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04-25-2025, 02:58 AM
(04-11-2025, 08:23 PM)AnneWhite Wrote: If you're already thinking, "How am I supposed to figure out..." or "But we already read...," fear not: more details and schedules (including links to previous schedules) will be available on the AO website. We want to make this small but important change as painless as possible.
Can you please point me to the links to the old schedule? I may be in the minority, but I'm feeling the pain of this change...
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04-25-2025, 09:28 PM
I'm unfamiliar with the Norse book - would you say the reading difficulty is similar to Age of Fable, or is it easier?
I'm finishing up Yr 4 - planning to follow the schedule laid out here for year 5 to finish up Age of Fable for the year in May. My son is a late reader, but a bit of an older Y4. I'm debating continuing Age of Fable with him next year (me reading to him) and then having him read the Norse fables in Y6 on his own if they're "easier" than Age of Fable, so it could be an independent read, but I wasn't sure how difficult the language is. Is there another AO book that it is similar to, challenge-wise? Thanks!
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Announcements/RE: Changes to Mythology in Years Four to Six
04-25-2025, 09:58 PM
(04-25-2025, 09:28 PM)Jessie Wrote: I'm unfamiliar with the Norse book - would you say the reading difficulty is similar to Age of Fable, or is it easier?
I'm finishing up Yr 4 - planning to follow the schedule laid out here for year 5 to finish up Age of Fable for the year in May. My son is a late reader, but a bit of an older Y4. I'm debating continuing Age of Fable with him next year (me reading to him) and then having him read the Norse fables in Y6 on his own if they're "easier" than Age of Fable, so it could be an independent read, but I wasn't sure how difficult the language is. Is there another AO book that it is similar to, challenge-wise? Thanks!
It's not hard reading, and our version has vocabulary help as well.
https://amblesideonline.org/asgard-to-athens
As an alternative, if you like an illustrated book, you could also consider the d'Aulaires' Norse myths.
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04-30-2025, 06:55 AM
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My daughter is completing Y5...the old schedule. What do you suggest we do for our next school year when she starts Year 6? Continue following the old schedule? Have her do Heroes of Asgard instead during Year 6? Or some other option? I'm flexible, just trying to think out loud about what makes the most sense.
Also, has anyone already made a side by side comparison chart of the old and new plans for mythology for Years 4-6?
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04-30-2025, 07:01 AM
I have one finishing Year 5 also, and I plan to just do Heroes of Asgard next year in Year 6.
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Announcements/RE: Changes to Mythology in Years Four to Six
05-05-2025, 10:11 PM
We have read both Padraic Children of Odin and his Homer and D’Aulaires Norse and Greek myths. For year 6 would you still recommend Heroes of Asgard? I’m torn on our next book and am concerned it would feel redundant. Thank you so much!
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Announcements/RE: Changes to Mythology in Years Four to Six
05-05-2025, 10:18 PM
(05-05-2025, 10:11 PM)cwileygo Wrote: We have read both Padraic Children of Odin and his Homer and D’Aulaires Norse and Greek myths. For year 6 would you still recommend Heroes of Asgard? I’m torn on our next book and am concerned it would feel redundant. Thank you so much!
If you've read those versions of Norse myths, then, no, it probably wouldn't be a good use of your time. Have you read the other parts of Age of Fable? Or perhaps your student would be ready to move on to the Year 6 retellings of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and omit other mythology for this year.
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05-06-2025, 04:03 AM
(05-05-2025, 10:18 PM)AnneWhite Wrote: If you've read those versions of Norse myths, then, no, it probably wouldn't be a good use of your time. Have you read the other parts of Age of Fable? Or perhaps your student would be ready to move on to the Year 6 retellings of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and omit other mythology for this year.
Yes, we plan to read Black Ships Before Troy and then maybe head into another Odyssey retelling and/or AoF? Thank you so much for saving us some time!
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