The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Study Guide
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Study Guide, grades K-3
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2 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Study Guide
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’The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Language Arts Core Curriculum Standards
CCRR3. 
CCRR4. 
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CCRL3
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CCRSL2. 
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Theatre Standards (GPS)
TAES 1. 
TAES 8. 
TAES 11. 
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3 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Study Guide
About the Author
C.S. Lewis, the author of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Lord of the Rings 
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The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity,
A Grief Observed, Out of the Silent Planet,
Surprised by Joy
A note from the Director:
Rosemary Newco the Sally G. Tomlinson Arsc Director of Theatre for Youth and Families
We need this story now more than ever!
The Theme of the producon is TRANSFORMATION
We have the power to overcome darkness -and this power can be summoned within us
at any age. So we should always have hope and courage and believe this is true.
Before and Aer the Play Quesons from the director, Rosemary Newco
To which of the characters do you relate the most and why?
How would you create a magical wardrobe on stage?
If you suddenly became a King or Queen in Narnia, what would you do as a ruler?
A statue in Belfast, Northern Ireland depicng
C.S. Lewis entering the Wardrobe to Narnia.
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Before the play Summary of the Play
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Character Descriptions
Before the play
The Pevansie Children:
Lucy (8 years old)— Lucy is the youngest of the children. Lucy is kind, truthful and honorable.
She gets excited about everything and has a great imaginaon. She is the rst to discover Narnia.
Edmund (9 years old)— Edmund is always hungry. He is rude and disagreeable at the beginning of the story.
His adventure in Narnia changes him.
Susan (12 years old) — Susan is the 2nd oldest. She is brave and smart and kind to
her siblings.
Peter (14 years old)—Peter is the eldest of the 4 Pevensie children.
He is brave, strong and noble.
Characters of Narnia
Aslan the Lion
He is as big as a refrigerator or baleship.
Aslan is bold, noble, seless, and shines like the sun.
He is very protecve of Narnia.
The White Witch
The White Witch is evil and merciless. She can turn people and animals to
stone. (like Medusa from mythology)
Her name is Jadis and her castle is in Charn in Narnia.
She wants Narnia in winter forever and never Christmas.
The White Witch hates Aslan because he is good.
She wants to defeat the human children because of the prophecy that says
that they will overthrow her.
Mr. Tumnus
He is a faun, which is a half man half goat.
He is a spy for the White Witch, but becomes a friend of Lucy.
Mr. Beaver— Mr. Beaver is nice and kind. He is willing to help a loyal friend.
Susan in Narnia Peter
Mr. Tumnus
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Before the play
Vocabulary
beaver dam (n)– a barrier made of twigs and logs. It is built by beavers over a river or stream to obstruct the
ow of water and create a lodge.
dwarf (n)–a person of abnormally small stature.
eldest (adj) - the oldest out of all siblings
faun (n)- a man with ears, horns, tail, and hind legs of a goat.
gnaw (v) – to bite or chew on.
human (n) - a type of mammal; a man or woman.
lamppost (n) – a tall pole with a light at the top, usually used to light a street.
prophecy (n) – a foretelling or predicon of what is to come in the future.
Turkish delight (n)- a type of candy from Turkey, called
Lokum. Like gelan, usually covered in powdered sugar with tradional avors like rosewater , pistachio, and
orange blossom.
traitor (n) - a person who betrays another person or a country.
vicm (n) – a person who suers from a destrucve acon.
wand (n) - a slender wooden sck, used to channel magic.
wardrobe (n) - a tall, wooden cabinet where clothes can be stored.
The White Witch used her wand to freeze
her innocent vicms into stone statues.
The beaver gnaws logs to make a beaver dam.
Lucy goes through the wardrobe and nds Narnia
The 4 humans must defeat the Witch to fulll the prophecy,
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 Making Connections:
Real-World Facts about Fictional Characters and Settings
Lions
Male lion’s tail can be 9-10 feet long.
Second largest cat in the world. A ger is the largest.
A group of lions is called a pride.
A lion’s fur is golden brown with a large mane.
Lions sleep half the day.
The female does most of the hunng.
Lions are located in the grassland of Africa and India.
Lions can weigh between 370-500 pounds
Lions can live in the wild 8-10 years. They can live in capvity up to 25 years.
Beavers
Beavers have webbed feet.
Beavers are considered a rodent.
Beavers have a large, at, and scaly tail.
A beaver’s house is called a lodge.
Beavers have long sharp teeth that they use to cut down trees.
