Disce ludens for Latin teachers

In short

Disce ludens comes from a colleague: Thomas Wegener developed the exercises over 30 years of teaching Latin at the Dillmann-Gymnasium in Stuttgart (a German academic secondary school) and tried them out in his own classes. Teachers use the 62 lessons to match the textbook chapter – in class, as homework or for differentiation. An overview for teachers is planned.

How to use Disce ludens

In class: after introducing a topic, practise the matching lesson in the computer room or on tablets. Which lesson fits which topic.
As homework: “lesson 17 up to card 20” – every lesson can be opened and resumed on its own.
For differentiation: students who are unsure revise the basics in Disce ludens I; faster ones translate sentences based on Caesar in Verte ludens.
Vocabulary: the vocabulary trainer with 1,565 words and custom card boxes, for example for the next class test.

Teaching method from the classroom

Hints instead of solutions: graded hints are free, the solution costs error points.
Fair checking: answers are checked on the server; the solutions are not in the browser.
Record: after every lesson students see their questions, mistakes and time.
Two views: a modern view and the original from 1998 – switchable, without anything changing in the exercises.

The app is in German: exercises, hints and meanings are German, as in the original.

What is still to come

Planned are an overview for teachers with the class’s results and sharing custom card boxes with the class. Until then, students see their record on their own device.

To get to know it: with an account you can test everything for 7 days. For the class there is the school licence.

Try it

A real exercise from Disce ludens:

Disce ludens I · Lesson 9 · Exercises on the accusative and infinitive, card 16

Mater gaudet ________.

Build an accusative and infinitive from the single words: “(The mother is glad) that the good food pleases Paula.” (cibus – food; bonus – good; delectare – please; the attribute comes after the noun)

What Disce ludens does – and what it doesn’t

What Disce ludens does

Offers 62 lessons of practice that work with any textbook.
Checks answers fairly on the server and helps with graded hints.
Works for students without an email address and without tracking.

What it doesn’t do

Does not yet show teachers the class’s results (planned).
Does not replace teaching or the textbook.
Does not create class tests.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use Disce ludens in Latin lessons?

After introducing a topic, have students practise the matching lesson in class or as homework; for differentiation, revise with Disce ludens I or translate with Verte ludens.

Can I see my class’s results?

Not yet. An overview for teachers is planned. Until then, students see their record on their own device.

Is there a trial for teachers?

With an account you can test everything for 7 days. For the class there is the school licence via the enquiry form.