Groundhog Day
– February 2nd
(Tune: “Say, Say, My Playmate” – HAPPY EVERYTHING
CD DISK 1)
February 2nd, (Hold
up 2 fingers.)
Is Groundhog Day.
Gather round his
hole (Make
circular motion.)
To hear what he’ll
say. (Place
hand by ear.)
Will spring be
early
Or late this year?
Watch and listen
To what you’ll
hear.
If he sticks his
head out (Make
a hole with one hand.)
On a sunny day (Stick
the index finger from the other hand
His shadow will
frighten him up through the hole and wiggle.)
And he will say,
“I’ll go back in
my hole (Tuck
finger in your fist.)
And go back to
sleep.
You’ll have winter
For six more
weeks.”
If he sticks his
head out (Make
a hole with fist and stick up finger.)
On a cloudy day
He’s not
frightened
So he will say, (Wiggle
finger.)
“I think I’ll stay
out
And the weather
should clear.
Spring will be
here
Cup Puppet
– Let children draw a
groundhog or download an image off the internet. Staple to a straw.
Punch a hole in the bottom of a paper cup and insert the straw in the
cup. Raise and lower the groundhog
as appropriate in the song.
Sidewalk
Shadows – Go outside on a sunny day and have children stand with their
backs to the sun. Let them make
silly motions and play “Guess what I am?”
Give them chalk and let them trace around each other’s shadows.
Draw shadows at
10, 12, and 2 and compare.
Where’s the
Groundhog? – Cut twenty 4” squares out of heavy paper. Write high frequency words, math facts,
letters, etc. on the cards. Glue a
picture of a groundhog on one square.
Have the children sit on the floor in a circle. Mix up the cards and place them face up
on the floor. Identify the word
(etc.) on each card as you place it down on the floor. Tell the children to turn around. Hide the groundhog under one of the
squares. Children turn back around
and try and guess where the groundhog is hiding. One at a time children call out a word and then “peek” to
see if the groundhog is under it.
The first child to find the groundhog gets to have a turn hiding
it. The game continues as children
hide the groundhog and then try to discover his whereabouts.