When spring comes and all the ice melts, the beaver cuts down a tree with its sharp teeth to make a bridge to cross the river.
Beavers eat sh.
Beavers build dams over rivers for shelter, protecon, and to be near their food.
Mourne Mountains
C.S. Lewis was inspired by the Mourne Mountains in
County Down, Ireland for the seng of Narnia.
hp://www.ireland.com/en-us/arcles/down/
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Before the play
The story BEHIND the story:
At the beginning of the play, the four Pevansie children are
living in a large house in northern England.
But they are from London.
So why did Lucy, Peter, Edmund and Susan leave their home in
London and go to the house in the English countryside?
The story takes place during World War II, probably in late
1940 or early 1941. This was during the London Blitz.
About the Blitz of London during World War II:
The Germans bombed London from September 1940—May 1941.
Blitz is shortened from German Blitzkrieg, which means "lightning war”.
London fought back by bombing Germany.
People in London took shelter in subway staons.
People sent their children to the countryside to keep them safe from the bombing and to be in the
fresh air.
Children were sent on trains to the northern part of England to be taken care of by people who
oered to help. Kind of like foster care.
This is what London looked like during the Blitz.
This is London aer the Blitz.
An English manor house and gardens
in northern England.
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Questions to Think About
Before, During and After the Play
BEFORE THE PLAY:
Have you heard or read the story of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Have you seen the movie?
Have you read or heard any of the other books from C.S. Lewis’s chronicles of Narnia?
What is the dierence between a movie and a play?
DURING THE PLAY:
Watch how the actors transform their bodies to become dierent things throughout the play.
How do the actors make the animal characters look like they are real?
AFTER THE PLAY:
Who was your favorite character and why?
Would you be on the side of the White Witch or Aslan? Why?
Why do you think C.S. Lewis chose a lion to be the character of Aslan?
If you found yourself in Narnia , what would you do?
What does Edmund learn about himself?
How did the actors transform their bodies? What shapes & things did they create together?
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Aer the play Wardrobe Word Search
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Aer the play
Scrambled Up Narnia
Unscramble vocabulary words from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
reowrbad ________________________________________________
hwe hcw ________________________________________________
vrbeea ________________________________________________
nlsaa ________________________________________________
khsru gldtehi ________________________________________________
anrian ________________________________________________
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(answers on page 14)
Suggesons for addional post play acvies:
Make a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the White Witch and Elsa from Frozen.
Dramaze favorite and memorable scenes and characters from the play.
Compare and contrast the play and the book.
Draw your favorite scenes or characters from the play.
Use the illustraons throughout this study guide to inspire you!
The White Witch
The Castle of the White Witch
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Aer the play
Turkish Delight
We checked Yahoo Answers and found this prey easy recipe for Turkish Delight.
You can make this with or without the nuts.
Turkish delight comes in many avors such as rosewater, pomegranate and pistachio, tangerine, and mint.
1 1/2 cups water
3 cups granulated sugar
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons orange zest
3 (.25 ounce) envelopes unavored gelan
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts
confeconers' sugar for dusng
Bring 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, and corn syrup to a boil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Cook,
srring frequently, unl the temperature reaches 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) on a candy thermometer.
Set aside and keep hot.
Sr together orange juice and orange zest, sprinkle with gelan, and set aside. In a small bowl, dissolve
cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold water, then sr into hot syrup. Place over medium-low heat, and simmer, srring
gently, unl very thick.
Remove syrup from heat, sr in orange juice mixture, vanilla, and pistachios. Sprinkle a 8x8-inch pan gener-
ously with confeconers' sugar. Pour the Turkish delight into the pan, and let cool in a cool, dry place (not
the refrigerator) unl set, 3 to 4 hours.
When cool, sprinkle the top with another thick layer of powdered sugar. Cut into 1-inch squares, and dredge
each well with confeconers' sugar. Store at room temperature in an airght container.
Go to hp://www.epicurious.com/tools/searchresults?search=non+evil+turkish+delight
for a Non-Evil Turkish Delight recipe!!
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After the play
Design your own costume!
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Resources
www.Diconary.com
www.bookdrum.com/books/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe/9780064471046/summary
hp://www.ireland.com/en-us/arcles/down
www.Epicurious.com
www.Howtodrawanimals.net
Visit your local or school library to nd all 7 books
in the Chronicles of Narnia series by CS Lewis:
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 Bale
Word Search Key: Word Scramble Key:
Wardrobe
White Witch
Beaver
Aslan
Turkish Delight
Narnia
Lamppost