Sixth graders explore the Roman house — atrium, culīna, trīclīnium, cubiculum, hortus — learning Roman daily life and the English words these rooms give us, like “culinary” and “horticulture.”
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Step inside a Roman house! What were its rooms (in the domus), and what English words come from them?
Project this and tap each room. Have students learn the rooms of a Roman house.
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What were the rooms of a Roman house, and what English words come from them?
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Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Introductory).
Explore Roman daily life.
Explore cultural products (the house).
Find Latin roots in English.
Interpretive: understand room words.
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Have students name two rooms of a Roman house and one English word each gives (like culīna → culinary). A printable house sheet is in the World Languages library.
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