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Chapter 1 is rich in sensory description — cold snow, dark wardrobe, lamplight in a forest — and contains simple but evocative sentence structures ideal for young copyists.
Read Chapter 1 of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe aloud with your child. Choose one or two sentences that contain vivid description — such as Lucy discovering the snow in the wardrobe, or her fir...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Lucy decides to walk deeper into the wardrobe even though she does not know what is on the other side. Some people might call that brave, and others might call it foolish. What in the story makes you think Lucy was being brave — or was she being foolish?
- When Lucy meets Mr. Tumnus at the lamppost, he drops all of his parcels in surprise. What in the story makes you think Mr. Tumnus was more frightened than Lucy was at that moment, or was Lucy the more frightened one?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Strange or unusual in a surprising way
Item 2
To go through an unknown place to find out about it
Item 3
A quick look at something that only lasts a moment
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