Groundhog Day
January 2019
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Groundhog Day
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Show: photos from Groundhog’s Burrow by Dee Phillips and talk about Groundhog Day
Book: Groundhug Day by Anne Marie Pace
Poem with Props: “Shadow Wash” by Shel Silverstein from Where the Sidewalk Ends
Book: The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
January 2024
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Groundhog Day & Shadows
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Groundhug Day by Anne Marie Pace
Book: show photos from Groundhog’s Burrow by Dee Phillips
Poem: “A Groundhog Speaks” from Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast and Other Tasty Poems by Jack Prelutsky
Fingerplay: Five Little Groundhogs
Poem with Felt Prop: “Shadow Wash” from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Book: The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Groundhog coloring page, activity page from The Black Rabbit