Minimus: Pupil's book

This elementary Latin course for 7 10 year olds combines a basic introduction to the Latin language with material on the history and culture of Roman Britain.

Highly illustrated, the book contains a mixture of stories and myths, grammar explanations and exercises, and background cultural information.

Pupils are drawn into the material as they read about the lives of a family living in a community at Vindolanda; the adventures of the children and the family cat and mouse provide interest throughout.

As well as offering a lively introduction to Latin and classical studies, Minimus also has cross-curricular relevance.

The material on the community at Vindolanda can be used to supplement studies of the Romans at KS2.

The grammatical content helps to develop language awareness, and provides a solid foundation from which learners can progress to further English or foreign language studies.