We did this about two years ago (well, whenever the Goblet of Fire movie came out) but I recently dug it out when someone wanted to take a look at it and thought I would post it here as well!
This one is going to look more like a typical unit study then my units typically do.
Harry Potter Unit Study
Learning Objectives:
To understand more about Harry Potter as literature and to incorporate other subjects into HP cannon as follows
Science
Botany (herbology)-how to grow herbs and their use in the home
Animal Care (care of magical creatures)-life cycles and care of cats, bats, rats and owls
Chemistry (potions)-several *potions* using acid/base reaction, invisible ink, etc
Cryptozoology-Big Foot, Nessie, Giant Squid
Math
Basic arithmetic practice (arithmancy)-figuring of birth and destiny numbers
Numbers in Nature (Fibonacci numbers)
Language Arts
Sustained silent reading
Read alouds
Harry Potter writing prompts
Hogwarts anagrams
Creative Writing
Book and Movie reviews
Comparison of HP with Greek myths and Arthurian Legend
Discussion of things like foreshadowing, plot points and character development w/in the series
Art
Drawing Dragons
Making Fairy houses
Making bat houses
Wand Making
Geography
Learning about supposed mystical places like Easter Island, Stonehenge and the Bermuda triangle
Locating and learning about Ireland, Scotland, England, Bulgaria, France and India
Home Ec
Cauldron Cakes
Butter Beer
RESOURCES
Books
Harry Potter series
Harry Potter Study Guide (from HogwortsSCS)
The Once and Future King
Greek Myths and Legends
Jan Van Cleaves Plants
JVC Chemistry for Every Kid
The Magical World of Harry Potter
Cryptids
DVDS
Harry Potter DVDs 1-5
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Dragons-A Fantasy Made Real
Monster Quest (this is actually a TV series, and a recent one)
Internet Resources
http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/publish/cat_index_24.shtml
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/HogwartsSCS
http://www.world-mysteries.com/sci_17.htm
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1612.html
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/pdf/numbersnature/numbersnature.pdf
*Just to be completely clear; I lay no claim to Harry Potter, the character or the books or anything else bearing his name. They (and he) are the property of JK Rowling and her publishers and such. I wouldn’t even attempt it, I am not worthy.
