Hi Friends…
Have you ever seen a woodchuck (or a groundhog) in your yard? Let’s learn some facts about woodchucks/groundhogs.
For this activity, we will be working on saying some tongue twisters (a sentence of words that is hard to say quickly and correctly).
What is our theme? Woodchucks/groundhogs
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To learn about woodchucks/groundhogs.
*The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.
*Woodchucks live for about 3-6 years.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Language & Literacy: talking and letter sounds.
Learning Outcomes: To learn about woodchucks/groundhogs and be able to say (or try to say) a tongue twister.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Fun Facts About Groundhogs: https://youtu.be/wfrq11bowOw
The Woodchuck Song: https://youtu.be/b8nR9iROHDk
10 Easy Tongue Twisters: https://youtu.be/bVKYCNg9tak
Materials:
-Small paper plate (or you can trace a small plate on a piece of white paper and cut it out)
-marker/crayons/pencil/scissors
-glue
-a long piece of red paper or any color you would like your tongue to be
-yarn or strips of paper for hair
-button or pom pom for eyes (or you can draw them)
Activity (Procedure):
-Watch the above videos
Tongue Twister craft:
-make your face on the paper plate (eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, etc.).
-Then take your long long tongue and you are going to roll it around the pencil until it is all rolled up.
-Then you are going to unravel your paper tongue and glue it onto your plate.
Activity Wrap Up:
Can you say any of the tongue twisters slow? How about fast? Do you know any other tongue twisters? Challenge other family members to say them.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Review what you learned about woodchucks/groundhogs.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Sing the alphabet song forwards and try singing it backwards. What other silly songs do you know?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have the materials for this project. No worries. You can make your person using a stick and the dirt outside. Can you draw it? Then use a leaf or a strand of long grass for the tongue.
Have you ever seen a woodchuck (or a groundhog) in your yard? Let’s learn some facts about woodchucks/groundhogs.
For this activity, we will be working on saying some tongue twisters (a sentence of words that is hard to say quickly and correctly).
What is our theme? Woodchucks/groundhogs
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To learn about woodchucks/groundhogs.
*The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.
*Woodchucks live for about 3-6 years.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Language & Literacy: talking and letter sounds.
Learning Outcomes: To learn about woodchucks/groundhogs and be able to say (or try to say) a tongue twister.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Fun Facts About Groundhogs: https://youtu.be/wfrq11bowOw
The Woodchuck Song: https://youtu.be/b8nR9iROHDk
10 Easy Tongue Twisters: https://youtu.be/bVKYCNg9tak
Materials:
-Small paper plate (or you can trace a small plate on a piece of white paper and cut it out)
-marker/crayons/pencil/scissors
-glue
-a long piece of red paper or any color you would like your tongue to be
-yarn or strips of paper for hair
-button or pom pom for eyes (or you can draw them)
Activity (Procedure):
-Watch the above videos
Tongue Twister craft:
-make your face on the paper plate (eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, etc.).
-Then take your long long tongue and you are going to roll it around the pencil until it is all rolled up.
-Then you are going to unravel your paper tongue and glue it onto your plate.
Activity Wrap Up:
Can you say any of the tongue twisters slow? How about fast? Do you know any other tongue twisters? Challenge other family members to say them.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Review what you learned about woodchucks/groundhogs.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Sing the alphabet song forwards and try singing it backwards. What other silly songs do you know?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have the materials for this project. No worries. You can make your person using a stick and the dirt outside. Can you draw it? Then use a leaf or a strand of long grass for the tongue.
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