Fantastic Beasts: Film Guide

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Ages

11–16

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

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A film guide that looks at Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), a Harry Potter spin-off which sees writer Newt Scamander undergoing a series of magical adventures with witches and wizards in 1920s New York.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including History, PSHE and Art & Design in addition to highlighting themes surrounding travel and exploration, books and plays, magic, authors and characters, racism and prejudice, storytelling, mythology, monsters and historical periods.

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This Resource Supports

  • Art and Design
  • History
  • PSHE Education

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