The Kissing Hand

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn 

Summary

This warm and loving story is about a raccoon that does not want to go to school. The mother raccoon helps him to understand that sometimes we have to do things that we do not want to do. The mother teaches her son that the kissing hand is a way to carry her love with him always.

Discussion

·         What was the story about?

·         What was the problem in the story?

·         How was the problem solved?

·         How do you feel about school?

·         What would you do if you had a friend who did not want to come to school?

Activity

1.      Have the students discuss feelings associated with the first days of school (consider using a diagram like the one below)

Thank you for the diagram idea! From Mrs. H

(Onceuponafirstgradeadventure.blogspot.com)

2.      Have students create a kissing hand out of construction paper.