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Resources included in this packet:t. "Shodow Activities" - intercctive octivities in which students oreoble to observe shadows to leorn more obout them.2. "Groundhog in the Hole Puppet Craft" - honds-on crcft octivitythot ollows students to creote o groundhog puppet thot con come andgo from its den hole.3. "Groundhog Doy Word Seorches & Activity Sheets" - interqctiveworksheets that build spelling, vocobulory, cnd moth skills.4. A list of odditionol informotion obout groundhogs.

Heckrodt Wetlond ReserveLocoted of 1305 Plonk Rood, Menosho, WI 54952

For info coll: 920-720-9349

Make the most of vour visit...Bring your sense of odventure!Don't pick plants or berries...ond don't hondle ony onimols!Stoy on the boordwolk or,troils to ovoid trompling delicote plonts.Pick-up and throw qwoy oll trosh. Animols will try to eot onything...once!

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Additionol Resources:1. Groundhog.org - The Officisl Site of the Punxsutowney Groundhog Club

http ://www.groundhog.orgActivities, history, etc. regarding groundhogs ond Groundhog Doy.

2. "Woodchuck - (Mcrmoto monox)"http:.//mdc.mo.govlnothis/mommols/woodchuc k/

Bockground informotion on the woodchuck.

3. "Critter Control Foct Sheet - Woodchucks"htt pz / / lt pwww .gsf c.noso.gov / globe /

Bockground information on the woodchuck.

4. "Woodchucks - Their Ecology ond control" - University of wisconsin-Extension

Http://cecommerce.uwex.edulpdf s/63505.PDFBockground informotion on the woodchuck.

5. "Woodchuck - Hinterlond Who's Who" - Conodion Wildlife Services -Environment Conodo

http: //www.cws-scf .ec.qc.colhww-fop/woodchuc/woodchuc.htmlBackground informotion on the woodchuck.

6. "The Noture Guide Gollery-Gopher"httpt / lwww .eagle.ca/ipg/ gopher .html

Bockground information on the woodchuck.

7."Groundhog Focts"ht t p : / / w w w .new s. co r nell.edu / / Chr o ni cl e / 9 6 / ? .1.9 6 / f act s.ht ml

Site contoins fqcts ond foctoids regording the groundhog.

8. "Groundhog Links"http://www.groundhogs.com/groundhog links.htm

Bockground information on the groundhog.

9. "Snug in the Snow" - EEK! - WI DNRhI t p t / / w w w .dnr .st at e.w i .us / o r g / coer / ce / eek / nst ur e / snugsnow .ht m

Site contoins hibernation informqtion on the woodchuck.

10. "Groundhog Doy Quiz"http ://homeschool i ng.obout.com/l ibrqrylguiz/b lqui zho lground.htm

On-line guiz thot will tesf your knowledge obout groundhogs cndGroundhog Doy.

11. "Groundhog Quiz" - LittleExplorers.com

http : //www.enchonted leorni ng.com/clossroom/gui z/ground hogs.shtmlStudent guiz reloted to groundhogs.

12. "Activities and Crofts for Groundhog Doy" - EnchontedLeorning.comhttp : //www.enc hqnted I eorni ng.com/crof tslground hogday/

Hands-on octivities and crofts reloted to Groundhog Day.

13. "Mrs.Sirois' Country Kindergarten - Groundhog Doy"ht t p : / / my s cho olo nli ne. com / p age / Q t87 t 2 47 42 - t4 6 t9 Q - 27 - ?5 48 OO .ht ml

Poems, octivities, ond songs reloted to the groundhog and Groundhog Doy.

14. "Wilstor Groundhog Day Word Seorch"http ://wi lstor.com/ho I idoys/puzzleslground hogdoypuzzle. htm

Online word seorch on Groundhog Doy.

15. "Groundhog Day Quiz"ht t pt / / a4esl.or g / q / h / mc-lb - ghd.ht ml

Online guiz on 6roundhog Doy.

16. "Groundhog Doy Concentrotion Puzzle"http : //surf net kids.com/gomes/groundhog-c.htm

Pfoy the online concentrotion gome to reveol the photo under each puzzle ptece.

17. "Shadow Explorotion Unit" - DDN Curriculum Unit of Study Componentshftp://kr001.k12.sd.us/ddn curriculum unit of study com.hfm

Kindergorten curriculum unit on shodow explorotion.

18. "Come to the Groundhog Day Porty" - Educotion World Lesson Plonninghttp: //www.educotionworld.com/o lesson/lesson048.shtml

Leorning activities ond groundhog gqmes ocross the grodes.

19. "Groundhog Doy" - ChildFun.comhttp ://www.chi ldf un.com/themes/ground.shtml

Gsmes, crofts, songs, ond poems reloted to the groundhog.

AO."Groundhog Gsmes - Groundhog Doy Art - Groundhog Misc"http ://www.perpetuolpreschoo l.com/groundhog

Gomes, crofts, songs, ond poems reloted to the groundhog.

Zl."Groundhog Doy"http://www.ongelf i re.com/mo/lst6rqde/oroundhog.html

6ames, crofts, songs, and poems reloted to the groundhog.

22."Project Groundhog Poems ond Rhymes"http : //www.stemnet. nf .col6round hoglqu idelpoems. htm

Poems ond rhymes reloted to the groundhog.

23. Knee High Noture - Fall: A 6uide to Noture. Activities ond Fun, by Pot Wishort &Diqnne Hoyley

24. Knee High Noture - Winter: A 6uide to Noture. Activities ond Fun, by DionneHayley& Pot Wishort

25. Wild Animols of the Woods: Woodchucks, by Lynn M. Stone

26. A New True Book: Woodchucks, by Emilie U. Lepthien

27. Groundhog Doy, by Michelle Aki Becker

28. Gregory's Shodow, by Don Freemqn

29. The Secret of the First One Up, by fris Hiskey Arno

30. Groundhogs. Woodchucks. Mormots. ond Whistle Pigs,by Adele D. Richordson

31. Woodchuck, by Foith McNulty

32. Orphon: The Story of o Boby Woodchuck, by Foith McNulty

33. Groundhog qt Evergreen Rood, by Susan Kormon

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