Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Groundhog Gets a Say will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With an individuality theme, this Groundhog Gets a Say picture book by Pamela Curtis Swallow is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Check out these other Groundhog Day books!
Engage Your Students with Groundhog Gets a Say Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Groundhog Gets a Say. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with Groundhog Gets a Say reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
GROUNDHOG GETS A SAY SUMMARY
Groundhog is upset that after Groundhog’s Day, no one is interested in him anymore. He feels that groundhogs deserve better, they are do so much more than give a weather report. In fact, he thinks groundhogs deserve a whole month of appreciation! Groundhog starts explaining all interesting and cool facts about groundhogs to his friends.
Throughout the book, Groundhog shares a variety of facts about groundhogs. Readers will learn that groundhogs can climb trees, swim, hibernate, and they even whistle! There are so many things that make groundhogs amazing and Groundhog wishes everyone knew them!
By the end of the story, Groundhog’s friends are convinced. They realize he has many talents and is very cool. The group of friends decide to spread the word about groundhogs. Soon, everyone wants to talk to Groundhog and get his signature.
This funny and fact filled book is the perfect way to celebrate Groundhogs Day and learn more about this unique animal.
GROUNDHOG GETS A SAY LESSON PLAN IDEAS
Each of our 400+ Starts With a Story book companions come with a teacher’s guide to make lesson planning quick and easy, printable worksheets and digital resources that cover ALL of the standards-based reading comprehension skills.
When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Groundhog Gets a Say, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you.
We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Groundhog Gets a Say reading comprehension questions focus on:
- asking and answering questions
- author’s purpose
- comparing and contrasting
- point of view
- summarizing | retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- individuality
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- pronouns
- irregular verbs
- suffixes
- quotation marks
GROUNDHOG GETS A SAY ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
YOU HAVE 2 OPTIONS! WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK COMPANION?
BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Groundhog Gets a Say?
- Lexile® Measure: 620L
- Guided Reading Level: O
- DRA Level: 30 – 34
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.3 – 3.5
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Pamela Curtis Swallow. It was illustrated by Denise Bunkus.
What genre is Groundhog Gets a Say?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
