This 5-day lesson plan aims to teach first grade students about Groundhog Day and the significance of seasonal change. Over the course of the week, students will learn about Groundhog Day traditions, research different seasons in small groups, create a picture book collaboratively about an animal of their chosen season, and share their books with the class. On the final day, the teacher will show a Groundhog Day video from that year and facilitate a discussion about the predicted length of winter.

1. Groundhog Day
Taylor McNeel

2. Analysis of Learners &
Objective
This Unit Plan is for a class of first graders. There are 24
students in the class; 11 boys and 13 girls. Three students
have a mild case of ADD.
The students will be engaged in some type of classroom,
group or individual work at all times during the Groundhogs
day lesson. They will be doing so by class discussions, online
research with a worksheet, devolvement of a picture book
and show and tell. All the students will understand
Groundhogs day and the significance of season change and
will have a story to share of their own animals day by the end
of the week.

3. Day 1/2
 Day one:
 The first day will start the week prior to Groundhog Day. The class will
be given a brief overview of what the seasons are. Then class will be
introduced to what Groundhog Day is and the history of the day by the
teacher using an interactive power point presentation with a simple
outline of what the Groundhog day involves. The class will also take
predictions about what they think the outcome of this years Groundhog
Day will be and then I (the teacher) will make a poll on the board so the
class can later see if the the majority predicted right.
 Day two:
 The second day the class will go to the computer lab. The students will
be divided into four different groups, one for each season. The students
will be asked to research Groundhog Day and their appointed season.
Then complete a short week sheet that will help them in the following
days activities.

4. Day 3
On the third day the groups will come together and put
together a story book that will teacher the rest of the
class about their season. The storybooks will be a short
story about a day in the life of an animal of the groups
choice. After writing their first draft the stories will be
read by the teacher for editing. The children will then be
allowed about 30 minutes to turn their stories into a
picture books. The picture books will be colored and
then bonded together with the teachers assistance.

5. Day 4/5
Day 4:
 The fourth day of the lesson will consist of the students sharing
their picture books with the class. And a more in depth class
discussion of the seasons.
Day 5:
 On the last day of this lesson play, the teacher will replay the
video of the Groundhog Day from over the weekend on the
projector. This will then be followed by a discussion of the longer
or shorter winter which we are suppose to have that year. If a
longer winter then it would lead into a calendar counting down the
days till the official start of spring.
 http://youtu.be/m7PsTTpRwuY

6. Day 4/5
Day 4:
 The fourth day of the lesson will consist of the students sharing
their picture books with the class. And a more in depth class
discussion of the seasons.
Day 5:
 On the last day of this lesson play, the teacher will replay the
video of the Groundhog Day from over the weekend on the
projector. This will then be followed by a discussion of the longer
or shorter winter which we are suppose to have that year. If a
longer winter then it would lead into a calendar counting down the
days till the official start of spring.
 http://youtu.be/m7PsTTpRwuY