Literacy Snack Groundhog Read-Aloud
Groundhog Day is such a fun theme for kindergarten! For today’s Literacy Snack Groundhog Read-Aloud we are reading Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts The Weather by Bruce Koscielniak.
“Geoffrey Groundhog has become a local celebrity for successfully predicting how long winter will last. Everyone awaits his prediction each February 2, when he emerges from his burrow to look for his shadow. But Geoffrey’s fame has grown out of control—and so has the commotion surrounding his burrow! With television lights and cameras crowding him, he can’t even see the ground, much less his shadow. How will he make his spring prediction? How will anyone know if they should wax their surfboards or their skis?”
The kids have such a fun time predicting wether the groundhog will see his shadow or not! For our snack this week, we are making our own groundhog!
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Snack Idea
To make the groundhog snack, each student will need:
- A chocolate rice cake
- 2 Vanilla Wafter cookies
- 2 Mini Nutter Butter cookies
- 1 mini marshmallow
- 1 chocolate chip
- 2 candy eyes
Instructions for groundhog snack
To make the groundhog, have the students start with the rice cake. They can then add the two mini Nutter Butter cookies as the ears. Next, place the two vanilla wafer cookies on as the cheeks. Add the mini marshmallow between the vanilla wafer cookies as its tooth. Add the chocolate chip as its nose and add on the candy eyes. He looks so cute!
Free Printable
I made a free printable for your students to work on while they enjoy their groundhog snack. They will get to predict whether the groundhog will see its shadow or not and write about why they chose their prediction.
You can download the Literacy Snack Groundhog Read-Aloud free printable from my TpT store by clicking the green box below.
I made the printable so that you can use it with any groundhog book, too. Below are a couple of other great options that you could read with your class.
If you’re looking for another fun activity to do with your class, we have this cute Groundhog Craft With Writing Prompts. It’s a fun way to add in some writing practice and they look adorable hung up in the classroom or your hallway!
I hope your students enjoy making their groundhog snacks and learning all about Groundhog Day! See you next time!
Jenette
