Latin (Year 7)

See Year 7s Latin ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

What will you study? 

• History of Language(s) 
• Sounds and Phonemes 
• Alphabets 
• Parts of Speech 
• Verbs 
• Nouns 
• Sentences 
• Olympian Gods 
• Creation Myths 
• Minor Gods 
• Anger of the Gods 
• Love & Heartbreak 
• Heroes 
• Hercules 
• Trojan War 
• Latin all around us 
• Language puzzles 
• Greek alphabet 
• Greek Mythology Project 

Useful tips and resources 

• Flash cards 
• Mind maps 
• Latin novellae 
• Self testing 
• Testing with a friend or family member 
• Cyber Caesar 
• Sporcle 
• Anki 
• TED-Ed — Greek Mythology 

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school? 

• Spoken Latin/Drama Club – every week 
• UKLO – Autumn Term 
• Language Cabaret – Spring Term
  

Fiction set in the Ancient World 

• The “Roman Mysteries” children’s detective series by author Caroline Lawrence 
• The “Percy Jackson” books by Rick Riordan 
• “The Rotten Romans” and “The Groovy Greeks” by Terry Deary 
• The “Asterix” comic books by Goscinny and Uderzo are set in Roman times 

Movies set in the Ancient World 

• Hercules (Disney) 
• Clash of the Titans 
• Spartacus (Original) 
• Agora 
• Cleopatra 
• Jason and the Argonauts