How it works
Groundhog Day bubble letters on one sideways sheet, Groundhog above and Day below. The page opens in Fredoka, where all six rings stay white for coloring: two o's, a d, a g, the D and an a.
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Shadow or no shadow
The legend gives the day two answers: a groundhog that sees his shadow means six more weeks of winter, and no shadow means an early spring. After your first print, open Groundhog Day words in bubble letters for both: Shadow or / No Shadow, No / Shadow, Six More / Weeks, Six More / Weeks of / Winter, More / Winter, Early / Spring and Winter or / Spring.
A class prediction board
Our / Predictions heads a tally chart and My / Prediction a worksheet, with February 2 for the date and Happy / Groundhog / Day for the door. A science wall takes Groundhog, Woodchuck, Whistle-Pig, Burrow, Hibernation and Weather / Lore. Halfway to / Spring fits too: the date falls about midway between the start of winter and the start of spring.
- Day adds no width, so Groundhog prints the same size alone, over Day, or under Happy on three lines.
- Groundhog Day on a single line prints over a quarter smaller than the stacked pair.
- One letter per page, under More options, makes twelve upright sheets in eleven shapes: the small o comes twice.
Questions and answers
How do you draw Groundhog Day in bubble letters?
Pencil Groundhog on top and Day beneath, with wide gaps. Fatten each stroke into a rounded outline, keep a ring inside both o's, the d, the g, the D and the a, then rub out the pencil and color.
When is Groundhog Day?
February 2 every year, in the United States and Canada. The best-known forecast is made at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where a groundhog has been consulted since 1887.
Is it Groundhog Day or Groundhog's Day?
Groundhog Day: groundhog as one word, a capital on each word and no apostrophe. Groundhog's Day turns up as a variant, but it is not the usual name.
Is a groundhog the same as a woodchuck?
Yes, they are two names for one animal. Whistle-pig is a third, from the high whistle a groundhog gives when alarmed. Woodchuck has nothing to do with wood: it comes from an Algonquian name for the animal.