Groundhog Day!

You may be asking yourself, what in the world is Groundhog Day? Well, Groundhog Day is a holiday that is celebrated every year on February 2. Wait, instead of me writing it here, you could click here and read about it for yourself!

Some questions for you to answer:

1. What is a groundhog and what is another name for this animal?

2.  Where does the famous Punxsutawney Phil groundhog live?

3. What is the legend of the groundhog and its shadow?

4. Do you think the groundhog will see its shadow this February 2nd?

Make sure you write your answers in complete sentences.

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6 thoughts on “Groundhog Day!

  • January 31, 2011 at 4:26 pm
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    1. Another name for a groundhog is woodchuck and a groundhog is a land beaver.

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  • January 31, 2011 at 4:24 pm
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    1. Another name for a groundhog is a woodchuck or marmot.

    2. Punxsutawney Phil lives in Puxsutawny,Pennsylvania.
    3. The legend of the groundhog is that if the groundhog sees it’s shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter.

    4. No, I don’t think the groundhog will see it’s shadow because it didn’t see it last year. If he doesn’t see his shadow, spring is early!

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  • January 31, 2011 at 4:23 pm
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    1.Another name for a ground hog is Marmota monax.

    2.A ground hog lives at a Goblers knob.

    3.According to legend, the GROUNDHOG emerges from its burrow at noon on that day to look for its shadow.

    4.Yes, he did. According to at least three groundhogs in North America (Punxsutawney Phil, Shubenacadie Sam and Wiarton Willie) who all saw their shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter in 2010.

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  • January 31, 2011 at 4:21 pm
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    1. A groundhog is a reddish brown north american marmout, some names for a groundhog is a woodchuck, whistle-pig,and land-beaver.

    2. he lives in Punxstawney, Pennsilvania.

    3. The legend of a groundhog is that if you see his shadow you would know if there is a few more days of spring.

    4. Yes we do think that we will see his shadow.

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  • January 31, 2011 at 4:20 pm
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    1.A groundhog is a rodent that hibermates in a burrow until springs.It is also called a murmots.
    2.A Punxsatawney Phil lives in Punxsutawny, Pennsylvania.
    3.The legend is that if Phil sees his shadow then spring is coming. If he doesnt then winter stays.
    4.Yes we believe that Phil will see his shadow on February 2,2011

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  • January 31, 2011 at 4:16 pm
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    1.A groundhog is a small rodant,another name for it is a marmota monax.
    2.The Punxsutawney Phil live in Punxsutawney pennsylvania.
    3.The legand of the groundhog and its shadow is if the groundhog sees its shadow, spring will come early.
    4.Yes, we do think the groundhog will see its shadow.

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