Talk with children about what they think will happen on Groundhog Day. Explain that the sun must be out in order for the groundhog to see its shadow; if it is a cloudy day, the groundhog will not see its shadow. Give each child an index card. Let children predict what they think will happen on Groundhog Day and draw a picture on the card to show it. Collect the cards and place them in two rows -- one row above the other. Invite children to count cards and make more/less comparisons. Give the graph a title and display it on a bulletin board. Then, on Groundhog Day, see which students predicted correctly.
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