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Latin Body — Corpus

Fourth graders learn body parts in Latin — caput, oculus, manus, pēs — the roots of English words like “ocular,” “manual,” and “pedal,” and sort them into head and body.

Grade 4Corpus40 minutes1 class periodClassical LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name body parts.
  • ✓Tell head from body.
  • ✓Sort the parts.
  • ✓Spot English roots.
Essential Question

The Latin word for body is corpus (like “corporation”!). What are the parts of the body in Latin?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

In Capite an in Corpore?

Project this and sort each part into in capite (on the head) or in corpore (on the body).

🧍 Sort each — on the head or on the body?Try it
🧠 In Capite (head)
🧍 In Corpore (body)
Tap a part, then tap a box.
The Lesson · Classical Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Corpus

4 min

The Latin word for body is corpus — what are the parts in Latin?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to your head.
  • Ask its Latin name.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Corpus

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present body parts.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note “ocular, manual.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Sort Them

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to In Capite an in Corpore?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point and name a part.
  • Say “mea manus…”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a body part.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Introductory).

ACL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand body words.

ACL
Comparisons 4.2

Find Latin roots in English.

ACL
Connections 3.1

Connect to the body.

ACL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: name body parts.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Body picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Hoc est ___.”
  • Point to parts.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with caput and manus.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Point along.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Find “ocular, pedal, manual.”
  • Label a body.
  • Add more parts.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🧍A body diagram
  • 💻In Capite an in Corpore?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

corpusbodycaputheadoculuseyenāsusnoseōsmouthmanushandpēsfootbracchiumarm
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “caput” mean?
Head.
QUESTION 2
What English word comes from “oculus”?
Ocular.
QUESTION 3
Is “nāsus” on the head or the body?
On the head.

Reflect: corpus.

Have students point to and name two body parts in Latin (like caput and manus). A printable body sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

🃏 Latin Body (Corpus)Flip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Latin Body (Corpus)Quiz
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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Latin Body (Corpus)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: bracchium, caput, corpus, manus, nāsus, oculus, pēs, ōs
  1. hand
  2. body
  3. head
  4. foot
  5. arm
  6. eye
  7. mouth
  8. nose

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “caput” mean?
  2. What English word comes from “oculus”?
  3. Is “nāsus” on the head or the body?
Answer key — Part A: 1) manus · 2) corpus · 3) caput · 4) pēs · 5) bracchium · 6) oculus · 7) ōs · 8) nāsus
Part B: 1) Head. 2) Ocular. 3) On the head.