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Groundhog Day Math Activities – 4 Probability Games

Groundhog Day is a holiday that typically goes unnoticed in the upper elementary classroom, but these Groundhog Day Math Activities are a fun way to incorporate the holiday into your day while still covering math standards!

What is included with these Groundhog Day Math Activities?

Four probability activities are included–

• Groundhog Race Dice Game: Students will add the sum of two dice to move their groundhog in a race.
• Groundhog Spin Game: Students will create a spinner and spin the spinner 20 times to determine what Phil will wear to the Groundhog Day celebration.
• Sample Space Worksheet: Punxsutawney Phil presents students with different scenarios, and they must construct a tree diagram or table to show all possible outcomes.
• Will Phil See His Shadow Worksheet: Students will determine the likelihood of Phil seeing his shadow under various weather conditions.

Through these games and worksheets, students will describe probability, create sample spaces, test predictions, and explain how probability changes when one factor in a scenario changes.

How can these math activities be used?

These Groundhog Day Math Activities are perfect to use on or around Groundhog Day. The games and worksheets can be used as–

• Centers
• Small group instruction
• Partner games
• Homework
• Morning work
• Early finisher work

What are other teachers saying about this resource?

• “These activities were fun to use on Groundhog Day – which also fell on our 100th day this year. We were working on fractions and probability, so the activities were a nice diversion from the normal lessons, but still let us work on the current topic.” (Mary M.)
• “Cute probability games for Groundhog Day. My students really enjoyed them!” (Pam R.)

Don’t miss out!

Upper elementary students like to celebrate holidays too! With these no-prep Groundhog Day Math Activities, students will have fun reviewing probability.

 

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