The kissing hand is another wonderful, wellknown childrens story i discovered. This is a must read book for the first day of school. The simple story is so gently told and illustrated that its sure to become a family treasure. Reinforce sequencing numbers 110, counting backwards from 101, as well as skip counting by 10s to 100.
Katie sokoler of color me katie is a constant source of fun and inspiration and colorful projects. Just print the book cover and student page, copy, and start writing with your new friends. Kids can keep our soft chester racoon doll close, along with warm. Students can easily relate to chesters feelings in the story, about the first day of school. The kissing hand page the kissing hand lessons, printables, ideas, and more to match this lovely story. The kissing hand is an amazing story, and classroom favorite.
May 30, 2019 the kissing hand was originally published in 1993 by the child welfare league of america. A bedtime kiss for chester raccoon the kissing hand. This is my second flip book on the valentines daykiss dayif you. Fortunately, the kissing hand book by audrey penn can help ease separation anxiety.
Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a childrens classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially. The kissing hands preschool activities and crafts kidssoup. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. It is a story about a young raccoon named chester who was anxious about leaving home and going to school. Sometimes its just as hard for us to leave our children in a new situation as it is for them. Now younger children can get in on mama raccoons secret and find comfort in a kissing hand for chester raccoon, a board book adaptation of the original picture book. Buy this book in her foreword to penns sugary tale about chester, a young raccoon who would rather stay at home than go to. The numbers flip book includes 5 versions of the numbers booklet. The kissing hand ideas and printables to match this book. Mar 14, 2016 flip books have been around since the late 1800s and are now recognised as one of the earliest forms of what is today referred to as interactive media.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers. The kissing hand the kissing hand series kindle edition. What is the little racoons name, does he want to go to school, who kisses his hand first, does he go to school, does he rub his on his cheek when he g. Jan 01, 1993 the kissing hand is another wonderful, wellknown childrens story i discovered. The kissing hand by audrey penn is an adorable story about a little raccoon named chester who is worried about starting school. Raccoon soothes him with a kissing hand, and he is able to go to sleep. During the last 20 years, parents and teachers have passed along the secret of the kissing hand to children facing first days of kindergarten, first grade, and other separations. This adapted literature resource is available through the sherlock center resource library. Provide several copies of the book as well as props and activities to accompany the book that the children can play with on their own. The kissing hand is written by audrey penn, illustrated by ruth e.
The lexile power v word selector identifies up to 10 challenging words in each book that are important for students to know. The kissing hand with 40 kissing hand audrey penn, author, ruth e. Ideas for using books to support social emotional development. Attach the decorated hand to the following note and send it home. In a similar way to doodle art, creating flip books is still a popular form of expression among artists, with many beautiful and inspiring designs being created on a daily basis. Also in maryland is nancy marie morton leaks, one of this books artists. Kissing hand cookies to go with the book, the kissing hand. A pocket full of kisses the kissing hand series penn, audrey, gibson, barbara on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the kissing hand the kissing hand series. My 4 year old really liked the kissing hand idea, and took quite a bit of comfort from it.
The kissing hand activities little giraffes teaching ideas. Raccoon shares a family secret called the kissing hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Using ring binder clips, hook the pieces on in random order. Aug 12, 2016 starting preschool or kindergarten can be one of the hardest events for children and their parents as well. The kissing hands preschool activities and crafts the kissing hand by audrey penn tells the story of a young raccoon who is anxious about his first day of school until his mother tells him an empowering secret. I read the kissing hand the first day of school the cookies would be a sweet addition. These resources are provided for teachers to help students with severe disabilities participate in the general curriculum. The raccoon craftivity will help students warm up their hearts and hands. Have the kids flip the pages of the book to find the corresponding number of hearts. Today, audrey has written over books and is a new york times bestselling author of the kissing hand. How comforting for both parent and child to know that the love and. Books similar to the kissing hand goodreads share book. The kissing hand big book yes, you can now have this beloved book in the oversized big book edition. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
First days of school are certainly scary for most kids, and this book is a perfect tool for addressing their fears. Cover and 12 11 and 10 9 and 8 7 and 6 5 and 4 3 and 2 1 and 0. Funny illustrations will gentle the scarylooking shadows in a. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Learn how audrey penns the kissing hand isnt just a picture book about starting school, its a comforting book for a. The kissing hand craft first day of school craftivity by. The kissing hand by audrey penn goodreads share book. A flipbook is a small stack of imagefilled sheets of paper that reveal an animation when you flip through them. The teacher pulled from her bag of show and tell the kissing hand. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom. Their first kiss was under an expressway in new york.
Audrey penn was a ballerina, olympic figureskating choreographer, and theatre actress who needed a new creative outlet, when arthritis halted dancing and skating. I love valentines day and i love making flip books for valentine. She has a husband, four children, and spiritual leanings. When you click through, make sure it is the big book edition 15. Her latest diy tutorial is for making a cute little. Package includes a paperback book and a reading of the story on cd, with and without pageturn signals. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The kissing hand, used by millions of parents and children starting school or facing separation, is now brought to life in audio form. Dear parents, we read the book the kissing hand by audrey penn. The kissing hand, a pocket full of kisses, a kiss goodbye, chester raccoon and the big bad bully, chester raccoon and the acorn full of memories, cheste. In audrey penns bestselling book the kissing hand, chester raccoon would rather stay at home with his mother than go to school.
The fact that the animals were nocturnal was a bit confusing for my little lad though, i had to explain that he wouldnt be going to school at nighttime too. Jan, 2015 the kissing hand is written by audrey penn, illustrated by ruth e. The kissing hand by audrey penn, ruth harper, hardcover. So his mother decided to share a family secret with him. This was a flipbook that a woman ordered as an anniversaryvalentines gift to her fella. In the foreword to the book, jean kennedy smith, founder of very special arts, writes, the kissing hand is a story for any child who confronts a difficult situation, and for the child within each of us who sometimes needs reassurance. The book should also be run with sufficient speed so that the illusion is created, that is why the normal way of looking at it is having the flipbook with one hand and turn pages with the thumb of. Valentines day flipbook animation kiss day flip book. This adapted literature resource is available through the. I also think it is very sweet that the little raccoon gives his mums hand some kisses too. The kissing hand tells the story of chester raccoon as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school.
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Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a childrens classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and. School is starting in the forest, but chester raccoon does not want to go. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its a lovely story that gives both young children and parents a way to cope with the initial separation. The kissing hand lexile find a book metametrics inc. Please limit the use and distribution of these materials accordingly.
This freebie includes ideas for a kissing hand map, a predictable chart, and a class book. The text and graphics are adapted from the original source. Use this done for you running record to assess oral reading fluency of the kissing hand. As is written in the foreword, the kissing hand is a story for any child who confronts a difficult situation.
I went a little high on the age for this not because i think 810 year olds will necessarily want to read this book, but because for older children who read this book previously, a reference to the kissing hand may evoke the associated lessons and feelings and could be helpful with children who remain fearful of being awayin new. Very special artists chapter 11, by jean kennedy smith and george plimpton 2002 helen keating ott. I always knew it was a great book, my daughter loves it but the school sees it as a way to send your child off for the first time to school or daycare. Jun 9, 2012 this pin was discovered by robin little. The kissing hand the kissing hand series kindle edition by penn, audrey, harper, ruth. My sons kindergarten teacher read this the first day of school to the kids.