Groundhog Day: Preschool Theme
Songs About Groundhogs
The Little Groundhog
( tune of "The Hokey-Pokey")
The little groundhog peeks
From beneath the ground.
He rubs his sleepy eyes and he starts to look around.
He sees his little shadow; then he quickly runs away!
And that’s all for Groundhog Day! Hey!
I’m a Little Groundhog
(tune of "I’m a Little Teapot")
Variation A
I’m a little groundhog,
Small and round.
I sleep in a burrow
Deep in the ground.
I look to find my shadow
On Groundhog Day
To tell you if spring is
On its way!
Variation B
I'm a little ground hog, short and stout.
On ground hog day I pop my head out.
If I see my shadow I don't come out.
I stay down in my hole and pout.
Variation C
I'm a little groundhog, furry and brown,
See me pop while I look around,
If I see my shadow, down I'll go
Six more weeks of winter, oh no!
Groundhog, Groundhog
(Tune of: "Baa, Baa Black Sheep")
Groundhog, Groundhog Will you come out?
Yes sir, Yes sir If the sun is not about
Groundhog, Groundhog The sun is shining bright
Then I'll hop back in and curl up tight!
Groundhog Craft
Make a popup puppet. Use a popsickle stick for the body and a pompom or felt cutout for the head, Decorate as desired to make a groundhog face. Decorate a dixie cup for the burrow. Poke a hole in the bottom of the cup and turn the cup upside down. Lower the stick with the puppet into the cup. Push the stick up to have the groundhog popup.
Groundhog Activities
Shadow tag. On a sunny day, children can chase around and try to step on each other's shadow.Here is a basic template
More Groundhog Fun
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