It's Groundhog Day

About this curriculum

28 NO PREP fun activities for this delightful occasion can be the source of fun and excitement for your students as well as a basis for learning a wide range of critical skills in literacy, word study and creative writing. The teacher guide will provide you with background information on the origins of Groundhog Day to share with your students. Thinking about groundhogs and legends will stretch their imaginations and creativity. Objectives To provide students with the opportunity to study the mammal - The Groundhog. To provide students with the opportunity to explore legends and to understand their meanings. To acquaint students with superstitions and how they are handed down from generation to generation. To have the students study shadows and experiment with them. To provide students with the opportunity to learn about Groundhog Day or Candlemas Day and how it is celebrated in North America. List of Skills Phonics: 1. “Sh” Sound 2. Blend Digraph Review 3. Double Vowel Review 4. Vowel Review 5. Syllabication Word Study: 1. Using Homonyms 2. Using Antonyms 3. Using Synonyms 4. Spelling Words 5. Word Search 6. Alphabetical Order 7. Crossword Puzzle Reading: 1. Drawing Conclusions