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1. The name of Norse Goddess and Loki's wife, Sigyn means "victorious girlfriend."

1. According to J.K. Rowling, brooms are not actually magical items that allow wizards to fly. Like wands, they are simply tools for wizards to channel their own magic through and talented wizards can fly without them.

01. The most commonly used sentence in the Harry Potter books was: “Nothing happened.”

01. Thaddeus Thurkell was a wizard who had seven sons who were all Squibs. He transfigured them into hedgehogs out of disgust.

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Here are 25 of the best elf on the shelf printables to use this year. All free printable elf on shelf ideas to surpise your kids with.

These common fairy tales are among the most tragic when it comes to the underlying stories from which they came.

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Fairy Tales unit featuring activities for 6 popular stories, including Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Frog Prince, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood. Packed with lots of fun literacy ideas and guided reading activities. Common Core aligned. Grades 1-3. #fairytales #literacy #guidedreading #1stgrade #2ndgrade #3rdgrade