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photo © 2005 Silvers Family | more info (via: Wylio ) It's the age old question: Will we have 6 more weeks of winter? The only one that truly is equipped to deal with that is Punxsatawney Phil the Groundhog from Pennsylvania... ! Every February 2nd before sunrise Phil is brought out from his home at Gobblers Knob in Punxsatawney PA, to determine if he 'sees' his shadow. If he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter . No shadow means ...Spring is around the corner. Groundhog Day - February 2nd - holds fascination for many... especially children. Here is some information and activities for those interested in Groundhogs and Groundhog Day! The Official Groundhog Club Site: Here you can find information about the history of Phil, past predictions and fun facts. Hoghaven: Here you can listen to sounds of groundhogs. Kaboose: This page gives craft directions to make a felt portrait of Phil. Primary Games : Interactive games such as a Word S...

The newest assignment in the 30 Day Teacher Blog Challenge is adding different media to your blog. Although I am new to the blogging scene, I have often inserted different media types into my classroom website . Items ranging from student created VoiceThreads and Xtranormal Videos, homemade Youtube Videos and Animoto and PhotoPeach Slide Shows have become regular visitors to our classroom website. (By clicking on the links you will see how these sites have been used in a fourth grade class.) I'm sure that many people have embedded the media mentioned above. So I decided I would try to find something different to embed. Recently I discovered Blabberize . I also decided that I would try it in combination with my Avatar assignment. The 'Welcome Message' at the beginning of my blog was created using Blabberize and Build Your Wild Self . (Sometimes it takes a while for Blabberize to load - I was having trouble replaying my creation - hope it works for you.) Al...