This Groundhog Day Unit Study is all you need to learn about it—and groundhogs too—in a fun way with videos, crafts, songs, books, printables and even recipes!
The most enjoyable way to learn about something is to explore it from every angle and in every way possible. With this Groundhog Day Unit Study, your children AND you will enjoy learning about Groundhog Day as you watch videos, read books, do crafts and experiments and even make food together. Have fun!
Some of the links below are just for fun but others teach math, science, art or other skills. And of course, in a Groundhog Day study, we will be learning about shadows! Fun!
Check out the craft section for headband groundhogs, paper bag puppets and hand and foot crafts. Some are simple things for little ones!
In the printables section there is no end to keep everyone busy; find word scrambles, word searches, I Spy, coloring pages and how many words puzzles. They will keep you busy for quite a while!
There are also educational videos to watch, new books to check out, jokes to enjoy together and lots of delicious recipes you will love.
Follow along with Punxsutawney Phil at Groundhog.org. There is a countdown to when he will look for his shadow, a link to follow him on Instagram and much more information. You can find the Legend and Lore and History and Past Predictions all the way back to 1887!
Follow my Groundhog Day Pinterest Board for dozens of ideas from all around the web! I am constantly finding new things to add so there will be new things all the time!
Other Unit Studies
Seasons and Holidays
Animals
Facts
Here are two good pages with lots of facts about Groundhog Day. They go very well with the videos in the next section.
Groundhog Day Facts at Cool Kid Facts
Fun Groundhog Facts at Kids Play and Create
Videos about Groundhog Day and Groundhogs
How Groundhogs Hibernate | Plus: BABY Groundhogs! Great narration telling how groundhogs live, reproduce (child friendly) and hibernate with video and cartoon drawings. 9:59
Punxsutawney Phil; Phil, the star of groundhog day, talks about his daily life, diet and the “handlers in the top hats” that help take care of him year round! 1:40 Video interview with John and Ben, who take care of Phil and good footage of Phil.
Reading of Gail Gibbons’ book, “Groundhog Day”, which tells the story of the holiday. 7:54
Fun Facts About Groundhogs! | Groundhog Day | SciShow Kids 3:44 Jessi and Squeaks tell about groundhogs with pictures and video clips.
Groundhogs for Kids | Groundhog Day | Wild Animals 6:09 Narrator tells about groundhogs and covers their many names, including woodchuck and the fun poem that goes with that. How fast can you say it?
Groundhog Day for Kids | Homeschool Pop 5:57 The history of Groundhog Day
Songs and Poems
Songs and poems are a great way to reinforce what they are learning. Canteach.ca has 23 songs and poems about Groundhog Day. What fun!
Books
Children always enjoy reading books to learn.
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Some Jokes
Kids love jokes so I had to include some good ones here for them!
31 Groundhog Day Jokes for kids
Educational
Celebrate Groundhog Day this year with this science experiment that includes a little art and math. Will your ground hog see its shadow? Find out with this exciting Groundhog Day Kids STEM Activity.
Would you like to draw or color this cute groundhog? Doing so is easy and fun with this simple, step-by-step drawing tutorial. From the included free printable pages you can find step-by-step drawing instructions, picture tracing and grid drawing worksheets, and a coloring page.
Enjoy tracing your very own groundhog in this Groundhog Day Shadow Tracing activity.
What better way to study Groundhog Day? Here are 10 Easy Science Experiments with Shadows.
Printables
Groundhog Word Search Printables
Groundhog Day How Many Words Printables
11 Free Groundhog Day Coloring Pages
Groundhog Day Word Scramble Printables
Groundhog Day I Spy Printables
Crafts
This is a fun craft to make out of basic supplies around the house and a free printable. When you are finished, see if your little groundhog sees his shadow or not! Groundhog Day Craft Activity
This groundhog paper bag puppet is a fun craft to make and play with when the kids are done!
Celebrate Groundhog’s Day with this cute groundhog headband craft! It’s simple to make and will look so cute on the kiddos.
Here is an adorable Groundhog hand and foot print craft for younger kids and it comes with a poem too.
Recipes
Happy Groundhog Day Pudding Cups
Groundhog Day Cupcake Pushpops
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