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Groundhog Day is every February 2nd, and I thought I’d post a quick “The Best…” list of some links I put together for my class this week.

Here are my choices for The Best Resources For Groundhog Day (that are, of course, accessible to English Language Learners);

EL Civics has a Groundhog Day Lesson specifically designed for ELL’s.

5 Minute English has a short reading comprehension activity.

This is a simple explanation of the holiday.

Here’s a Groundhog Day Quiz.

See video of the Groundhog Day 2008 celebration.

Education World has a simple Internet Scavenger Hunt about Groundhog Day.

Punxsutawney Phil springs into action for Groundhog Day 2011 – in pictures comes from The Guardian.

Questions About the Groundhog is from The New York Times.

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Groundhogs comes from Scientific American.

Groundhog Day Videos & Activities is from Teacher Vision.

Groundhog Day 2013: ‘Punxsutawney Phil’ Predicts Early Spring is from ABC News.

Groundhog Day 2013: Famous Weather Predicting Groundhogs is a photo gallery from ABC.

40 years of groundhog forecasts, mapped is from The Washington Post.

A groundhog just chomped down on a Wisconsin mayor’s ear

Groundhog Day 2016: Punxsutawney Phil sees no shadow, predicts early spring is from The Washington Post.

Groundhog Day 2016: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? is from Vox.

Groundhog Day: Bringing The Celebration Out Of The Shadows is from NPR.

Groundhog Day Spotlights America’s Favorite Weather Animal is from NBC News.

 

Groundhog Day is so silly. But as a groundhog scientist, I love it anyway. is from The Washington Post.

Here’s How Groundhog Day Got Started is from TIME.

Groundhog Day: Behind The Scenes With Punxsutawney Phil’s ‘Inner Circle’ is from NPR.

Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts six more weeks of winter is from The Washington Post.

The bizarre history of Groundhog Day is from CNN.

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