4 Fun Groundhog Day Activities for Elementary Students

Blog cover image with a groundhog and the text “Activities for Teaching Groundhog Day.”

Groundhog Day is coming soon! It was always tough to fit into my schedule because the 100th Day of School always happened around the same time. I am collecting several Groundhog Day activities and ideas for you guys so that you can start plugging them into your lesson plans! Happy predicting!

Start With Great Read Alouds

Substitute Groundhog picture book for a February read aloud in the classroom.

These three books are always my favorite Groundhog Day books! Here are a few affiliate links to Amazon.

Use These Books in Small Groups!

It would be fun to use Groundhog reading material in your reading groups. These two leveled readers are great for independent reading in primary grades!

Two leveled readers about Groundhog Day displayed on a wooden table for classroom use.

Learn What Groundhog Day Is with a Flip Book

Groundhog Day reading flip book craft for kids with sections for reading, writing, and comprehension activities.

This Groundhog Day flip book tells the students WHAT Groundhog Day is and why it is celebrated. So, after their fictional read-alouds, students will grasp an idea of what Groundhog Day is. This will solidify their new knowledge. You can also read this passage first to give them background knowledge before reading their fictional stories.

And Finally, Let’s Get Crafty!

These Groundhog Day activities are a fun way to get crafty.


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In this blog post, I showed you a Groundhog Day flip book. Here is a direct link to this Groundhog Day activity.

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