Create a memorable moment in your classroom as students ooh and ahh over Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Christmas Pop-Up (Insight Books), which shows the Great Hall in Hogwarts Castle complete with a Christmas tree that that pops up from the book’s center and 25 removable ornaments. You’ll get behind-the-scenes details on props, set designs, and holiday moments in the books and movies, and students will love recounting their favorite Harry Potter scenes. Use it as a countdown to winter break or as part of a special holiday reading celebration. It’s magical! (Want to see it in action? Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/zKlp3jvDrRo.)
Here’s how you could win: Submit a comment to this blog and share which Harry Potter character you’d like to invite over for tea. We’ll keep this contest short; comments must be received by Thursday, December 12, to be entered in our random drawing. One lucky teacher will win! Congratulations to our winner Darcie Thavenet!
Here are some other freebies and great stuff that we find to be totally magical this week:
Make reading multisensory with WhizRead. The new teacher version allows you to create customized reading passages for your students, add interactive features, share with parents, and more. Learn more at whizread.com/for-teachers.
Check out the latest winners of the Mathical Book Prize, which recognizes leading math-inspiring literary fiction and nonfiction for kids. See which books made the list at mathicalbooks.org.
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I think I’d invite Molly Weasley over for tea, I know she has a trick (both magical and not) up her sleeve for everything!
Karen |
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I would invite Hagrid. He has a kind heart. ❤️
I would invite Harry! He is my Granddaughters favorite!
Ginny. Such a well rounded character.
I would invite Harry over for tea of course!
I would invite Professor McGonagall. I think she’s the coolest! 🙂
Definitely Harry!
Hermione
Harry for sure
Definitely Harry!
I would invite Ron or Hagrid.
Mrs. Weasley.. She is kind, tough and a mom-figure to Harry.
Harry for sure.
I would invite Ron.
The Weasley brothers. I love to laugh.
I think I would invite Harry for tea!!!
Hermione, how did she get so smart?
Dumbledore. To get more back story!
I would invite Dobey over, I’m sure he’d love a cup of tea!
Harry. My daughter, at 5, fell in love! ❤ I need to make sure he won’t break her heart!
Harry would be my guest for tea & biscuits.
Hermione!
I would invite Albus Dumbledore
Hermione because of her love of learning!
Luna Lovegood just to see what she would wear!
Ron’s brothers to ride many dragons.
Ron. He’d keep me laughing.
Professor Mcgonagal. I would love to get some teaching tips from her.
I would love to have tea with Hagrid!
I would love to have tea and a chat with Hagrid!
Hagrid of course!
Remus Lupin because he always has chocolate! 🙂
I would invite Ginny and if I could add one more Luna!!
Hermione!
I would invite Dobby. He’s such a cute little fellow.