We had the opportunity to review a physical copy of the Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! – Level 3 Set by Greek ‘n’ Stuff.
With my children getting older and their interests to learn more increasing (yeah, I know 🙂 ), we are able to consider a wide range of learning opportunities. One of those areas is in foreign language. We have studied Spanish, Japanese and French. Although my children are not fluent in any of those languages, they are able to handle a basic understanding when reading or listening to any of those languages being used. This school year, we are studying Latin and I have read that learning Greek is a great complement to learning Latin. If you are saying to yourself, “ah, I don’t know. It’s all Greek to me,” maybe you should take a look at the Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! – Level 3 Set.
We received the Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! – Level 3 worktexts (a student book and a the full text answer key book) and the pronunciation CD. It introduces students to Biblical Greek (“the common dialect”) and is geared towards children who have already completed Level 2 of the same curriculum or who are in upper elementary grades and older. Since Lily is in middle school, Level 3 seemed like a good fit.
If your student has not already studied Greek, that is okay. The first four lessons are a review of the Greek alphabet and vocabulary. This was extremely helpful to Lily, because she has not studied Greek. As she was working through the lessons, she did realize many of the letters are ones she has previously seen. Some of those are delta, kappa, upsilon and phi. The vocabulary was completely new, but it was not difficult for her to “catch on”. The lessons are about four to eight pages long. Depending on the length of the lesson, she spent two to three days a week completing the worktext pages and also reviewing the flashcards. The time using the curriculum was around 30 to 45 minutes on the days she worked on it.
The pace of the lessons is a nice, gentle approach to learning Greek. There are writing lessons for the student to practice the letters and words. There are also fun activities like matching, some coloring sections and drawing. The pronunciation CD was a great resource. When learning a new language, we often pronounce words according to how we think they should sound and not how they actually do. I often found Lily listening to the CD throughout the day.
Students are encouraged to study the flashcards daily. The sheets for the flashcards are located in the back of the student workbook. Cutting out the flashcards are the only real preparation you need to do for the student to use the program. You can even have the student cut out the flashcards themselves.
Lily was able to work through the lessons independently. Parents/teachers do not need a background in Greek. The curriculum answer key worktext has all of the answers. She completed one lesson a week. Greek language study has easily fit into her school schedule. I will have her continue to work through the curriculum covering one lesson each week.
Greek, unlike Latin, uses a lot of symbols in its words. Reading Greek is like deciphering a secret code. Now, tell me that is not a lot of fun. I am thinking my sons would also like learning a little bit of Greek. Although it is not a widely used language for communication, knowing Greek root words is helpful for learning other languages. So, I can truly see a reason to continue studying it this school year.
Do you think your children may want to learn Greek? The Hey, Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! – Level 3 Set is a good introduction to the Greek Language. Are you wondering where to start using the curriculum? Have your child take the placement quiz. You may also see sample pages of other levels.
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You may purchase the pronunciation CD for $10, the student worktext for $21.95 and the full text answer key for $21.95.
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