We recently found this curriculum for homeschooling that is based on the seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia. With the global pandemic continuing, there are a lot more people who are starting or continuing to homeschool their children until vaccines are available, and the pandemic slows to a crawl. I believe that many people will continue to homeschool beyond the pandemic who never would have considered it before being in a position where they would have to.
As my wife was going through materials for our daughter, she stumbled upon this Narnia curriculum and told me about it. I immediately knew it was something I would like to share.
There are two volumes in this program. The first is geared toward middle school students (in grades 6-8), the second is for upper-middle and high school students (grades 8-12).
Following Narnia Volume 1: The Lion’s Song (Teacher/Student Combo)
Designed to accompany Institute for Excellence in Writing’s Structure & Style curriculum, this supplementary curriculum will help students learn to integrate IEW techniques with topics from the Narnia stories. Using the first three novels of The Chronicles of Narnia (The Magician’s Nephew, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Horse and His Boy), these 31 lessons encourage students to experience the enchanted land of Narnia through structure and style. This course is designed to be used by an instructor who has been through the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style seminar and is familiar with IEW writing techniques.
The Student Book gives reading assignments from the novels, source texts on related topics, key word outlines to fill in, checklists, assignments, wordlists, and more!
The Teacher’s Manual is a necessary component of the course. Inset, reduced-size student pages are included with the correct answers overlaid. Notes and information for the teacher is provided in the margins surrounding the student pages; the notes guide teachers/parents through each lesson with in-depth explanations, tips for teaching, checklists, and other helpful notes.
Middle school students (grades 6-8). 31 lessons; suggested schedule covers 1 lesson per week including editing & writing time.
This 3rd Edition has updated the Teacher’s Manual so that it now includes inset student pages, In the student workbook, lessons have been revamped; some include new source texts, and checklists have been updated.
This kit includes:
- Following Narnia Volume 1: The Lion’s Song Student Book; 248 pages, softcover spiralbound. Third Edition. Reproducible for in-family use only.
- Following Narnia Volume 1: The Lion’s Song Teacher’s Manual; 248 pages, softcover spiralbound. Third Edition
- Access to the following downloads: the Student Resource Notebook and Following Narnia Volume 1: The Lion’s Song Reproducible Checklists ebook.
Order Volume 1 Here
Following Narnia Volume 2: Aslan’s Country (Teacher/Student Combo)
Take a trip to Narnia and learn advanced IEW writing skills along the way with Following Narnia Volume 2: Aslan’s Country . Using Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle, students will develop more advanced writing skills and techniques. This course is designed to be used by an instructor who has been through the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style seminar and is familiar with IEW writing techniques, and students who have at least one year of experience with IEW.
The Student Book gives reading assignments from the novels, source texts on related topics, checklists, assignments, word lists, student samples, and more.
The Teacher’s Manual is a necessary component of the course. Inset, reduced-size student pages are included with the correct answers overlaid. Notes for the teacher are provided in the margins surrounding the student pages; these include sample key word outlines, brainstorming ideas, answers to questions, review activities, and ideas for motivating students.
Upper middle school and high school students (grades 8-12).
This kit includes:
- Following Narnia Volume 2: Aslan’s Country Student Book; 220 pages, softcover spiralbound. Reproducible for in-family use only.
- Following Narnia Volume 2: Aslan’s Country Teacher’s Manual; 220 pages, softcover spiralbound.
- Access to download the Student Resource Notebook
