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Announcements/RE: Changes to Mythology in Years Four to Six
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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Announcements/RE: Changes to Mythology in Years Four to Six
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Announcements/RE: Changes to Mythology in Years Four to Six
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.
