Substitute Groundhog

Hey yall! Happy Groundhog Day!

 

So glad that Phil didn't see his shadow today...I'm ready for spring!

 

Speaking of groundhogs, I wanted to share what my littles did yesterday in preparation for Groundhog Day.

 

We read the book "Substitute Groundhog" by Pat Miller.

 

 

Its a super cute little book about how Mr. Groundhog gets sick right before his big day. So he holds auditions to find himself a substitute groundhog! Lots of little animals try out, but none of them seem just right. Until he meets....well, I won't spoil the book for ya :)

 

After we read the story, 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. We also used Jennifer's {First Grade Blue Skies} groundhog freebie to put at the top of our writing. They did such a good job!

 

"Dear Mr. Groundhog, I would make a great substitute groundhog. I can see well. I won't hop up and down."

"Dear Mr. Groundhog, I would make a great substitute groundhog. I can see well. I won't hop up and down. I will hop up and stay up. I will stay awake. I will fit in your cozy hole."

"Dear Mr. Groundhog, I would make a great substitute groundhog. I won't go to sleep and I will stay awake."

"Dear Mr. Groundhog, I would make a great substitute groundhod. I don't mind small spaces. I can see well."



Some of them took it upon themselves to sign their names formally, ie Mr. Shamir or Miss Brown. Ha!

 

We also took a vote on whether or not Phil would see his shadow {but I didn't get a pic of that} and graphed our responses. Almost all my kiddos thought he wouldn't see his shadow, so they will certainly be happy on Monday!

 

What did yall do to celebrate ol' Phil???