Groundhog’s Day Lapbook for Elementary Homeschool Students
This Groundhog’s Day Lapbook has activities to cover several different areas of study, like science, social studies, history, math & writing.
In this Groundhog’s Day lapbook, your student will learn about the calendar and shadows. They will also learn about groundhogs and hibernation. The study will finish with the celebration of Groundhog Day and its relationship to Candlemas as well as how it is celebrated in two different countries.
Not sure what a lapbook is? Find out here.
Some links in this post may be affiliate links. This means that if you click on them, I may make a tiny commission, at no extra cost to you. For more info, check our privacy policy.
Groundhog’s Day Lapbook Resource List:
Groundhog’s Day by Gail Gibbons
OR
Groundhog Day by Lynn Peppas
The Groundhog’s Day Lapbook Printables (see below)
Optional Groundhog’s Day Books:
Groundhog Gets a Say by Pamela Curtis Swallow, illustrated by Denise Bunkus
Groundhog Weather School: Fun Facts About Weather and Groundhogs by Joan Holub and illustrated by Kristin Sorra
Groundhog’s Day Resources:
Animal Fun Facts: Hibernation, Dormancy, and Brumation
Why Groundhogs Supposedly Predict The Weather On Groundhog Day
The Real Story Behind Groundhog’s Day ***For Parents’ Info
If this is your first time completing a lapbook, read this first to learn how to fold your folders to create the lapbook base.
Groundhog Lapbook Activities:
Activity 1:
Calendar: In the book, write the day of the week Groundhog Day falls on this year.
Activity 2:
Shadows: In the matchbook describe what makes a shadow.
Activity 3:
Groundhog Facts: Using the layered book, learn and record some facts about groundhogs.
Activity 4:
Groundhog Predators: In the fan book, draw some of the groundhog’s predators.
Activity 5:
Names of groundhogs: In the shape book, write some of the other names groundhogs are called. You could do copywork of the riddle, “How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck?”
Activity 6:
A Groundhog’s Family: In the book, write about a groundhog’s family.
Activity 7:
Hibernation: In the triangle-shaped book, define hibernation.
Activity 8:
Winter: In the graphic, write the beginning and ending dates of winter.
Activity 9:
The Groundhog’s Prediction: In the flipbook, answer the question about the groundhog’s weather prediction.
Activity 10:
Candlemas: In the shape book, write about the Candlemas holiday and how it related to Groundhog Day.
Activity 11:
The U.S. Celebration: In the flipbook, answer the questions about the American’s Groundhog Day celebration.
Activity 12:
The Canadian Celebration: In the flipbook, answer the questions about the Canadian’s Groundhog Day celebration.
Get your Groundhog’s Day Lapbook Printables in the HHO Shop
More Groundhog’s Day Homeschooling Resources
Groundhog Day Shadow Survey Bar Graph Worksheet
Groundhog’s Day Notebooking Pages
Don’t forget to pin this to your favorite Pinterest board so you can find it again later.
And be sure to follow Homeschool Helper Online on Pinterest for more affordable homeschooling resources!
