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Harry Potter
"It is our choices that show who we really are, far more than our abilities.” Albus Dumbledore
Resources
Bloomsbury is an independent publishing house with a vast library of books. Where it comes to Harry Potter they have a great selection of supporting resources including discussion guides, activity sheets, games and quizzes.
Into Film champion film to inspire learning experiences. On their website they have film guides for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the Prisoner of Azkaban. There is also a visual effects Q&A.
Wizarding World
Wizarding World is a partnership between Warner Bros. and Pottermore and is the home for fans of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. There is a lot to explore here - get sorted by the sorting hat, play games and take part in quizzes. You can also get all the latest news and updates here.
Teachit has a downloadable reading comprehension for Harry Potter's quidditch. It is aimed at KS2 and available for free download.
Association of Teachers of Mathematics have a huge range of resources to support learning maths. Resources are available free and through membership. Check out these great Harry Potter ideas in your maths learning.
Cosmic Kids Yoga has created over 1000 videos teaching yoga to children. Her videos are themed to encompass story telling making them not only good exercise but fun and entertaining too. Take a break from the books and have a go at her Harry Potter yoga.
Chatty Zebra have developed cross curricular workbooks and activities in a range of topics, perfect for home learners. They have a book study available for each of the Harry Potter books which are available as pdfs to print at home. The work books are fun and interactive, involving lots of hands on activities and the suggested age is 7-14 though this is just a guide.
The Waldock Way offers unit studies and have a year long study of Harry Potter called Waldock's Wizards and Wands. This unit study comes as a printable pdf and has a teachers manual, students workbook and many other fun extras. The study includes subjects such as potions, history, astronomy, language arts and herbs.
Curious Little Monkeys have Harry Potter inspired activity books that are available as a downloadable pdf or a physical book. There are three books which support the first three Harry Potter stories. They include activities to complete after each chapter that help learners develop reading and comprehension skills, STEM, critical thinking, art and design, maths and imagination skills to name a few.
£2 Tuition Hub offers live and recorded lessons in a wide range of subjects. Lessons cost £2 and are available in half termly blocks. They have a number of blocks for the Harry Potter fan club suitable for primary and secondary age.
Build Your Library has created a literature based, secular home school curriculum inspired by Charlotte Mason but adding in a touch of 21st century. In addition to the curriculum are some unit studies and Build Your Library have a unit study for each of the Harry Potter books.
Outschool offers Harry Potter themed classes such as book clubs, creative writing, baking and even an escape room. It is American based and some classes are one offs whereas others are a course. The classes are aimed at different age bands from 5-18.
Location specific
Location: London WD25 7LR
Take a tour of the world of Harry Potter with Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. Here you'll see some of the sets and learn how they were designed and made, see costumes and props up close and learn about special effects used to make Harry and his friends fly and to bring magical creatures to life.
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Make a model of Hogwarts
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Visit a bird sanctuary and learn about owls
- Check out Pinterest for Harry Potter inspired crafts such as making invisible ink
- Make your own wand
- Make potions (could involve glitter!!)
- Learn about foraging herbs
- Find feathers on a nature walk and see which make the best quills