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National Basketball Association

Nba: :Legends Profile: Earvin "Magic" Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the NBA, offers a thorough summary of the life and career of basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, with links to other resource information and career statistics.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Themes: Magic and Supernatural

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources will help to understand the significance of magical characters and events in Shakespeare's works. Enchantment and the occult fascinated the Elizabethans. It includes videos,...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Magic Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronological list of artists associated with the Magic Realism movement, with links to famous works and biographies.
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: The Tempest: Magic

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity encourages students to explore Shakespeare's presentation of Prospero and his arts in the light of attitudes to magic in the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period. Included are discussion questions, primary sources, links...
Article
Other

Mostly Fiction: Latin American Writers and Magic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The writer of this site tells about her experience with reading literature written in the "magical realism" style. It is a personal response to literature, rather than a scholarly analysis, but it is well-written and knowledgable. Many...
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Multiplying Magic Squares

For Students 6th - 8th
The math concept of "Magic Squares" is explored here with basic terminology and examples to begin with. Once students have mastered these, the more challenging idea of how to multiply magic squares is introduced. Review materials are...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Other Side of the Magic Shop

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about girl named Bella who works at a magic shop. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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TES Global

Tes: The Tempest: Magic Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of magic photos from the Royal Shakespeare Company's various productions of Shakespeare's The Tempest, which could be useful in comparing different interpretations and sparking...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Magical Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
A seven-slide presentation explaining and identifying the characteristics of the fictional genre of magical realism. Examples are provided.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Adventurous Magic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This writing activity is inspired by Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, and students will be asked to write about an original magical object that they have discovered in the "Elives' Magic Supplies," just as Jeremy does in...
Website
Other

Magic Lantern Castle Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
"Home of the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the history of the Magic Lantern." See the history and images of the magic lantern projector. A great historical site!
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic:magic School Bus Themes Index

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Magic School Bus cross referenced by themes to provide quick access to many activities and references.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Through Magic Gasses and Other Lectures by Arabella Buckley

For Students 4th - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Through Magic Gasses and Other Lectures by Arabella Buckley (1890) a science chapter book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Through Magic Gasses and Other Lectures by Arabella Buckley

For Students 4th - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Through Magic Gasses and Other Lectures by Arabella Buckley (1890), a science chapter book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Magic Ring by Richard Andre

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Magic Ring by Richard Andre (1884), a collection of children's fantasy poetry.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the complete text of the novel "The Magic of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.
Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Summer of Magic Quartet Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
The Summer of Magic Quartet novels by Andrea Spalding follow the adventures of four children as they go on magical quests. This teacher's guide for The White Horse Talisman and Dance of the Stones includes book summaries, teaching ideas...
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Magic Mirror Paint

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Magic Mirror Paint is an online art activity that allows users to create their own magic mirror masterpiece! With a huge pallet of colors and lots of fun tools, the only limit is your own imagination!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Mila's Magic Shop

For Students 3rd - 6th
Help Mila with all the customers that come into her Magic Shop with all their magic needs! From cats to potions, you'll never know what needs to be conjured up in this fast based strategy game.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Com Padre: The Magic of Optics: Now You See It, Now You Don't

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A instructional activity demonstrating the concept of refraction. It uses a highly engaging 'magic' trick where a smashed glass tube is seemingly put back together.
Activity
Other

Computer Science for Fun: Mathemagic: The Magic of Computer Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The CS4FN magic collection are easy mathematical card tricks with a twist, where every trick comes with a link to some computer science concept.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Molly's Magic Adventure

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Join Molly on her magical adventure in search of the rainbow! Children will get to choose what path Molly takes, as well as other fun things along the way in this interactive create-your-own adventure activity.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Left Brained Writing Prompt: Mini Workshop: Magical Creatures

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
HELP! Many magical creatures are still not in our Magical Creature Field Guide! We don't know who they are, where they live, what they eat, what their magical abilities are or even what they look like! It is your job to help create these...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Magic Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on magical realism gives information on the origins of the term, its characteristics, and compares it to conventional fictional realism. Links are provided for additional information.

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