All About Groundhogs Fact Poster

Read one box at a time with the class, then hang the poster near a science or reading center. Ask children to point to the box that tells what groundhogs eat or what they do in winter.

One page with a line saying groundhogs are rodents in the squirrel family and five labeled boxes: Home, Food, Hibernation, Another Name and Groundhog Day. The last box covers the crowds in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a groundhog named Phil and the shadow legend, and says it is a tradition, not science.

Yes. We made it for 1st Grade to 3rd Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

1 printable resource, free to preview. There are 22 Groundhog Day resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Groundhog Day activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 1st Grade to 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 6-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 1st Grade to 3rd Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.