groundhogs and a little science

What did y'all do tonight? I watched the game while working on a new unit (should be up this week). Here's a little look at some of the things we did last week.

We made groundhog predictions and graphed if the groundhog will see his shadow. This adorable graph was inspired from a similar one Mrs. Lee posted about last year.  

Once we found out that the groundhog did see his shadow we made this craftivity. We discussed the clothing you wear in the Spring versus the Winter and what it looks like outside. They did great with their illustrations. Then we made this little groundhog. You can grab the recording sheet here.

Now for some science activities . . .

We read the book "If you could go to Antarctica" and made a class bubble map. Then they made their own bubble map in their science journals.

We also labeled penguins and glued the recording sheet into our science journal.

labeling the penguin can be found in my penguin unit on TpT.

penguins, Tacky, and a groundhog day freebie

I love the month of February! There are so many fun things to teach. Plus, it's my birthday month! We took a break from all our non-fiction learning to have some fun with Tacky. After we read Tacky the Penguin we described the character Tacky.

Then they got to make their own bubble map. This activity can be found in my TPT store here. 

We charted the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Then they retold the story on their own. This is also found here.

Here is one of our chit-chat messages. Thanks Deanna Jump for sharing this wonderful idea.

They got to do this part with me. Later we used the bubble map to help us write sentences about penguins.

Find all the above activities here

For math we drew, painted, and measured penguins. This idea came from Kinder by Kim. Love her ideas.

We just loved this activity from Deanna Jump's penguin unit! They practiced sharing the fish and told me if they could share the number of fish equally.

We made this guy last year. If you downloaded the writing paper I just updated it. So you can download a cuter copy below.

Groundhog Day

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Well, apparently Spring is own its way. After this cold spell I am ready for some warmth. Today we read the story Groundhog Weather School.
Here are a few more fun ones to read to your class.

(I love anything by Gail Gibbons)

And here is a groundhog activity you can use.

Click to download

Wake up Groundhog

They also drew groundhog burrows and wrote about living in the groundhog burrow as if they were a groundhog. They came out really cute. Inspired by Cara Carroll.