Harry Potter and Homeschooling: Harry Potter Lesson Plans and Using Harry Potter to “teach”

By Lisa - Unschooling Mom

There are some pretty neat sites that use Harry Potter as a catalyst to further learning.

If you know if a Harry Potter lesson plan site you can share- please email me at info@lifelearning.org or make a comment in comments section.
This site:
http://pirates.k12.ar.us/cre/labert/harrypotter.htm
was orginally set up to use in a class room setting- but offers many ideas that can be incorporated in a homeschool or even unschool setting- ideas such as: design you own broomstick, write a quidditch cheer,create a catalogue of the latest witch and wizard clothing.

Fun With Harry Potter- Teacher’s Edition. Don;t be put off odd bad graphics and poorly designed page- some good info here.

A Day in the Life of Harry PotterWhat do you think of Harry Potter’s life? Have you ever thought about being a student at a school similar to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Would you like to have friend like those Harry has befriended at Hogwarts?

Phenomenal resource -the Scholastic website has TON of Harryt Potter Lesson plan ideas.

Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan Neat idea for a Harry Potter lesson plan- Students will learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills as they create a floor plan of Hogwarts School

Writing a Harry Potter Script Kids write a harry Potter script.

Make a Harry Potter Board Game Lesson plan.

Lesson plan idea based on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. http://www.nancypolette.com/LitGuidesText/harrypotterprisoner.htm. Good.

Some vry “schooly” lesson plans and ideas usinh Harry Potter books. http://english.byu.edu/Novelinks/reading%20strategies/sorcerer%27s%20stone%201/Sorcerer%27s%20Stone-Jones.htm

Lesson Plan for Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone OBJECTIVE:To encourage students to find the voice in the novel and to allow them to find their own individual ways into the experience through various projects.ACITIVITY/PLAN: (Sixth grade, four weeks):

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