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Groundhog Facts |
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The groundhog is also known as a woodchuck. It is a mammal that
hibernates in the winter. |
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A groundhog is a
rodent and is a member of the squirrel family. |
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The groundhog eats seeds, roots and other plant material. |
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The groundhog lives underground. The home is called a burrow. |
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Groundhog babies are called cubs, kits, or pups. |
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Poems/Songs |
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Mr. Groundhog |
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Tune: "Frere Jacques" |
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Mr. Groundhog, Mr. Groundhog |
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Please wake up. Please wake up. |
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Will it soon be spring or will it stay winter? |
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Let us know. Let us know. |
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I'm a
Little Groundhog |
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Tune:
"I'm a Little Teapot" |
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I'm a
little groundhog--fuzzy and brown. |
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When
winter comes, I sleep underground. |
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I'm
curled up as cozy as can be. |
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When it's
spring, please wake up me! |
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Groundhog Day |
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Tune:
"Where is Thumbkin?" |
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| Where is
groundhog? Where is groundhog? (Thumb
behind back) |
| Here I am!
Here I am! (Bring thumb forward) |
| Shadows on
this sunny day, (wiggle thumb) |
| Frighten
groundhogs all away. (Thumb behind back) |
| Winter
will stay! Winter will stay! |
| Where is
groundhog? Where is groundhog? (Thumb behind back) |
| Here I am!
Here I am! (Bring thumb forward) |
| My, oh my,
a cloudy day. (Wiggle thumb) |
| I will
stay outside to play. (Move thumb around) |
| Spring is
near! Spring is near! |
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Activities |
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Predicting/Graphing |
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Have the children predict if the groundhog will or will not see his
shadow. Graph their predictions. Give each child a groundhog and let
him/her put the groundhog in the "yes" or "no" spot on the graph. On
Groundhog Day, check the graph. Compare the graph to what the
groundhog actually did. |
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Compare a
groundhog's length to classroom objects |
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The average groundhog grows to be about two feet long. Cut a
piece of yarn that's the length of a groundhog. Let the children find
items in the classroom that are the same length, shorter, or longer than
the groundhog. |
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Pop-up
Groundhog |
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Wrap some green construction paper around a Styrofoam cup. Each
student will color, cut out, and glue a groundhog to a popsicle stick.
Last, punch a hole in the bottom of the cup. The children can make the
groundhog move in and out of his hole. |
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Make shadows |
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Talk
about how shadows are made. Turn off the lights in the room and shine the
light from a filmstrip projector or an overhead projector. Let the
children stand in front of the light and experiment with making their own
shadows. |
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Look for shadows |
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Have the children go outside and look for shadows. |
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Use KidPix to draw
a groundhog. |
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