vital for our children to understand where our language has originated from and how it has developed over the years.
Our Language curriculum offers a high-quality education where pupils will gain an stronger understanding of grammar and spelling therefore helping their reading and writing across all subject areas. At our school we feel that this particularly important.
Vocabulary: Each topic is bursting with rich vocabulary to broaden the children’s understanding of Latin and how the words we use today are heavily rooted from the Language.
Design: Our Language curriculum is vocabulary rich and structured through the Minimus scheme of teaching Latin. This enables our children to leave school with an amazing foundation for learning other languages and a better understanding of the English grammar and vocabulary that they use everyday.
Intent
Topics
Latin will follow the topics set out in the Minimus scheme of work.
These will be taught with focus towards the National Curriculum and Language Intent. They are designed to build children’s understanding of the history of Latin, whilst being relevant, engaging and meaningful as they build a wealth and depth of vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading and writing the language.
KS2
In Key Stage 2, children will deepen their understanding of Roman history, as well as expand their understanding of the Latin rooted vocabulary that we use today. Each year (Autumn 1) begins with a revision of previous units and key learning to retrieve and embed knowledge.
As the years progress and Latin is embedded, the intent is that children will have a depth of understanding through KS2 of Minimus book 1.
Languages Coverage 2021-23
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Minimus
Chapter 1: Meet the Family
● Introduction and greetings
● root words
Year 4
Minimus
Revisit year 3 key learning;
● nouns
● adjectives
● verbs
Year 5
Minimus
Revisit year 4 key learning;
● nouns
● adjectives
● verbs
Year 6
Minimus
Revisit year 5 key learning.
Chapter 5:
Romans and Britons
● Britons and Candidus’ experiences
● adverbs
Chapter 6: Off to Town
Consolidation:
● verbs
● nouns
● adjectives
Minimus
Chapter 1: Meet the Family
● nouns
● root words
Chapter 5:
Romans and Britons
● Britons and Candidus’ experiences
● adverbs
Chapter 5:
Romans and Britons
● Britons and Candidus’ experiences
● adverbs
Chapter 7: The Military Machine
● The Roman Empire
● Imperatives
Chapter 8: Clean and Healthy
● Roman baths, doctors
● adverbs
● imperatives
Minimus
Chapter 2: Food, Glorious Food!
● Food and entertaining
● adjectives
● root words
Chapter 6: Off to Town Consolidation:
● verbs
● nouns
● adjectives
Chapter 6: Off to Town Consolidation:
● verbs
● nouns
● adjectives
Chapter 9: A soldier’s Life
● A soldiers life
● prepositions
Chapter: 10: How beautiful
● jewellery, Clothes & cosmetics
● conjunctions
Minimus Bk1
Chapter 3: Work, Work, Work
● slaves
● verbs
● root word
Chapter 7: The Military Machine
● The Roman Empire
● Imperatives
Chapter 4: The best days of your life
● education & writing
● nouns, adjectives and verbs ● root words Assessment Chp 1-4
Chapter 8: Clean and Healthy
● Roman baths, doctors ● adverbs ● imperatives
Chapter 7: The Military Machine
● The Roman Empire
● Imperatives
Chapter 11: A sad day
● death & burial
● subject & object
Chapter 8: Clean and Healthy
● Roman baths, doctors
● adverbs
● imperatives Review of learning Assessment Showcase
Chapter 12: Gods! Hear our prayers!
● religion
Review of learning Assessment Showcase
Languages Coverage 2022-2023
Chapter 1: Meet the Family
● Introduction and greetings
● root words
Year 5 Minimus
Revisit year 4 key learning;
● nouns
● adjectives
● verbs
● adverbs
● imperatives
Year 6
Revisit year 5 key learning.
● nouns
● adjectives
● verbs
● adverbs
● imperatives
Minimus
Chapter 1: Meet the Family
● nouns ● root words
Minimus
Chapter 2: Food, Glorious Food!
