GROUNDHOGS DAY 2-2-2015

So, as I was working at my lovely library one day, I came across the book entitled "Grumpy Groundhog" by Maureen Wright. With a title like that I flew to my desk wondering what day Groundhogs Day fell on this year? Well lucky, lucky me...Monday's are my storytime day and this year it fell on a Monday.  Thus  I NEEDED to do a groundhog themed story time  including shadows, sleepy animals and children (and one who could not go to sleep)





Grumpy Groundhog by Maureen Wright
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Chengdu by Barney Saltzberg
Someone's Sleepy by Deborah Rose Lee




INTERACTIVE/EXTENSION ACTIVITIES


GROUNDHOG'S SHADOW

I found a wonderful flannel idea from Miss Sarah Storytime.  It was such a cute idea that I decided to make one of my very own! Is the groundhog ever going to see his shadow ??? You can come up with many ideas for the groundhogs shadow. The kids giggled when they saw the shadows that were not his. How silly, how silly indeed !!!

http://misssarahsstorytime.blogspot.com/2012/01/flannel-friday-groundhogs-shadow.html


FINGERPLAYS:

* I'm a Little Groundhog (tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a Little Groundhog
furry and brown
when winter comes
I sleep underground.
I'm all curled up, cozy as can be
When it is springtime, please wake me.

I'm a little groundhog
it's my day.
Wake and stretch
to go out and play.
Will I see me shadow, we'll have to see.
Time to wake up from my sleep


* 1 LITTLE 2 LITTLE 3 LITTLE GROUNDHOGS

1 Little 2 Little 3 Little Groundhogs
4,5,6 Little Groundhogs
7,8,9 Little Groundhogs
10 Little Groundhogs sleeping under ground

(Repeat with LOUD voices, inside voices, whisper voices, then lip voices)

*Credit- http://childfun groundhogs


SONG:
 

I took a bath in a washing machine - Jim Gill
https://soundcloud.com/jim-gill