Did the Kindergarteners See Their Shadows?

Happy Groundhog Day!  We went outside this morning to see if we could see our shadows.  (Remember, if the groundhog sees his shadow, he gets frightened and runs back into his den and we get 6 more weeks of winter.  If he doesn't, it signals an early spring).  So we went out and looked everywhere for our shadows, none to be seen….so if we were groundhogs, spring would be on it's way!

We also made some predictions.  13 kids in the class thought that the groundhog would see his shadow and only 5 thought he wouldn't.

We read a few books about groundhogs and then we made a little den for a groundhog and a stick puppet to see if he'll see his shadow.  (thanks for all the toilet paper rolls).

Then, we watched a clip of the groundhog in Pennsylvania (Punxsutawney Phil) and learned that he DID see his shadow, so we're in for a longer winter.

Have a look at some of the things we did today….