Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Use Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

From the mysterious letters arriving by owl messenger, to the magical adventures at the Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches, this fantasy adventure provides students with a fun and engaging read.u00a0 The first book in J.K. Rowling's best-selling series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is bursting with opportunities for readers to make inferences about characters, make predictions about events, and draw conclusions based on their interpretation of the text.

Explore lesson plans and activities to help you teach with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the drop down below.

Instructional Overview

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Instructional Overview

The instructional overview includes instructional background for making inferences, instructional objectives for each of the Book Club meetings, and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book Club.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
TEKS Alignment

Management Resources

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Management Resources

The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.

Meeting 1

Making inferences while reading allows students to engage more deeply with the text. This Book Club uses Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling to provide an engaging text for developing this skill.

Meeting 2

When readers make inferences using Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling, it is important for them to be able to properly cite the passages in the text that shaped their thinking.

Meeting 3

Dig deeper into making inferences by connecting this skill to the author's purpose. JK Rowling had a variety of reasons for including specific details in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. By examining this connection, the reader is able to gain more information about the characters, setting, and plot of the story.

Meeting 4

Discussion for this Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book Club focuses on anticipating what will happen next in the story based on the inferences that the student makes while reading.

Meeting 5

When readers are able to prove that the predictions they made, based their inferences, are correct, they can draw conclusions. Drawing conclusions while reading demonstrates a strong understanding of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Meeting 6

This last Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book Club meeting offers students the opportunity to reflect on the work that they completed over the course of the book related to making inferences.

Vocabulary Connections with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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Vocabulary Connections with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

This set of vocabulary development resources for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
TEKS Alignment

Focus Assessment and Rubric

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Focus Assessment and Rubric

Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with making inferences.

Comprehension Assessment with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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Comprehension Assessment with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.

Running Record with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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Running Record with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

Management Resources - Spanish

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Management Resources - Spanish

The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.

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About the Book

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Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Genre: Fantasy
Themes: Relationship Skills, Self Awareness, Family, Self Management, Friendship, Growth Mindset, Perseverance, Adventure, Bullying
ISBN: 9781338878929
Publisher's Summary:
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.
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