DOMICILIA: A 4-Week Latin Unit on Roman Home Life

Bring the world of the Roman household into your Latin classroom with DOMICILIA, a complete four-week instructional unit designed to help students explore Roman domestic life through engaging, comprehensible Latin and carefully structured classroom activities.

From the physical spaces of a Roman home to family life, daily routines, household religion, food, clothing, slavery, and social relationships, DOMICILIA gives students a sustained look at what life was like inside the Roman domus while developing their Latin language skills.

What You Get

The complete DOMICILIA unit includes 118 pages of classroom-ready materials, including:

• 4 complete weeks of instruction
• Detailed, ready-to-teach lesson plans
• Student handouts and classroom activities
• Print-ready PDFs in full color and black & white
• Editable .docx files of both color and black & white materials
• Complete Master Answer Keys with detailed teacher grading notes
• A standalone folder of high-resolution images, including full-color images for Smart Boards and high-contrast B&W versions for photocopying
• Direct integration with free Magister Craft videos on YouTube
• Video transcripts
• Complete contextual lexicons

Designed for Latin Classrooms

DOMICILIA is designed around the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages and can be adapted for:

• Latin I
• Latin II
• Exploratory Latin
• Middle-school Latin programs

The unit combines language development with cultural exploration, giving students meaningful reasons to read, interpret, discuss, and engage with the Roman world.

Ready to Teach

The materials are designed to make implementation straightforward without sacrificing teacher flexibility. Lesson plans provide clear instructional guidance, while editable files allow teachers to modify materials for their own students and classroom routines.

Whether you use the unit exactly as written or adapt individual lessons and activities, DOMICILIA is designed to give you a substantial, cohesive unit rather than a collection of disconnected worksheets.

Digital Delivery

Your purchase includes a digital .zip download containing the complete unit and accompanying resources. Files are delivered through Payhip immediately after checkout.

Single-Teacher License

A single purchase grants one teacher permission to use the materials across all of their personal class periods.

For department, school, or district licenses, please contact Magister Craft for multi-teacher licensing and school invoice options.