Week 23 Let’s Celebrate Groundhog Day

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Groundhog day is the perfect opportunity to mix a little science and some explorations with our furry little groundhog friend. Students will love experimenting with their groundhog friend and learning about light and shadows at the same time!

Craft…Groundhog on a stick for making a shadow.

Shadow Demonstration Pages for light
Informational Text…Single page form or mini book…facts on shadows.
3 Explorations on shadows…flashlight, sun.
Writing…graphic organizer for collecting facts, sharing details.
Pages for writing and creating a class book.
Vocabulary Cards for posting.
Followed by Bear’s Shadow and 3 comprehension pages to accompany it.

Adorable story. Want to know more about the Groundhog and making predictions? Attend the Groundhog Weather School. Your class will love this and enjoy deciding who would make a good Weather Helper. You will find an adorable craft with an application for a helpful weather forecaster. These are followed by writing activities. There are 12 vocabulary cards for posting along with word work activities and an activity for making words with the letters in Forecaster. Student might choose to write a letter to the groundhog. A mini book is filled with simple facts about the groundhog. Finally there are activities for making predictions and data collection.