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Chapter 5 contains two contrasting registers — the Professor's measured, logical speech and the breathless action of the children fleeing Mrs. Macready into the wardrobe — both offering strong copywork material.
Read Chapter 5 aloud with your child. Choose one or two sentences from the Professor's conversation with Peter and Susan — especially where he explains that Lucy must be telling the truth because she ...
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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
- The Professor tells Peter and Susan that Lucy must be telling the truth because she does not tell lies and she is not mad. He says there is only one possibility left — she is telling the truth. Was the Professor right to believe Lucy even though he had never been to Narnia himself? What in the story makes you think so?
- When all four children finally enter Narnia together, the first thing Peter does is apologize to Lucy for not believing her. Why do you think Peter says sorry right away instead of waiting? What in the story makes you think Peter's apology matters to Lucy?
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Vocabulary Builder
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Making sense because it follows clear rules of thinking
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Reaching around clumsily, trying to find or do something in the dark
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Breathing hard and fast after running or being frightened
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