Whether you believe in the myth and lore behind Groundhog day or not, kids have great fun with the special day. Every year on February 2nd, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the story goes that the groundhog named Phil comes out of his burrow. If the sun is shining and he sees his shad...
Kids will learn about Groundhog Day, its origins, and the animal at the center of Groundhog day in this informative and interesting picture book. Groundhog Gets a Say by Pamela Curtis Swallow Groundhog is tired of only been seen one day out of the year. In this story, he decides to tel...
If he should find it, the story is told, we’ll have six more weeks of winter’s cold. But if it’s cloudy, his shadow’s not there. There’ll soon be warm weather and days will be fair. So please, Sun, for just this one day, find a big dark cloud–and stay away! HERE’S...
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End destination: Although “The Terminator” initially looks like the type of time travel story where the past can be changed, that turns out not to be the case. Kyle and Sarah fall in love during their mission together, and when the two consummate the connection, it turns out Kyle is ac...
Groundhog Day Story Picture Why is Punxsutawney Phil driving a car? Write a story to explain the picture. 2nd through 5th Grades Hats - Crowns Groundhog Crown: Shadow This groundhog crown says, "6 more weeks of winter!" Kids can color the crown and wear it home!
We have so much fun with ourwriting prompts / story starters! They are great to help kids build creative writing skills, while also giving them practice to form and support an opinion, or simply imagine a different possibility in the future. Plus, if you’ve been around for a while, you...
Write a story that includes the text of the candy conversation hearts you chose. (Grades 1-8) Web sites to see: The heart What better time is there than Valentine's Day to teach your students about how the human heart works? Whether your students are preschoolers or high-schoolers, you...
Here’s the story of Lander Lil: She’s a prairie dog who lived on the outskirts of Lander until her colony got bulldozed for a new post office. Before the new post office, people in the town of about 7,500 used to gather at Lil’s colony and look for her shadow. Not that jus...
The Turkish top-flight started in 1959. Even though football was played in Turkey from the late 19th Century, introduced from the UK, it wasn’t until 1959 that the first nationwide league started – the Super Lig. Before that, the big cities had their own regional leagues. However, when...