10 Sweet Stories for Groundhog Day! 10 Sweet Stories: 1. Double Trouble Groundhog Day 2. Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day! 3. Mr. Groundhog Wants the Day Off 4. A Garden for a Groundhog 5. Secret Of The First One Up 6. Groundhog Day 7. Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather 8. It’s Up to You, Griffin! 9. Groundhog Gets a Say 10. Gregory This short story is considered the inspiration for Groundhog Day and for all of the time loop stories Groundhog Day in turn influenced. Lupoff’s tale follows regular guy Myron Castleman, a New York City executive who begins experiencing the afternoon hour of 12:01 to 1:01 on an endless loop. Follow along with Grandma as she reads aloud GROUNDHOG DAY. It is Groundhog Day! Will Phil, the groundhog, see his shadow? Or is spring on its way? Listen a Welcome to the Groundhog Day Stories page. February 2 is Groundhog Day. If our furry little groundhog sees his shadow it is six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, then spring is right around the corner. Every year, I hope he doesn’t see his shadow because I want spring to come as soon as it can. Groundhog Day Emergent Readers. Once you get kids interested in this special day, you can follow up with one of these printable groundhog day emergent readers. If you open the file in Adobe Reader, you’ll be able to type in your students’ names. That will magically put those same names on the cover and on several pages inside the book. The Night Before Groundhog Day. Using the same rhyming pattern as “The Night Before Christmas,” everyone is curious if the groundhog will see his shadow. Wright, Maureen. Grumpy Groundhog. Groundhog wants to stay in bed on Groundhog Day. See the earlier version of this storytime outline: Groundhog Day Storytime Ideas (bayviews.org) Penny This collection features Groundhog Day poems celebrating tradition, humor, and seasonal charm. Short Poems & Quotes | Special Occasion Poems & Quotes | Groundhog Day Poems Updated January 4, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer Groundhog Day brings smiles, laughter, and a bit of suspense as we wait to see what the groundhog predicts. Whether it’s the Groundhog Day Stories Will the groundhog see his shadow this February 2nd? Your 6- to 7-year-old child will love discovering Groundhog Day legends with these books. Groundhog’s Day Off. Groundhog’s Day Off by Robb Pearlman is a fun Groundhog’s Day story to share with your class. After the same old thing year after year, the groundhog decides to go on strike and heads out on a much-needed vacation. This book lays out the auditions that the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania holds to find a new spokes These stories are perfect for introducing little ones to the world of animals and the changing seasons. Whether it’s a story about a curious groundhog predicting the weather or an adventure full of surprises, these fun read aloud books will keep your child entertained. Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis from a screenplay by him and Danny Rubin.Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott, it tells the story of a cynical television weatherman covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who becomes trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive February 2 repeatedly. The story was twice adapted by Hollywood, first in 1990 as a short film, and again in 1993 as a television movie. Lupoff appeared in both films as an extra. [1] The major plot device is a time loop or time bounce, and bears great similarity to that of 1993's Groundhog Day. Lupoff and Jonathan Heap, director of the 1990 film, were "outraged" by Groundhog Day, in the United States and Canada, day (February 2) on which the emergence of the groundhog from its burrow is said to foretell the weather for the following six weeks. In the United States the most popular event occurs in Pennsylvania and centers on a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil. Make Groundhog Day extra engaging with this set of 15 short stories tailored for Grade 2 students! Each story is designed to improve reading comprehension and critical thinking skills, featuring fun themes like shadows, seasons, and groundhog adventures. Groundhog Day is a popular North American tradition observed in the United States and Canada on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks; but if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will It turns out that the modern Groundhog Day tradition is a tale of adaptation, with its origin in a centuries-old Christian holiday. Candlemas, the Groundhog Day forerunner. Groundhog Day is rooted in the historical Christian tradition of Candlemas, about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Conventionally, this was Celebrate Groundhog Day with this collection of funny Groundhog Day jokes and corny puns that'll have kids, adults and the rest of the family in stitches. Dressed sharply in a top hat and bow tie, Orphie has made annual predictions since 1926, with a record of 73 predictions (79%) for six more weeks of winter and 19 (21%) for an early spring. The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The annual ritual has roots in pre-Christian traditions and was brought to the U.S. by
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