Groundhog Love

I am obsessed with Punxsutawney Phil! I love this groundhog!

If I had a bucket list, meeting him would be on it! =)

So, I am totally bummed this year that Groundhog's Day is on a Saturday. We are also having Art Day on our campus this Friday. I am not sure when I am going to squeeze in all of our Groundhog's Day Fun but I WILL!!!!!!

Last year, Phil sent us a package that we had to open on February 1st. We read this non-fiction book about groundhogs.

Check out this book here.

I was able to grab this book several years ago for $5. =)

In the package, we also had groundhog riddle puzzles, materials for our prediction craftivity, goodies for a groundhog snack, and many, many more things.

Here are some songs and videos we will be checking out this week. =)

Here is a prediction chart we will make.

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a cute poem and craft

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Here are some groundhog math *freebies* from me. =)

If you already grabbed this, download it again. There was a boo boo! =)

And nothing makes learning more fun than a snack! =)

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Good Golly Groundhogs...I am so excited!!! =)

If you have time, I would love for you to leave me a heart note. =)

From My Heart to Yours,

Hungry, Hungry Hippos

Brain pops.

I know all teachers can relate.

Where this one came from I have NO clue. ZIP. ZERO. ZILCH. NADA.

It started with a hippo and then sent my OCD brain to find this.

BTW- Most of my kiddos have never played this.

Meet Mr. Hungry Hippo.

He gobbles up letters when they get in his way. =)

Here is how you can play Hungry, Hungry Hippos with letters:

*Buy the game or just print the hippo cards and use magnetic letters.

*Write each letter of the alphabet on a marble. You will need a few extra marbles. I already have some but you can buy them at a Dollar Store, Wal-Mart, or a craft store.

*Play the game. After all of the letters have been captured, take the letters (marbles) and place them on the letter cards.

*Use the sentence stems to talk about the letters and letter sounds. This is a great opportunity for your ELL kiddos to develop language and for all of your kiddos to start learning how to speak in complete sentences.

I will be playing this with a small group because I don't trust a Firstie to keep marbles out of their mouth, ears, or nose no matter how many times we talk about being safe!

I would love for you to grab some Hippo fun!

I'll be back soon with Conscious Discipline and a GROOVY Pete the Cat giveaway that you won't want to miss! =)

I would LOVE for you to leave me a heart note and let me know what you think. Please let me know if you have any questions. =)

From My Heart to Yours,