Preschool Groundhog Day Songs and Game Ideas

 

Groundhog Day Feb 2nd

 

With Ground Hog Day just around the corner I thought I would share some ideas with you. I found this great Canadian website full of facts, games, math ideas and more.

 

 

http://www.southbrucepeninsula.com/index.cfm?pagecat=103&r=93910

 

Songs

 

 

 Groundhog’s Holiday

The second month, the second day,
we know is Groundhog’s Holiday.
The keeper of the local zoo,
Photographers, reporters, too,
Anxiously await together
Woodchuck’s forecast of the weather.
Each year this time he leaves his hearth,
His home beneath good Mother Earth.
He wiggles out to see the sun
and sure enough - ask anyone-
Should he perchance his shadow see,
Back to his home again he’ll flee.
And that sign’s still the surest thing
Six weeks must pass before its spring!

Little Groundhog

(To the tune of “Little White Duck”)

There’s a little groundhog
that lives in the ground,
A little groundhog
who likes to look around.
She comes outside on Groundhog’s Day
If she sees her shadow, then she runs away.
There’s a little groundhog,
who loves to stay and play
when spring’s on its way.

Little Groundhog

I’m a little groundhog
Short and stout.
On Groundhog Day
I always come out.
If the sun is shining
my shadow, I will see.
If the sun’s not out
then you’ll only see me.
Shine, sun, shine
winter’s here for six weeks more.
Shine, sun, shine
Because I want to snore.
If you do not shine
And my shadow’s not out,
Spring is here!
Everybody will shout.

Mr. Groundhog’s Day

On February second
The groundhog looked about
The sun was shining brightly
But his shadow wasn’t out.

Mr. Woolly Bear was watching
The groundhog search around
“Mr. Groundhog look behind you
Your shadow’s on the ground.”

“Hooray”, the groundhog shouted
“For once we both agree
Six more weeks of winter weather
Six more weeks of sleep for me.”

Games

 

Guess the shadow

We taped paper on a wall and had the children take turns standing in front of a flashlight, while we traced each child’s shadow on separate papers. The children loved guessing who was who when we displayed the final results. 

 

Groundhog Tunnel Game…

Have the children line up in a row. (If there are a lot of children, have them line up in two rows.) To form a tunnel, have them stand close together with their legs apart. Let the last person in the row be the groundhog. Have the first groundhog through the tunnel on his or her stomach. When the groundhog reaches the end of the tunnel, have him or her stand up and become a part of the tunnel while a new groundhog starts wiggling through.

 

Groundhog in a box

My kids loved pretending to be groundhogs as they took turns popping out of a medium sized cardboard box.

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