Free Groundhog Day Bingo Cards

How to play Groundhog Day bingo

• Print one card per player and one call sheet for whoever is calling.
• Hand out markers such as brown pom-poms or dried beans.
• The caller reads words in random order and crosses them off the sheet.
• The first player to complete a row, column, or diagonal calls bingo and wins.
• For a longer game, play four corners or a full blackout card.

A fun tie-in for science class

Groundhog Day, celebrated every February 2, is built around a simple bit of folklore: if the groundhog sees its shadow, winter lasts six more weeks, and if it doesn't, spring arrives early. That makes it a natural jumping-off point for lessons on shadows, light, seasons, and weather prediction, and the word list includes terms like Forecast, Meteorologist, and Six more weeks to reinforce the vocabulary.

Have students make their own predictions before playing, then compare notes with the actual Groundhog Day forecast.

Make it your own

Swap in your local groundhog's name if your town has its own prediction tradition, or focus the list more heavily on weather and seasons vocabulary for a science-class version of the game.