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Groundhog Day Teacher Resources
We found 26 itemsFebruary 2nd, Groundhog Day, is the day to celebrate the continuation of winter or herald the approach of spring, depending on the groundhog and his shadow. Browse our lessons and printables to find academically relevant materials for your class. We have fun worksheets about shadows, information about the season of winter and the history of Groundhog Day, and other winter holidays resources.
Educational Videos
View our short videos about Groundhog Day and extend your students' knowledge with the extension activities prepared for each video.Printables
Teach your students about Groundhog Day with these printables. Includes several activities about shadows, as well as, the origin of Groundhog Day.- Science and Art: Making Shadows
- Science Fun: Shadow Match
- A Shadow Record
- History of Groundhog Day
- Earth and Shadows: The Reasons for Seasons
- Investigate Activity: Observing Shadows Caused by Sunlight
- Hand Shadows & Groundhog Day
- Weather Tales
Shadows & Science
Investigate these resources on shadows to explain the science behind them. Includes experiments to help your students understand how shadows are made.- A Shadow Record
- Pompeii--In the Shadow of Vesuvius
- Creating Shadows
- Shadow Drawings
- How Are Shadows Made?
- Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion
- Explore Activity: Experiment with a Shadow
- More Shadow Resources
Weather Resources
Use these resources on the weather to add to your lessons explaining how it affects shadows on the surface of the Earth.Quizzes
Test your students' knowledge about the weather in winter with these resources.Spring Resources
Enhance your teaching strategies and students' learning with these lessons about life cycles and growing plants.- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities Booklet
- Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
- Class Garden
- Top 10 Spring Activities (K-8)
- The Sunflower
- Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
- More Spring Resources for Teachers
Winter Resources
Expand your lessons and students' knowledge through our resources about the changing of the seasons and winter weather.- How Can You Make a Thermometer?
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Videos & Activities
- Weather Station
- Winter Solstice Videos & Activities
- Types of Snow
- Seasons Printables Slideshow
- Tree Pattern
- More Winter Resources for Teachers
Other Winter Holidays
Increase the learning of your students with our resources and activities of other holidays which take place during the winter months.Browse Latest Resources
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Groundhog Day Videos & Activities
Groundhog Day is February 2. Spark your students' … Read more -
ACTIVITY
Winter Solstice - Videos & Activities
The winter solstice occurs on December 21. Use the… Read more -
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WORKSHEETS
Earth and Shadows: The Reasons for Seasons
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LESSON
Me and My Shadow: Tracking Earth's Motion
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