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Harry Potter Reading Club
Pros: With rotating monthly content and tons of extra resources, it's a wonderland for Potter fans of any age.
Cons: Navigating the site can be overwhelming; an adult's help will make it easier for kids.
Bottom Line: With activities, discussion questions, and lots of free access to the books, this site is a great place for Harry Potter fans new and old.
You can use the excellent discussion guides to start classroom chats, or you can assign questions to groups and ask students to present their answers. If there's a hardcore group of Harry Potter lovers at your school, you might consider creating an after-school club or activity group around the books. You can also check out what the Harry Potter Alliance, a social justice organization based on Harry's good works, has to offer. Harry Potter books can be a great introduction for kids who think they don't like reading; you can get them hooked with the free excerpts and offer extra credit to discussion leaders.
Students will get more out of their Harry Potter reading by sharing the experience with others. Kids can post responses to engaging discussion questions, pose their own questions, and explore the games, quizzes, and reading materials. Through the engaging discussion questions, they'll learn about literary analysis and delve into the themes and ideas of this well-loved book series. The site's games and quizzes come directly from the trials of Harry Potter and his friends, and often require critical thinking and memory skills.
Harry Potter Reading Club is an online resource devoted to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series. Here, kids will find games, videos, book excerpts, discussion guides, and more, all revolving around the magical world inhabited by Harry Potter and his companions. A parent or teacher will need to set up the book club and approve each member's request (via email). Once you register, you'll be able to download the Welcome Kit, which includes a handful of fun printouts -- like name tags and stickers.
Whether your students are long-time Potter fans or are just being introduced to the series, there's something here for every level of interest. Scholastic has done an excellent job of designing the site to mimic the colors and spooky atmosphere of Harry's wizarding world, and these little touches and details create a cohesive experience.
If you want to confirm that you're correctly pronouncing "Eeylops," you can do it here. If you've forgotten the motto of famed quidditch team the Chudley Cannons ("Let’s all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best"), you can get a refresher on this site. It also includes links to Pottermore, another extensive Harry Potter site, and, of course, options to purchase the books through Scholastic (although the publisher does offer generous samples of each book -- nearly 100 pages' worth for each).
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This fun, interactive way of bringing a popular series into the classroom is a sure way to kickstart critical and immersive reading skills.
This reading tool is something that is more teacher-led and allows for more organization of the lesson. It is not discovery-based like some interactive websites and apps, but by using the Harry Potter books, the students are more willing to enjoy themselves in the learning process. This makes it easier to reinforce reading concepts throughout the lessons, such as symbolism and character development.
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