Groundhog Day

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Groundhog Day is celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2nd. On this day, the groundhog will come out from its burrow. If the groundhog does not see its shadow and stays above ground, winter will soon end. If the groundhog does see its shadow, the groundhog will go back into its burrow and there will be 6 more weeks of winter.

The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. As many as 40,000 people from all over the United States will gather to celebrate. They watch Phil, the Groundhog, as he emerges from his burrow after a long winter's hibernation.

Do you want winter to end soon or would you like 6 more weeks of winter? Why?

What's your favorite?

We are so lucky to be at our school because we have many technology resources. Some of the things we get to use are:

• Pixie
• Kidspiration
• Microsoft Word
• Type to Learn, Jr.
• Zoo Zillions
• Word Muncher
• Tumble Books
• Book Flix
• learning.com

I've also shown you some great tools on the internet from readwritethink. We've used:

• comic creator
• book cover
• story map
• letter generator
• postcard creator
• fractured fairy tales

When we go to the computer lab or when we use the laptops, what is your favorite tool to use? Why?

Make sure to write complete sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital and end it with a period. Explain your ideas.