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Children will explore the story of Groundhog Day and develop their own opinion about the legend. Social Studies Focus: history, holidays ELA Skills: key details, cause and effect, use visuals, vocabulary, automaticity, persuasive writing Page 4 Skill: read a chart Vocabulary: legend, Europe, hibernation, burrows CCSS: Children will make predictions about groundhogs and discover groundhog behaviors. Vocabulary: warning, escape, burrow Social Studies Focus: Groundhog Day Science Focus: animal behavior CCSS: RL.1.1 key details; RF.1.2 consonant blends; RF.1.3 decode words; RI.1.10 read and discuss first-grade texts; W.1.2 writing; SL.1.2 ask and answer questions day—which might not be February 2!—to assure a successful project. On this uirky holiday, the groundhog is our gauge to tell us if spring is nearly here. Students will love the mascot, and you can weave in a uick lesson about weather and tradition. ★ Web Link Check out www.groundhog.org for lots of fun groundhog lore from the Punxsutawney In 2023, the weather-forecasting groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, predicting six more weeks of winter (Credit: Getty Images) Objective: Children will act out the legend of Groundhog Day as they look for their shadows. Materials: flashlight, long table or something else to crawl under. Remind children of the legend: On Groundhog Day, a groundhog pops out of its burrow. If it sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. “The History of Groundhog Day,” by Blair Ransford over at Scholastic publications written in 2019, similarly had the same question I find myself asking today. Groundhog Day first started over yonder in Europe, on the same day, February 2nd. According to Ransford, people gathered around holes hundreds of years ago on a day called Candlemas. Groundhog Day There are more scientific ways to predict the weather—but this age-old folk tradition is a lot of fun! Plus these groundhog-themed resources, plays, puzzles, and worksheets also provide practice in a variety of math, reading, writing, and science skills. Learn about the history and traditions of Groundhog Day, from ancient midwinter ceremonies to modern animal prognosticators. Find out how groundhogs, hedgehogs and other creatures predict the weather and what they can teach us about the climate. If you’re looking to boost student learning around Groundhog Day (February 2nd), look no further than this lesson plan from elementary teacher Kriscia Cabral! This weeklong investigation integrates weather science with the history of this holiday as your students write and produce a Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania weather report. This American holiday is celebrated every February 2. Over time, people have passed down a legend about groundhogs. The story says that groundhogs come out of their burrows on February 2. What is Groundhog Day and how did we start using an animal to predict the winter weather?Subscribe for more from HISTORY: The Dear Farmer . . . skill sheet lets students imagine they are a groundhog trying to convince a farmer to let it eat from the farmer’s garden! ELA Focus: Diagrams (15 min.) Students can analyze a diagram of a groundhog’s body and demonstrate their comprehension with the Groundhog Diagram skill sheet. Students learn about Groundhog Day and read a chart showing whether groundhogs saw their shadow each year. Students learn about Groundhog Day and read a chart showing whether groundhogs saw their shadow each year. Students learn about Groundhog Day and read a chart showing whether groundhogs saw their shadow each year. Uncover the history of Groundhog Day and why a groundhog predicts the end of winter in RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. RI.2.5 Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. Read the Scholastic News, "The History of Groundhog Day.” Then, tap the :link: to sign in to Scholastic News and listen to the magaizine. Tap :label: and type labels for the This is our Scholastic News for Friday, January 29th, 2021. Most of us know the tradition: on February 2, our old friend the groundhog will emerge from hibernation, come out of his den, and predict whether winter will deliver more cold weather this year. If the groundhog sees his shadow, the story goes, cold weather will persist another few weeks. If not, warm weather is around the corner. If you like the folklore of holidays, you may be interested to Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2 every year, but why do places across North America honour these furry and supposedly weather-forecasting rodents?Gl
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