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The Kissing Hand – Printable Mini Book Activity

First-day-of-school reflection uses a three-page printable book to connect a story character’s feelings with each learner’s own emotions about school.
Grades
Preschool–K
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Sep 27, 2022

Subject
ELA, Reading
Topic
The Kissing Hand, writing
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Preparation
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The Kissing Hand Printable Book is a short and sweet activity to go alongside this book for your little learners at the start of a new school year.

This is a 5-page mini book with a cover page included.

You will print a set of pages for each student. You can cut their pages in half or they can cut them depending on their readiness.

They will get to read, color and write as they think about how the character feels and how they feel on their first day of school.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify a feeling about starting school

  • Connect a character experience with personal emotion

  • Complete a simple reflective sentence frame

Teaching tips

  • Read an authorized copy of the source book before using the response pages.

  • Allow drawing or dictated responses for learners who need writing support.

Skills covered

  • Emotional literacy — school feelings are named.

  • Text-to-self connection — story experience prompts reflection.

  • Sentence completion — frames support personal expression.

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