This post is part of the 31 MORE Days of Literature Unit Studies series. You can find all of the links to the thirty-one studies in this post. If you’d like to use these ideas to create your own unit study, you download the free Create Your Own Unit Study planner. It will walk you through the steps of creating your own unit study and give you free planning printables to use as you go along. (Want to know more about what, exactly, a unit study is? This post will help.)
While you’re reading and working on your unit study, you can download this free printables pack of graphic organizers for reading. It has a plot chart, Venn diagram, KWL chart, two mini book report organizers, a character analysis chart, a plot outline chart, and a reading response sheet where students can record facts while reading.
Unlike some of the other literature unit posts, this post is a little different. The Chronicles of Narnia hold a special place in my heart. I’ve read them at least five times all the way through for myself and to my kiddos. Although almost everyone has heard about the more common books in the Chronicles- like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe– the lesser-known books are often overlooked. I always recommend that people read all seven of the books because they are so rich in language and in meaning.
A Little about the Order of the Books
- The Magician’s Nephew
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- The Horse and His Boy
- Prince Caspian
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- The Silver Chair
- The Last Battle
Specific Book Resources
The Magician’s Nephew
Homeschool Share has a free lapbook for this book.
Lasting Thumbprints has an awesome post with activities her crew did while reading this book.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
I always used to wonder what Turkish Delight was. With this recipe you can make some when you read this book.
Spark Notes has a great free guide for this book.
Walking by the Way has some great ideas for using this book in a homeschool co-op. You could certainly use some at home with your own kids as well.
Hands of a Child has an awesome lapbook for this book- grades 3 and up. ($)
Prince Caspian
Hands of a Child has an awesome Prince Caspian lapbook pack for grades 3 and up. ($)
The Horse and His Boy
Homeschool Share has a free lapbook for this book.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
These boats would be awesome to make when you read the book. There’s a free printable pattern.
The Silver Chair
C.S. Lewis Resources
BBC has an educational page all about the biography of C.S. Lewis.
General Resources
This Harper Collins kids site has online games that go along with all of the Narnia books.
Activity Village has a Narnia page with printables and crafts that go along with the books.
On this site you can find a printable Reading Group Guide and printable Classroom Activity Guide that have questions, discussion points, and activities to use with all seven books.
On this site you can find a free printable Narnia Activity Package. It’s mostly based on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. There’s a coloring page, printable map, Narnia quiz, and a few other activities.
If you’re thinking of going through all seven books as unit studies with your kids, check out Further Up and Further In. This is a complete unit study with ideas and printable for all of the Chronicles. ($)
This BBC site is all about children growing up in war time. It would be great for a glimpse into life during World War 2, the time of the Pevensie children.
Audio Books and Other Media
Although I know there are newer movies from some of the Chronicles, I like these BBC editions– The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe / Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader / The Silver Chair) BBC Version. ($)
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The Books and Other Great Books to Use
The Chronicles of Narnia boxed set
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller (This biography of Lewis from YWAM is awesome and is one of our favorites!)
A Family Guide to Narnia: Biblical Truths in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia
The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia: Knowing God Here by Finding Him There
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