● Food and entertaining ● adjectives ● root words
Minimus Bk1
Chapter 3: Work, Work, Work ● slaves ● verbs root word
Chapter 4: The best days of your life ● education & writing ● nouns, adjectives and verbs
root words
Chapter 5: Romans and Britons
● Britons and Candidus’ experiences
● adverbs
Chapter 6: Off to Town Consolidation:
● verbs ● nouns ● adjectives
Chapter 9: A soldier’s Life
● A soldier’s life
● prepositions
Chapter: 10: How beautiful
● jewellery, Clothes & cosmetics
● conjunctions
Chapter 7: The Military Machine
● The Roman Empire ● Imperatives
Chapter 8: Clean and Healthy ● Roman baths, doctors ● adverbs imperatives
Chapter 11: A sad day
● death & burial
● subject & object
Chapter 12: Gods! Hear our prayers! ● religion
of learning
8 - Pgs: 4, 5 and 6
and
Languages coverage 2023-2024
Chapter 1: Meet the Family
● Introduction and greetings
● root words Minimus
Year 5 Minimus
Revisit year 4 key learning;
● nouns
● adjectives
● verbs
● adverbs
● imperatives
Year 6
Revisit year 5 key learning.
● nouns
● adjectives
● verbs
● adverbs
● imperatives
Chapter 1: Meet the Family
● nouns ● root words
Minimus
Chapter 2: Food, Glorious Food!
● Food and entertaining ● adjectives ● root words
Minimus Bk1
Chapter 3: Work, Work, Work
slaves
verbs root word
Chapter 4: The best days of your life ● education & writing ● nouns, adjectives and verbs
root words
4 - Pgs: 1, 2 and 3
Chapter 5: Romans and Britons
● Britons and Candidus’ experiences
● adverbs
Chapter 6: Off to Town Consolidation: ● verbs ● nouns ● adjectives
Chapter 9: A soldier’s Life
● A soldier’s life
● prepositions
Chapter: 10: How beautiful
● jewellery, Clothes & cosmetics
● conjunctions
Chapter 7: The Military Machine
● The Roman Empire ● Imperatives Chapter 8: Clean and Healthy
Chapter 11: A sad day
● death & burial
● subject & object
Roman baths, doctors
adverbs imperatives
Chapter 12: Gods! Hear our prayers! ● religion
of learning
8 - Pgs: 4, 5 and 6
12 - Pgs: 1, 2 and 3 Showcase Mini Play
Approach to Teaching Latin
Year 3 Overview
Minimus Et Cetera Story books
In Summer term we will introduce Y3 to Latin and the Minimus family through stories, this will prepare them for beginning Latin in Year 4.
Year 4 Overview
Children will build an understanding of nouns for the family. They will learn how to introduce themselves and common greetings in Latin. The children will then learn about food & entertaining during Roman times, through this they will be taught Latin adjectives. The children will learn Latin verbs, through a slavery unit and they will build an understanding of Roman education and writing, which will consolidate their understanding of nouns, adjectives and verbs. All lessons will have a focused root word task, which will enable the children to build a bank of vocabulary.
Year 5 Overview
Children will revisit learning from the previous year; nouns, adjectives and verbs. They will get to know the characters in the Minimus scheme and will be introduced to adverbs. The children will find out about the Roman Empire and military, through this they will learn Latin imperatives. In the last unit they will learning about Roman baths and doctors, this will consolidate their understanding of adverbs and imperatives. All lessons will have a focused root word task, which will enable the children to build a bank of vocabulary.
Year 6 Overview
Children will get to know the characters in the Minimus scheme and will be introduced to adverbs. The children will find out about the Roman Empire and military, through this they will learn Latin imperatives. They will learn about Roman baths and doctors, this will consolidate their understanding of adverbs and imperatives. They will be taught about a Roman soldier’s life, whilst exploring Latin prepositions. In the jewellery, clothing unit, the children will be taught about Latin conjunctions. Concluding units will cover death and burial and religion, which will let the children gain an understanding of subject and order. All lessons will have a focused root word task, which will enable the children to build a bank of vocabulary.
Progression in Languages
Example of Medium Term Plan Y6
Enrichment opportunities
Performance: End of Year KS2 Latin Plays
Visits / trips: Links to other Latin teaching schools such as Mauldeth Road, Stanley Road.
Visitors: Roman Day
Assessment
• Teacher assessed through lesson
• Work in exercise books
• Spoken Latin
• Minimus vocabulary tests after each subject
• Minimus assessments through PLP-end of chapters 4, 8 and 12
National Curriculum documents
Minimus pupil book, teacher handbook and website - https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/
