Beware of the whomping willow!
I teach writing in small group rotations, and I identify their groups with Harry Potter characters.
My collection of potions and wizard sweets has grown as learners have gifted them over the years.
Hedwig is still perched in the owlry.
Our game cupboards have been known to house boggarts.
I use this bulletin board for our language anchor charts.
"Alohamora Language!"
I no longer have this bulletin board, but I used it to display learner's awesome work.
Here is an example of the low lighting I mentioned earlier. We use lamps and hanging lights every day, and as one learner once told me, "This room feels like I'm sitting next to the fire in the Gryffindor common room." Best compliment ever.
My little sister cut these out for me using her Cricut, and I (painstakingly) placed them at the front of my room. It is one of my favorite elements.
It was time to redo my window! This process is such a pain, but the result is totally worth it. I just traced Hogwarts windows onto black roll paper using my classroom projector. Some day soon, I want to do it again and send the pieces of paper through the school laminator so it is more permanent. Paper doesn't hold up well on windows due to moisture and sunshine.
There are more updates that I don't have pictures of yet, but I wanted to show some of the cool changes that have been made! Thanks for checking in!
