Everything a Teacher Needs For Ground Hog Day!
I am originally from PA and have grown up with Phil. I thought I would share some of my favorite Ground Hog Day Books and favorite sites to find lesson ideas that will enhance a Ground Hog Day Unit!
Awesome Lesson Ideas
http://www.geocities.com/~stepbystepcc/groundhog.html book list, songs and fingerplays, and theme ideas.
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/1stGrade/groundhog.html books, poems, and activities.
Groundogese Translator Enter your phrase in your native tongue, and watch us convert the phrase into the language of the Groundhog!
Groundhog Day facts and factoids from Cornell University
Ground Hog Day Songs - http://ourworld.cs.com/DonaldRHalley/ghdsongs.htm
Visit the Shadow Report to learn more about Phil's shadow gazing exploits year after year.
A Groundhog Day photo album
Two of Phil's competitors .. Jimmy, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and Canada's Wiarton Willy.
Project Groundhog - Educational project for grade school kids. http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/Groundhog/
Kid's Exchange at the Mining Co. Guide. See what the groundhogs are predicting. Will winter last another 6 weeks? Check out the fun at Kids' Exchange. http://kidexchange.miningco.com/library/blghogday.htm
The Groundhog and
Winter
a
nursery rhyme
Activity Sheets To Print
The Groundhog
an
illustrated fact sheet
Groundhog Day
an
illustrated fact sheet
Cyber Groundhog
predict
the length of winter with this javascript game
requires Netscapes 3.0+ or MSIE 4.0+
What are shadows?
an
illustrated fact sheet
What is a sundial?
an
illustrated fact sheet
What is hibernation?
an
illustrated fact sheet
Print and color your own groundhog.
Print, cut and play with the groundhog puzzle.
Pixel Dreams Groundhog Heaven (WoodChuck Heaven) - Pictures, links and a Wave File of a chirping groundhog. http://pixdream.com/grndhog.html
All about Groundhogs
All about Groundhogs
More about groundhogs, including a chance to HEAR one!
More about groundhogs, from the Encyclopaedia
A page with some very nice photos of groundhogs
Great Books To Read To Your Class
