It’s Groundhog Day! Aujourd'hui c'est le jour de marmot! According to rural American tradition, if the groundhog sees his shadow we will have six more weeks of Winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, we will have an early Spring. Can you believe that people are crazy enough to plan a trip, in the middle of the night, just so that they can see if ol’ Phil, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, will see his shadow? Visit his site for every exciting detail; don’t forget to check out the Teacher’s Corner!
If Phil lived in Quebec, he’d burrow back down into his pillow and get back to us in eight weeks! Poor Wiarton Willie, (Canada’s famous woodchuck) he’s going to see all this snow and think he got the days mixed up! Has anyone ever answered the question of how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? We used to have so much fun with tongue twisters, eh? For more great tongue twister's ,
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Have you ever wondered why the pioneers picked a groundhog to determine how much longer winter would hang over us? Or rather when spring would arrive? How did the Groundhog get a day of his own? The lowly groundhog, often called a woodchuck, is the only mammal to have a day named in his honor. Check out the Stormfax Weather Almanac for the interesting tale behind this day. And visit Mrs. Pohlmeyer's Kindergarten class for a one day mini unit for February 2.
Either way, winter is almost over, I can't wait to see the grass again! I'll bet our famous groundhogs feel the same way! Now to go shovel my walkway, too bad I forgot to bring in my shovel last night...
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