Gus the groundhog cant remember the last time he saw his shadow, and he is getting worried. When they were finished with the matching, they made little compound word flip books. This owl themed alphabet matching activity is perfect for your ela centers, literacy centers, and literacy work stations in preschool and prel students will practice letter recognition and will have an opportunity to explore. If you want a sturdier book, copy the last snowman page onto cardstock.
Crafts, worksheets and printable books for groundhog day. Between the 100th day of school and valentines day, groundhog day activities can easily get lost in the shuffle. Upgrade to premium membership to assign worksheets, games, and more to your child. Groundhog gets a say by pamela curtis swallow author, denise bunkus illustrator theres so much more to being a groundhog than just putting on a show once a year, and groundhog has decided. Groundhog day is another day that many kindergarten classes talk about.
Its also one of those days that can sometimes seem hard to fit in. Groundhog gets a say childrens books read aloud youtube. Have them draw or color a groundhog on a piece of paper. Written by jean warren author of piggyback songs, themeasaurus and 123 art. February calendar song and a little groundhog giveaway. Have the children color the snowman the appropriate colors. I could not be more thrilled with my purchase and the book will have a long term place in my classroom library as i. Here is a fun little book about groundhogs to use with your kiddos on or before february 2nd. With groundhog day right around the corner, i wanted to share some fun ideas. The groundhog book by growing kinders teachers pay teachers.
Groundhog s day is celebrated in the usa on february 2 in punxsutawney, pennsylvania. I love to read these books during the week of thanksgiving. This book contains a collection of worksheets suitable for use with children in preschool, pre kindergarten, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten prep. I like it, not only because it is my husbands favorite movie gotta love bill murray, but also because phil is just plain cute. My kindergarteners struggle to stay focused on books that have a lot of words on every page. Groundhog day activities for preschool and kindergarten groundhog day theme activities, centers, printables and games to make that can be used when planning lessons and curriculum for preschool, prek and kindergarten children. Its a super fun way to practice those tricky sight words.
Fantasy fiction, 170 words, level g grade 1, lexile 380l. A free online early learning activity newsletter for parents and grandparents of preschool children. The crafts use inexpensive materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. Groundhog day is coming and i for one am ready for spring. Groundhog day preschool and kindergarten activities. The true story of the massachusetts state groundhog. Heres a roundup of some of my favorite books from amazon. Unfortunately, many of my groundhog day books fall smackdab into that category. In the secret of the first one up by iris hiskey arno, lila is a sweet, smart groundhog who does not want to hibernate for winter. I continued with a much stronger answer, i am your teacher this week and from now on, when i give a direction, you will say, okay, kathleen and, do it. Meteorologist mish michaels illustrator watercolorist.
Groundhog day fluttering through february with poems. Literacy ideas for groundhog theme groundhog emergent reader beginning sound activity for groundhog dayun word family worksheet groundhog stationery ground hog letter assessments alphabet match file folder fun for groundhogs letter tracer. This book shares the story of groundhog dayfrom the groundhog s perspective. It was perfect for both kindergarten and first graders to whom i read it, i am sure it would work with preschool age as well.
I could not be more thrilled with my purchase and the book will have a long term place in my classroom library as i work towards my teaching degree. Literacy ideas for groundhog theme making learning fun. Groundhog day books and crafts no time for flash cards. Groundhog day activities, lesson plans, activities and. Here is a fun little book about groundhogs to use with your kiddos. If youre feeling the same way, dont worry, ive got you covered. Here is a cute little emergent reader that emphasizes color words.
Im going to give both of these games away to the first 5 people that correctly answer all of these questions. Groundhog day activity for kindergarten or preschool. Updated for easier printing and assembling of number books in this. Ive rounded up a collection of books about groundhog day to help you prepare to teach your students this fun american tradition. Your students will enjoy creating these groundhog flip books by stapling the cover sheet and writing worksheets together. Phil told the crew at building blocks that we will have an. This book is a fresh informative text that takes a look at groundhog weather school. On this day, a famous groundhog in pennsylvania, named punxsutawney phil, comes out of his burrow. Will gus be able to find his shadow or something even more exciting. The groundhog book was written by kathleen pedersen.
