An Educational Close Reading Packet for Groundhog Day
This instructional close reading packet examines the customs and legends surrounding Groundhog Day, with a particular emphasis on Groundhog Phil’s yearly weather forecast. It’s a fun tool for science classes, folklore research, and seasonal festivities—especially in the run-up to Groundhog Day on February 2nd. The packet’s primary contents cover the background and origins of Groundhog Day (Shadow Watch), Groundhog Phil’s function in weather forecasting (Groundhog Phil), the argument over whether winter will last or spring will arrive sooner rather than later (Winter End?, Early Spring? ), and the cultural significance of Groundhog Day celebrations. This packet offers stimulating readings and thought-provoking questions to help students gain a deeper understanding of weather forecasting, folklore, and the relationship between culture and environment. It is especially pertinent to wintertime classroom discussions about customs, the seasons, and meteorology.
These close reading comprehension passages are the perfect no-prep, standards-based, and high interest way to strengthen your students’ close reading skills!
Short on time to teach? This print and go packet truly is for you! It has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text reading unit.
This Close reading set features:
Groundhog Day
Shadow Watch
Groundhog Phil
Winter End?
Early Spring
As they complete the close reading process, students will build comprehension by answering text-dependent questions.
Skills align with both the RI (Reading Informational Texts) and RL (Reading Literature) Common Core Standards
These passages can be used in the morning, at centers, as part of homework, with small groups, for extra learning with smart students, to help struggling students, or to get ready for tests.
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