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Weatherman Phil
Third graders examine the life of a groundhog and their role in predicting weather. They write a postcard or a letter to Punxsutawney Phil on the Internet.
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Hidden Hibernators
Students review the concept of hibernation and the animals that sleep during all or part of the winter. They complete the Hibernation Word Search Puzzle to name 16 animals that hibernate during the winter months.
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Groundhog Tag
Students act like groundhogs in order to practice the skills of chasing, fleeing, and dodging.
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Blossom and Snappy Go to the Post Office
First graders label three major holidays on a February calendar. In this calendar lesson, 1st graders watch a video about and discuss Valentine's Day, President's Day and Arbor Day. Students label these three holidays on a February...
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Holiday Exercises
In this interactive holiday worksheet, students view 20 symbols of various holidays and match the correct name of the holiday to the symbol.
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What Is a Business?
Students discover how to maintain successful businesses as they assume the roles of owners and drivers of their own ice cream trucks.
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Jane Goodall
Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.
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The Shadow Knows
Sixth graders examine the relationship between light and the angle it strikes objects. In groups, they shine light from a flashlight on different objects and describe how it affects the shadow. To end the lesson, they complete a...
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Groundhog Day 2010 [Pdf]
Designed for Grades K-8, this teaching guide is chock-full of ideas for celebrating Groundhog Day, with activities like making shadow puppets, examining weather lore and studying cloud formations.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Groundhog Day
This is a list of 30 words and a variety of vocabulary puzzles on the theme of Groundhog Day. Also available is a list of 123 words on the same theme.
NOAA
Noaa: National Climatic Data Center: Groundhog Day
Find background about Groundhog Day and the folklore involved. Look through the charts that show how closely Punxsutawney Phil's predicitions align with the actual weather.
Starfall
Starfall: Groundhog Day
This interactive focuses on Groundhog day including the date, a riddle, and pictures of the groundhog sleeping, moving out of his nest, and a cloudy day.
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Stormfax Weather Almanac: Groundhog Day
Learn more about the origins of Groundhog Day and see a list of right (and wrong) forecasts "made" by the groundhogs over the years.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do We Celebrate Groundhog Day?
Why do we celebrate Groundhog Day? CGPGrey explains the history behind the holiday.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Groundhog Day 2017: Winter Is (Still) Coming, Punxsutawney Phil Says
A feisty Phil was drawn from Gobbler's Knob to predict whether winter was here for another six weeks or if spring was on its way. What did he decide?
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Groundhog Day
This teacher's site provides information on the history of Groundhog Day as well as links to additional information and lesson plans.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Groundhog Day
Kids learn about Groundhog Day. The history and facts about this holiday predicting the weather and the end of winter.
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Groundhog.org: The Official Site
This site from Groundhog.org provides activities for all ages to celebrate the dubious but delightful holiday of Groundhog Day! Teachers will find some great activities for the younger students like coloring pages, math activities, word...
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Groundhog.org: The Official Site
This site from Groundhog.org provides activities for all ages to celebrate the dubious but delightful holiday of Groundhog Day! Teachers will find some great activities for the younger students like coloring pages, math activities, word...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Groundhog Day
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an informational flipchart for Groundhog Day that contains a word list for creative writing, word usage, physical characteristics of groundhogs, and the history of Groundhog Day.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Legendary Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Predicts an Extended Winter
The famous rodent from Pennsylvania was pulled from Gobbler's Knob on February 2, 2017 to decide the fate of winter. Find out what he predicted.
The Washington Post
Kids Post: Punxsutawney Phil Isn't Your Everyday or Even Your One Day Groundhog
It might be hard to believe that this famed groundhog can predict the season every year on February 2 from Gobbler's Knob. Punxsutawney Phil leads a unique life - for a groundhog. Get his story here!
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Gretchen Groundhog, It's Your Day! [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of Abby Levine's young adult book, Gretchen Groundhog, It's Your Day!, is provided on this script. Seventeen character roles are needed in this performance.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
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