Heaps of Harry Potter Spots
Get your wands and hats ready for a whirlwind of fun! Now, where's my Quiddich broom?
Harry Potter is one of our family's favorite characters from recent literature. We're anxiously awaiting the next in the series of books (as well as the movie), and rather than re-read them for a fouth or even fifth time, we thought we'd add some dimension with some fun and learning.
He's brave. He's a hero as well as an underdog. He's funny, vulnerable (in an invincable kind of way), has some great friends, and he's a grand focus for some fun learning! Want to turn your kids' interest in Harry and his adventures into educational opportunities? Check out some of these sites:
Hagrid's Hut
http://www.hagridshut.com/
My favorite! Lots of fun stuff here. One suggested use: Click on "My World", then Click on "Interview with Hagrid". Read it and then write or give an oral explanation of why Hagrid likes Professor Dumbledore so much.
The
Unofficial Harry Potter Fan Club Page
http://www.harrypotterfans.net/
Find out if you belong in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin - Only the Hogwarts Sorting Hat knows for sure!
AITLC Guide to J.K. Rowling
http://tlc.ai.org/rowling.htm#LP
HP Lesson Plans!! This is a great site for info and lesson ideas using all four of Rowling's novels. NOTE: Must be a member, though you can get a temporary visitor pass.
ALFY - PICKS FOR HARRY POTTER
http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/thematic_units/Harry_Potter/HP_1.asp
Lesson Plans and Games: Use the encyclodedia of Harry Potter words, and various other great student activities.
Beginner's Heraldry Page
http://members.tripod.com/~Whitehead/heraldry.html
Harry belonged to the Gryffindor house. You have been chosen by Professor McGonagal to start a new house. Have fun choosing a name, colors, hearldry and more for it!
Broomsticks by Paul Rajlich
http://brighton.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~prajlich/broomsticks/
Here is a fun little applet inspired by the game Quidditch from the Harry Potter series.
Cameron Williams' Lesson Plan
http://www.connectingstudents.com/lessonplans/potter/cameron1.htm
What makes Harry Potter tick? comprehension, quizzes, activities, and discussion questions. Very good in depth work, with good questions to consider: How are the early years of Harry's life similar to other literary characters' lives (i.e. Cinderella, Matilda, etc.)? How could you adapt the rules for Quidditch for a typical P.E. class? Describe the change in Harry's character from the beginning to the end of the book. What effect does the irony used by the author in this book have? How would you use a 'Cloak of Invisibility'? Compare the creatures in this story to creatures of mythology, fairy tales, and legends. How could you design a model of Hogwarts?.
Harry Potter Cyberide - Lesson Plans and Activities
http://www.connectingstudents.com/lessonplans/potter/index.htm
Fun stuff, including Teacher's Resources.
Scholastic Books Harry Potter Pages
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/index.htm
Learn how to promptly and properly pronounce potentially preposterous phrases!
Scholastic's Harry Potter Discussion Guides
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/guides/index.htm
Lightheartedly leap large loads of lesson plans
CHAPTER BY CHAPTER REVIEW
http://www.i-100.com/users/granschl/harrypotter.htm
Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan (Lesson Plan)
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2696.html
learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills as you create a floor plan of Hogwarts School.
the Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/rowling.html
Lesson plans and other tools for teachers using Harry Potter books.
Descriptive Character Analysis - An AskERIC Lesson Plan
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Literature/LIT0006.html
comprehension skills, writing and creative thinking. Use this guide to study your favorite characters in the HP series.
Encyclopaedia Potterica A
http://www.harrypotterfans.net/potterica/
Want to fully understand your next Howler? Can't remember what something is called? Here's a good place to bone up.
The Essential Harry Potter
http://www.geocities.com/~no-quarter/potter/
reviews, links and more
FANDOM - Harry Potter
http://www.fandom.com/harrypotter
This is a message board set up.
Remember - your kids should always know that you know where they are and what they are doing on the net.