Children cant resist picking up the different colors of leaves and wanting to do. This post includes books, music and poetry, printable, literacy centers, and math centers to make your groundhog day activities the. Each week, i have a different set of picture cards for my kids. Your 6 to 7yearold child will love discovering groundhog day legends with these books. It would be ideal for prek or kindergarten, but can be left in a science bookshelf in the older grades. Now updated for 20192020designed for kindergarten first grade calendar. Owl diagnoses him with the flu and orders two days of bed rest. Fun facts about weather and groundhogs written by joan holub and illustrated by kristin sorra was published by puffin books. G has delivered an annual groundhog day weather forecast every. With it the teacher can do a lesson on groundhog day and it gives a simple explanation of what it is. Were also going to draw our groundhog family in a math center.
Im george the groundhog im here to tell you some facts about groundhogs. G is a female groundhog who resides at mass audubons drumlin farm wildlife sanctuary in lincoln, massachusetts. This book provides plenty of information, but in the frame of a sweetly clever story for children in kindergarten to early elementary school. In my opinion this day is great for science and writing. These crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. Groundhog day dot to dots worksheets, lessons, and. Groundhog day has its fair share of picture books out there, but the problem i have with a lot of them is that they are so long. I havent decided how im going to teach them to draw groundhogs just yetbut i think i will base them off the little groundhog. It seems that we have had a lot of celebrate in kindergarten recently. Old every february 2nd, people in the united states wait to see if punxsutawney phil, a groundhog living in punxsutawney, pennsylvania, will see his shadow and predict six more weeks of cold weather. Groundhogs day bulletin board and activity in spontaneous speech. In this fictional tale, the groundhog looks to find someone else to fill his spot.
This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Again with the engaging, fun, standards and learningcray cray. Preschool and kindergarten groundhog day crafts and activities. Its a fun holiday tradition and a great way to work in a lesson or two about predictions. Groundhog s day off, by robb pearlman and brett helquist. And these math activities were a super fun, super engaging way to meet those standards. February calendar song and a little groundhog giveaway i have 2 new groundhog game packs for you too. Owls abc and fall fun for your preschool, prek, or kindergarten class. Fun facts about weather and groundhogs is a great book about weather. Short story about a teacher teaching about groundhog day. Your child will discover groundhog day legends with these books. This is a cute book about what happens when groundhog is sick on his big day. I love this toilet paper roll groundhog day craft from momstown.
Groundhog day stories will the groundhog see his shadow this february 2nd. Groundhog day is one of those holidays that sneaks up on us fast. The 8 original poems, a make and take poem book, valentine, valentine, what do you see. Kids groundhogs day books the groundhog day book of. Cut the pieces apart and staple them onto the snowman to make a book. And it goes perfectly along with kathleen pedersens fix it up. Preschool playbook is a favorite blog of mine and she has many great ideas but this. Groundhog day colorbyadding activity sheets students wont even realize theyre practicing their math skills as they celebrate groundhog day with these fun, colorbyadding activity sheets. Ground hog emergent reader here making learning fun. It is a day set aside on the 2nd of february in both the united play create preschool educate. Oh, these centers were some of my favorites when i taught kindergarten browse through the pics for some whimsical fun. These are from kathleen pedersens backpack boogie unit love it, by the way. Groundhog day activities for preschool and kindergarten.
This cute groundhog poem is a wonderful poem to tell with your children. On february 2, it is believed that the groundhog comes out of his burrow. Here are a few fun things that i have done in my kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms over the years. Well read this adorable book that kathleen at growing kinders made and write the interesting facts we learned for our groundhog to hold. Groundhog day dot to dots worksheets, lessons, and printables making it easy for you. Free a set of big groundhog day theme number flashcards 020, plus a set of 10frame flashcards, 020 for centers, individual work, and small group teaching. You will be able to create a fun groundhog day bulletin board display inside your classroom using your students finished booklets and the 5 page banner that is included in this set of groundhog day lesson plans.
Growing kinders teaching resources teachers pay teachers. I tell the class, i have a book that will help all of us understand what groundhog s day is. But her uncle wilbur explains that she needs her rest so she can be up very early and learn a special secret. General, graphing, groundhog, guided reading, guided reading. Welcome to ideas for preschoolers, your best resource for preschool ideas on the web. Hibernation literacy centers and activities for kindergarten.
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