Substitute Groundhog - Activities
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SUMMARY:
Groundhog develops flu just before Groundhog Day and holds try-outs. Mole can’t see his shadow. Eagle’s wingspread won’t fit underground. Bear falls asleep, and hyperactive Squirrel can’t stop popping up and down. Groundhog loses hope until a strange visitor from Texas steps up. Can she do the job? ACTIVITIES:
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A surprising character from Texas substitutes
for a sick groundhog!
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Reader's Theater Script
The script has 9 parts. If you want to split the part of Groundhog, assign a second reader to begin speaking where GROUNDHOG is capitalized on page 2 of the script. The reading level is 1.5. Assign your stronger readers to be Groundhog (and Groundhog 2) and the narrators because they have the largest parts.Make 11 copies--one for the extra Groundhog and one for yourself as Director.
The script has 9 parts. If you want to split the part of Groundhog, assign a second reader to begin speaking where GROUNDHOG is capitalized on page 2 of the script. The reading level is 1.5. Assign your stronger readers to be Groundhog (and Groundhog 2) and the narrators because they have the largest parts.Make 11 copies--one for the extra Groundhog and one for yourself as Director.
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Advertising for a Groundhog
Mrs. Wood, a dual language kindergarten teacher at Mike Moseley Elementary in Grand Prairie, TX, has created a higher-level thinking activity that also makes a great bulletin board. |
Mrs. Wood's Kindergarten created Wanted Posters after reading Substitute Groundhog!
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Write It!
Christine Kisloski and her students shared a reading of Substitute Groundhog. They followed up with activities Christine shares on her blog about teaching at Apalachin Elementary, Oswego, NY.
Christine Kisloski and her students shared a reading of Substitute Groundhog. They followed up with activities Christine shares on her blog about teaching at Apalachin Elementary, Oswego, NY.
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Teachery Tidbits: Persuasive Letters
After we read Substitute Groundhog, we wrote persuasive letters to Mr. Groundhog on why we would make good substitutes. We've been working on opinion writing, so this was the perfect culminating activity for my "littles". Natalie Lemacks, First Grade Teacher, Atlanta, GA (Check out the photos of their cute display. |
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70 More Groundhog Day Activities
Jo Nase, school librarian extraordinaire, has collected more than 70 activities for Groundhog Day at her Book Bug Pinterest board. |
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REVIEWS AND AWARDS:
When Groundhog gets the flu the day before Groundhog's Day, he has to find a substitute. The book's illustrations are bright and cheery, and children are likely to enjoy the story in spite of some minor logical inconsistencies (for instance, the substitute audition process seems much more arduous than popping out of a hole to forecast the weather). --Horn Book Guide
K-Gr 3-This whimsical story is sure to please. Groundhog comes down with the flu just before his big day, so he has to hold auditions for substitute weather tellers. As the local animals show up, he is forced to get more and more specific in his requirements-for instance, Bear is able to fit into Groundhog's hole, but he snoozes instead of checking his shadow. The animal that finally fills the bill is a surprising choice that will give readers a chuckle. Ember's warm illustrations alternate between single-page drawings, spreads, and spot art, making the book as cozy as Groundhog's home. The pictures add much life to the various animals as well as to the humor of the search. In the end, Groundhog is forced to think about what makes him perfect for the job, and his wise appointment of a substitute results in an unlikely friend.
--School Library Journal
K-Gr 3-This whimsical story is sure to please. Groundhog comes down with the flu just before his big day, so he has to hold auditions for substitute weather tellers. As the local animals show up, he is forced to get more and more specific in his requirements-for instance, Bear is able to fit into Groundhog's hole, but he snoozes instead of checking his shadow. The animal that finally fills the bill is a surprising choice that will give readers a chuckle. Ember's warm illustrations alternate between single-page drawings, spreads, and spot art, making the book as cozy as Groundhog's home. The pictures add much life to the various animals as well as to the humor of the search. In the end, Groundhog is forced to think about what makes him perfect for the job, and his wise appointment of a substitute results in an unlikely friend.
--School Library Journal
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Junior Library Guild Selection
January 2007 |
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Kids' Wings Award Winner, 2007
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