Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Wizards Duel

-Have the students create "spell packets" made of about a tablespoon of birdseed inside a 6X6 square of fabric, closed with a rubber band.
-Create a virtual version of Dumbledore's Army in which they pretend to magically duel by speaking the incantation for the spells and throwing the packets at one another until someone's spell successfully lands.

2. Patronus Project

Using paper and colored pencils, have your students individually draw what their Patronus Charm would look like.

3. Daily Prophet...
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