momto2Cs Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 For anyone who might be interested, I think I have finished my list of supplemental literature for the Chronicles of Narnia! I may add/subtract a little here and there, but overall, I feel really happy with it. Narnia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Super job on that! Narnia books are on our list for next year, and I will definitely refer back to your blog when we get there. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 This looks fantastic. I will definitely be referring to this when we get to the Narnia books. Will you read the inspirations before or after or during or between? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Thank-you for sharing this. What a treasure. :001_smile: I plan on referring to it when we listen through Narnia as a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 This looks fantastic. I will definitely be referring to this when we get to the Narnia books. Will you read the inspirations before or after or during or between? All of the above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thank you for this wonderful resource! I have bookmarked it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Any idea what is the ideal age to introduce the Narnia series? We listened to the audio books with my older girls when they were (??) younger (forgive me, I've had two kids since then, or maybe even while we were listening, so I don't remember their ages at the time). I do remember thinking they were a bit too young to understand much of the allegory. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 The first time I read it, I didn't get the allegory. Someone told me it was an allegory of Christ and the atonement later, and I went, "....OoOOOOOoooooh." They are wonderful books, even if they don't get it all the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trez Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I really like the looks of many of your supplementary books. I'm considering using this type of study for my grade 6 son. I do however have a couple of concerns. Is the Narnia series considered appropriate/challenging enough for grade 6? I have found before that breaking up the reading of a book too much, can cause a disruption to the excitement/flow of the primary novel. I love many of the supplemental books you have chosen but I am concerned about how to incorporate them into the Narnia readings without too much disruption. Anyone have ideas/thoughts on these concerns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 I totally think the books are appropriate for a 6th grader. My ds11 is 5th/6th grade, and reads them to himself occasionally, enjoying them very much. As for the flow, I'm doing the Narnia study as our Afternoon Basket reading. A chapter each day of Narnia, plus a chapter or two of whatever else we are reading to go along with it... here is a sample day of how I am hoping it will work: Start the day with a Greek myth from the D'Aulaire book Read a chapter in The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe Read a chapter or section from another supplemental book (Beowulf, or Faerie Queene, or etc.) At bedtime, or maybe earlier in the day, we'll be reading things like The Princess and the Goblin, or Five Children & It. I think by reading a chapter a day, just as I would with a bedtime book or historical fiction, that we will keep the flow pretty well. I actually tried to keep the supplemental reading down a bit so that we wouldn't feel overwhelmed or fragmented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbygirl Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Wow thank you for this timely list! OT The Narnia Cookbook (when I last went looking for it) was out of print and extremely expensive to buy used. I found a copy at my library and was hugely disappointed. Seriously any recipes you want , you could do a 5 minute search on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Thanks for the list. I'm doing FUFI with my ds9 this coming year, so this is very timely for me.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trez Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Thank you for your reply! And another question....are any of the guides more toward the secular side. We are a christian family but I don't usually incorporate bible versus etc into our curriculum. I don't mind if it points out the symbolism etc in the books I just don't want a constant mention of versus etc....(I guess I'm being as clear as mud on this one.):glare: Rethinking this......I don't know how to state exactly what I'm looking/not looking for. I know that the works are based upon Christian beliefs so there will be no guide that doesn't mention that with respect to the writers intent. I think I just need to get some previews of various guides and decide which is best for us. Thanks for giving me a head start by finding all of these supplemental books. Edited July 8, 2012 by Trez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thank you for your reply! And another question....are any of the guides more toward the secular side. We are a christian family but I don't usually incorporate bible versus etc into our curriculum. I don't mind if it points out the symbolism etc in the books I just don't want a constant mention of versus etc....(I guess I'm being as clear as mud on this one.):glare: Rethinking this......I don't know how to state exactly what I'm looking/not looking for. I know that the works are based upon Christian beliefs so there will be no guide that doesn't mention that with respect to the writers intent. I think I just need to get some previews of various guides and decide which is best for us. Thanks for giving me a head start by finding all of these supplemental books. I found that The Way Into Narnia talked a lot about literary influences rather than primarily religious. While we're Christian also, I don't like everything to be all about that, so I was happy with the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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