Over the years, I have found that flashcards and other simple manipulatives make effective and fun learning tools, so I am sharing a small card set here for you. There are a few ways to use the cards – you can probably come up with some more ideas yourself.

The most obvious activity is to place the words of the Pater Noster in order on a large, flat surface, such as a table top or on the floor. Beginners might like to see how many words they can identify and guess the English translations. Those who are more experienced with grammar might like to sort the words into groups, according to the parts of speech, eg a pile for verbs, another pile for adverbs and so on. Seasoned students may like to select a few words to parse:

eg pater: nominative singular form of the third declension masculine noun, pater, father .

or sanctificetur: third person singular, present subjunctive passive, of sanctificare, to sanctify.

The pdf file provided below includes double-sided flashcards of all the words of the Pater Noster, with Latin on one side and an approximate English translation in the back. (First print the odd numbered pages, then reinsert into the printer and print out the even-numbered pages.)

They may be laminated for durability.

IMAGE: The Lord’s Prayer by James Tissot. Brooklyn Museum, New York. Wikicommons.