International Cover Art for Harry Potter
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2692.html
Comparing and contrasting book covers with the text of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Frameset - Harry Potter
http://hosted.ukoln.ac.uk/stories/stories/rowling/interview.htm
A web interview with the author of Harry Potter
Gothic Windows Puzzles
http://www.logicalwoman.com/games/gothic/index.html
Harry Potter attended Hogwarts School of Wizardry, which was in a "gothic castle." Harry and his cohorts had to solve many a mysterious challenge in their adventures. How will you fare?
Harry Potter Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2698.html
For use with the popular book series.
Harry Potter
http://pirates.k12.ar.us/cre/labert/harrypotter.htm
Though the activities are designed for a larger classroom group, they can easily be done by one or more kids, or the whole family.
Harry Potter
http://scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp
Scolastic's Harry Potter Site - an interview with the author, J.K. Rowling, games and tivia quizzes, information about the books, and discussion guides to go along with the books *and* ... a Screen Saver!
Harry Potter
http://movies.warnerbros.com/harrypotter/cmp/main-fr.html
casting call!! Takes a while to load, but WOW! From the Official Harry Potter website
Harry Potter
http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/showcase/katz/potter.htm
Quizzes, recipes, artwork and more by and for kids. Fun!
HARRY POTTER BOOKS
http://www.smarterkids.com/offer/harry_potter/potter.asp?linkID=0
BIG DISCOUNT on HP books!
Harry Potter Books
http://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/
Choose the Muggle side, the Wizard side, or both! Play the trivia game! Watch a video interview! See book covers for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" from around the world! Have fun!
Harry Potter - Brought to you by Kidsreads.com
http://www.kidsreads.com/harrypotter/
This web site offers on-line activities and quizzes to check your Harry Potter comprehension. Write your own ideas in your online Harry Potter notebook.
Harry Potter' Character Study/Who's who in Rowling series
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/07/02/PK23643.DTL&
Harry Potter Times
http://www.geocities.com/thepottersite/
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The Harry Potter Page
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/harrypage1.html
Quizzes! More Quizzes!! And other good stuff.
HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERERS STONE
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Mountain/5101/5thgrade_cameron_williams.html
Good questions to consider: How are the early years of Harry's life similar to other literary characters' lives (i.e. Cinderella, Matilda, etc.)? How could you adapt the rules for Quidditch for a typical P.E. class? Describe the change in Harry's character from the beginning to the end of the book. What effect does the irony used by the author in this book have? How would you use a 'Cloak of Invisibility'? Compare the creatures in this story to creatures of mythology, fairy tales, and legends. How could you design a model of Hogwarts?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
http://www.connectingstudents.com/literacy/potter1.htm
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone CyberGuide
http://www.connectingstudents.com/lessonplans/potter/
This site contains five activites for students.
She Homeschools With Harry Potter
http://www.shehomeschools.com/harrypotter.html
This one lists a lot of the HP products, but it has links and activities that are free.
A Column on Herbs, History, Herb Gardening and Herbal Cooking Tips
http://www.cookingvegetarian.com/herbs-mint.htm
In Professor Sprout's herbology class Harry learns the many uses of plants. What did the Greeks believe mint would cure?
The Resource Room's Harry Potter Comprehensive Exercises
http://www.resourceroom.net/eduonly/HarryPotterComprehensionexercises.asp
Literature-based skill building - sample exercises for each chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone comprehension exercises - they offer a whole set of exercises to go with the books at a reasonable price.
Harry Potter - The Ultimate Guide@MIKIDS.com
http://www.hogwarts.esmartweb.com/
A librarian's page with lots of links and activities and the like
ANDYS CARD TRICK
http://members.tripod.com/~andybauch/trick.html
Not exactly a Hogwarts magical activity, but challenging none the less. This is one that might have stumped even Hermione. Can you figure out how this card trick works?
P.S. You'll notice, no doubt, that there is not much in the way of clip art on this page. Harry is one hot item right now, and the artwork pertaining to the books, the current and upcoming movies (we are counting the days and hours!) are legally protected. There are some great pics and images on some of the sites linked above.
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