Groundhog Day Activities
"Groundhog Day is a popular North American tradition observed in the United States and Canada on February 2.
It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather,
it will retreat to its den, and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early." (Wikipedia)
Countdown to Groundhog Day - Find YOUR little guy in Canada or the USA!
https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-from-around-the-world
Famous Groundhog Websites |
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 Wiarton Willie - Wiarton (South Bruce Peninsula), Ontario, Canada https://www.southbrucepeninsula.com/en/explore-and-play/wiarton-willie.aspx |
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 The Official Groundhog Site (Punxsutawney Phil) (by author Julia Spencer) http://www.groundhogs.com/index.htm |
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Learning About Real Groundhogs
& Groundhog Day
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Some Groundhog Facts
http://www.groundhogs.com/new_page_3.htm |
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The Marmot Burrow
An internet resource for marmots, marmoteers and marmotophiles http://www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu/index.html |
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HogHaven Groundhogs (photos and sound clips!)
http://www.hoghaven.com/ |
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Groundhog Day Webquest with links
http://perso.numericable.fr/dreymondch46/infonews/themes/groundhogday.htm |
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Education World: Lesson plans, ideas, and links
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson048.shtml |
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Groundhog Day Word Activities
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An Interactive Groundhog Quiz
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-lb-ghd.html |
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Enchanted Learning Groundhog Day Quiz
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/quiz/groundhogs.shtml with a Picture Dictionary to help answer the quiz! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html |
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Other Related Activities
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Child Fun crafts and activities |
A to Z teacher stuff http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Groundhog_Day/ |
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See how the earth moves to create
the seasons |
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This page created January 2001,
revised January 2010, updated February 2025.