Engaging Groundhog Day Activity For Toddler and Preschool Classrooms
Groundhog Day is an excellent opportunity to get your daycare, toddler, or preschool classroom engaged and excited about learning. Here are simple, fun, and free Groundhog Day activity that will make the day memorable while teaching important scientific concepts.
Groundhog Day Predictions
Start the activity by having each student vote on whether the groundhog will see its shadow. Have them add their predictions to a graph so you can count them together as a class. This encourages counting skills and teaches basic graphing concepts. After voting, read a groundhog-related science book to introduce the concept of hibernation and how it relates to groundhogs and other animals in winter. You can also use this time to talk about seasons, weather, and even what plants need during different times of the year.
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Counting the Graph Together
Once you have finished reading, it’s time to count up the graph! Lead your class in counting each vote as you point out who voted in which way. This reinforces counting skills while also introducing basic addition facts. If you want to take it further, you can add up all the votes once they have been counted aloud and show the class how many more one option had over the other (e.g., if five students voted yes and three voted no, there were two more votes for yes than no).
Groundhog Day Lesson Plan
This Groundhog Day lesson plan is easy for toddlers to understand and engage with while still teaching important scientific concepts such as seasons, weather, hibernation, plants’ needs at different times of the year, counting skills, basic graphing principles, and addition facts. With these engaging activities in hand, your toddler classroom will be ready for a fun Groundhog Day celebration! Enjoy!
Groundhogs Day For Preschoolers
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