Teacher Resources
Easily integrate the world of Harry Potter into your classroom with the following resources!
Reference Books
Teaching Harry Potter: The Power of Imagination in Multicultural Classrooms (Secondary Education in a Changing World)
by C. Belcher & B. Stephenson
This teacher reference book offers teachers information and guidance on how to teach and talk about the themes and situations within the Harry Potter series. It delves into the realms of literary criticism and theory.
by C. Belcher & B. Stephenson
This teacher reference book offers teachers information and guidance on how to teach and talk about the themes and situations within the Harry Potter series. It delves into the realms of literary criticism and theory.
Books
Teaching with Harry Potter: Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to College
by Valerie Estelle Frankel
This series of essays is written by teachers for teachers about how to teach Harry Potter and how its use can support teaching “history, gender studies, chemistry, religion, philosophy, sociology, architecture, Latin, medieval studies, astronomy, and SAT skills.”
by Valerie Estelle Frankel
This series of essays is written by teachers for teachers about how to teach Harry Potter and how its use can support teaching “history, gender studies, chemistry, religion, philosophy, sociology, architecture, Latin, medieval studies, astronomy, and SAT skills.”
Beacham's Sourcebook for Teaching Young Adult Fiction: Exploring Harry Potter
by Elizabeth D. Schafer
This book is not sanctioned by J.K. Rowling, but it does explore the mythology, science, history, settings, themes and other teachable moments within the Harry Potter series. There are references for teachers, librarians and parents with avid Harry Potter fans.
by Elizabeth D. Schafer
This book is not sanctioned by J.K. Rowling, but it does explore the mythology, science, history, settings, themes and other teachable moments within the Harry Potter series. There are references for teachers, librarians and parents with avid Harry Potter fans.
Playing Harry Potter: essays and interviews on fandom and performance
by Lisa S. Brenner
Collected by a theatre professor from Drew University, this series of essays about how the Harry Potter universe and groups like the Potter Alliance, and individuals can positively affect the world. This book covers some of the discrepancies between the fan fiction and the sanctioned books and information. Although geared towards actors or performers this book could be a great resource for those interested in learning how H.P. has, and can continue to make positive changes to the world.
by Lisa S. Brenner
Collected by a theatre professor from Drew University, this series of essays about how the Harry Potter universe and groups like the Potter Alliance, and individuals can positively affect the world. This book covers some of the discrepancies between the fan fiction and the sanctioned books and information. Although geared towards actors or performers this book could be a great resource for those interested in learning how H.P. has, and can continue to make positive changes to the world.
Wizard of their Age: critical essays from the Harry Potter generation
by Cecilia Konchar Farr
This book has essays written by students who grew up reading the Harry Potter series. These academic essays were compiled by an English and Women’s studies teacher at St. Catherine’s University. The teacher and her students flesh out the academic information available on today’s market. This resource offers teachers a series of academically sound essays (ready for classroom dissection) examining various aspects of the Harry Potter series by the generation of students that grew up with Harry Potter.
by Cecilia Konchar Farr
This book has essays written by students who grew up reading the Harry Potter series. These academic essays were compiled by an English and Women’s studies teacher at St. Catherine’s University. The teacher and her students flesh out the academic information available on today’s market. This resource offers teachers a series of academically sound essays (ready for classroom dissection) examining various aspects of the Harry Potter series by the generation of students that grew up with Harry Potter.
Political issues in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series
by Dedria Bryfonski
A series of scholarly essays about issues explored in the Harry Potter Series. It covers bureaucracy, race relations, post-colonialism, human rights, and terrorism as well as many others. This could be used in higher level educational setting for lessons about the impact of the Harry Potter series.
by Dedria Bryfonski
A series of scholarly essays about issues explored in the Harry Potter Series. It covers bureaucracy, race relations, post-colonialism, human rights, and terrorism as well as many others. This could be used in higher level educational setting for lessons about the impact of the Harry Potter series.
Web Resources
NEA Website; Teaching Harry Potter webpage
National Education Association's website with teacher database about all things educational. For this you can find many resources discussing Harry Potter for various grade level teaching. The site offers guidance and ideas includes discussion groups, lesson plans, games and other resources teachers can use to work Harry Potter into their classroom lessons.
National Education Association's website with teacher database about all things educational. For this you can find many resources discussing Harry Potter for various grade level teaching. The site offers guidance and ideas includes discussion groups, lesson plans, games and other resources teachers can use to work Harry Potter into their classroom lessons.
Bloomsbury Publishing website
Learn about Harry Potter’s world from the folks at Bloomsbury publishing. This site contains information on the book series. It links to information about the movies and attractions, but the main focus on of the written text. It offers teacher and parent discussion guides as well as biographical information on J.K. Powlings and the book series.
Databases
Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) Database
ERIC is an online resource database for all things educational. If you are interested in any type of article about most topics within the educational world start here. The interface is user friendly and the articles are scholarly.
ERIC is an online resource database for all things educational. If you are interested in any type of article about most topics within the educational world start here. The interface is user friendly and the articles are scholarly.
Literary Reference Center Database
This database is perfect for classroom teacher use! It provides full-text articles on a vast array of authors and their literary works (including Harry Potter), perfect for further research or classroom use.
This database is perfect for classroom teacher use! It provides full-text articles on a vast array of authors and their literary works (including Harry Potter), perfect for further research or classroom use.
Scholarly Journals
The Lion and the Unicorn
The Lion and the Unicorn is a journal published by John's Hopkins University Press that covers children's literature. If offers 'comparative studies of significant books and genres, new developments in theory, the art of illustration, the mass media, and popular culture'.
The Lion and the Unicorn is a journal published by John's Hopkins University Press that covers children's literature. If offers 'comparative studies of significant books and genres, new developments in theory, the art of illustration, the mass media, and popular culture'.
Children's Literature
The Children's Literature Journal offers abstracts, articles and essays covering theoretical articles, abstracts, and essays about children's literature. Published by the Modern Language Association Division on Children's Literature and the Children's Literature Association this is a great resources for scholarly information about Harry Potter.
The Children's Literature Journal offers abstracts, articles and essays covering theoretical articles, abstracts, and essays about children's literature. Published by the Modern Language Association Division on Children's Literature and the Children's Literature Association this is a great resources for scholarly information about Harry Potter.
PLOS One
This open access multidisciplinary journal which features scientifically rigorous original research. This article (by Hsu, Jacobs, Altmann, & Conrad) discusses how the amygdala (part of the salience and emotion processing network) plays into what Harry Potter and other fantasy novels give readers and engaging reading experience.
This open access multidisciplinary journal which features scientifically rigorous original research. This article (by Hsu, Jacobs, Altmann, & Conrad) discusses how the amygdala (part of the salience and emotion processing network) plays into what Harry Potter and other fantasy novels give readers and engaging reading experience.
Articles
Using Harry Potter to teach literacy: different approaches
by Beth Driscole
The Cambridge Journal of Education has a great article offering information about using Harry Potter to teach literacy to students with varied approaches and ideas. It also has other articles pertaining to a wide variety of educational issues.
by Beth Driscole
The Cambridge Journal of Education has a great article offering information about using Harry Potter to teach literacy to students with varied approaches and ideas. It also has other articles pertaining to a wide variety of educational issues.