tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post8635082415781455514..comments2024-02-23T00:48:18.295-05:00Comments on SmallWorld: School Plans: Chronicles of NarniaSarah at SmallWorldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-37271094938174774292010-08-21T01:29:21.291-04:002010-08-21T01:29:21.291-04:00Sarah, I think the Narnia study sounds great! We...Sarah, I think the Narnia study sounds great! We also love the stories and were excited when we found out that the new movie is coming out at Christmas. I had the same box set as you, but took it to the used book store a few years ago after we bought a book with all of the stories in it. I am looking forward to hearing how the year goes.KHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-5531670580686866592010-07-03T09:21:31.967-04:002010-07-03T09:21:31.967-04:00What a wonderful idea. Getting lost in Narnia for ...What a wonderful idea. Getting lost in Narnia for the year. We are actually finishing the last two books in our literature choices this year. Thanks for the head up about the new movie coming out in December, I had no idea. Looking forward to it.<br />Blessings<br />DianeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214322750183022876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-30181107429459799262010-07-02T17:45:31.667-04:002010-07-02T17:45:31.667-04:00lesson planning is fun, and fun stuff is a reward....lesson planning is fun, and fun stuff is a reward. doesn't sound warped to me.<br /><br />this sounds a lot like me 5 years ago. my oldest was headed to college and my 2nd-oldest to school (9th grade) for the first time, and i finally had JUST my two "little ones" (ages 7 & 10) to teach. i really wanted to have a fun, relaxed year with them, and as part of that, i wanted to take a year's break from our typical history-based studies. i love being history-based, but i find myself easily enslaved to it, and i really just wanted more freedom that year to explore & read what we/i wanted to read w/o it having to tie into a historical period. my kids had recently developed an interest in the narnia books, and so for the first few months, that's what we read. i also bought f.u.f.i., but used it more as a resource than as an actual unit study-- partly bc we'd already read/listened to the first few books, and partly because i didn't want to be enslaved to that, either!<br /><br />after that year we went back to being history-based and, like you, i supplemented a lot and refused to rush and took much longer to go through our studies than i'd intended. we just finished 400 years of world & u.s. history, which is "supposed" to take 2 years-- it took us twice that long, and that's with continuing history over the summer! but it was worth it. now we'll be starting the cycle again with ancient history, and since i have a high-schooler, i'll have to really try hard to be good about sticking to plan.<br /><br />(wow, i am better at writing blog posts on other peoples' blogs than on my own.)40winkzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707345570759229347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-88386454725825180462010-07-02T10:33:19.221-04:002010-07-02T10:33:19.221-04:00Of course it's warped! (at least according to...Of course it's warped! (at least according to the pattern of THIS world!) ;-D <br /><br />Wish we could move to Tennessee for a year augment your class by another 3 students!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-79363421908325903382010-07-01T19:35:40.042-04:002010-07-01T19:35:40.042-04:00Sounds great....We love Narnia...One of our favori...Sounds great....We love Narnia...One of our favorite things at MGM at Disney....Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151128140345216126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-63004380565369915012010-07-01T14:53:37.692-04:002010-07-01T14:53:37.692-04:00I just picked up a used copy of Further Up, Furthe...I just picked up a used copy of Further Up, Further In and plan to use this for the spine of my 8th graders studies this fall. Yeah!berrypatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-85609025161960904872010-07-01T14:21:54.395-04:002010-07-01T14:21:54.395-04:00My kids will be so jealous! I'll have to chec...My kids will be so jealous! I'll have to check out the Further Up link.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475107479874994178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-62978566747402390522010-07-01T13:45:04.079-04:002010-07-01T13:45:04.079-04:00I think this is an EXCELLENT idea! Whenever all m...I think this is an EXCELLENT idea! Whenever all my kiddos are reading, (dreaming of that day), I will remember this...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081982605206256145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512642049971207057.post-90400045321372820942010-07-01T13:44:29.063-04:002010-07-01T13:44:29.063-04:00Sounds wonderful! We love Narnia too! To our col...Sounds wonderful! We love Narnia too! To our collection we have added the 19 cd audio drama which is fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com