Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots - February 2
Only the Shadow Knows Learning
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Today is Groundhog Day, Hedgehog Day, Marmot Day, Crepe Day, National Tater Tot Day, National Ukelele Day, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and World Wetlands Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots
ON THIS DATE
- 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican War.
- 1876 - The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed in New York.
- 1887 - The first Groundhog Day is celebrated in In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
- 1922 - Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
- 1882 - Irish novelist James Joyce
- 1901 - Violinist Jascha Heifetz
- 1905 - Novelist Ayn Rand
- 1923 - Poet and novelist James Dickey
- 1925 - Actor and singer Elaine Stritch
- 1942 - Singer-songwriter Graham Nash
- 1977 - Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira
Sony and Cher - I've Got You Babe - LISTEN- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- Our House - LISTEN
- Shakira - Wherever, Whenever - LISTEN
THEME: Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - How Much Wood Can a Woodchuck Chuck (2:23) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS Video - Groundhog Day & Shadows (14:13) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia- Nature Cat - The Groundhog Way (11:50) - VIEW AND DO
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Groundhog Power (1:19) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Living Groundhog Style (1:39) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Groundhog - Food and Health (1:32) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Up Close & Natural - In the Field (12:23) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Groundhog Day (1:24) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS Video - Kingdoms of the Sky - Baby Marmots Quickly Learn the Rules of the Mountain (1;40) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Olympic Marmot - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Hoary Marmot - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Woodchuck - READ
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature -The Marmot's Winter Den (1:57) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video- PBS39 News - Groundhog (3:37) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Secrets of Marmot Hibernation (2:41) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Marmot Family vs. Deadly Eagle (2:22) - VIEW
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