Third graders discover that hundreds of English words come from Latin — aqua gives “aquarium,” terra gives “territory,” videō gives “video” — making Latin a key to a bigger vocabulary.
Students will be able to…
Did you know English is full of Latin? “Aquarium” comes from aqua (water)! What other Latin roots hide in English?
Project each item and have students find the English word from each Latin root.
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“Aquarium” comes from aqua (water)! What other Latin roots hide in English?
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Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Introductory).
Find Latin roots in English.
Connect Latin to vocabulary.
Interpretive: understand roots.
Use Latin in daily life.
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Have students find one English word that comes from Latin (like “aquarium” from aqua). A printable roots sheet is in the World Languages library.
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