Happy Groundhog Day!

Today was the first time throughout my seven years of teaching when we actually had school on Groundhog Day! All of the other GH days we either had a Snow/Ice Cancellation, or it was the weekend. I finally got to do this cute project this year! YES!!!

On Friday, the students "prepped" their groundhogs by coloring them and cutting them out. During our library time, I used washi tape to tape the groundhog's feet down. The students made predictions as to whether or not Phil would see his shadow.

Phil did indeed see his shadow, so we completed the next step to our project. What makes a shadow? The students discovered it is the sun that gives us a shadow so the sun for our project was represented by chalk. Students chalked up the area around their groundhog and when they were all finished, VOILA! Up popped their groundhog and there appeared the shadow!

They thought it was SO COOL that it was in the perfect outline of their groundhog.

I'm hoping Phil's prediction was incorrect. I'd love Spring to come a little early this year!