The Kissing Hand and Chester Raccoon First Day Activities

Activities, ideas, printables, and lesson plans for a unit on The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn.

Lesson Plans, Printables, and Resources @ A to Z:

The Kissing Hand Activity for the First Week of School (PS-K)
Activities for the book The Kissing Hand to send home in a backpack or shoebox.

The Kissing Hand Activities and Teaching Ideas
First week activities including full color photos.

Chester Goes to School Printable Book
A printable “Chester Goes to School” book.

Lesson Plans, Printables, and Resources from Other Sites

The Kissing Hand Unit
First day activities, bulletin board idea, math activities, pocket chart activities, poems, and more! thevirtualvine.com

The Kissing Hand Game
Printable game. Children count the hearts and match the correct numbered pawprint to the raccoon/heart card. archjrc.com

Related Resources

Heart in Hand Metal Cookie Cutter
4 inch metal cookie cutter perfect for The Kissing Hand.

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Hardcover edition of the book

Chester the Raccoon Stuffed Animal

The Kissing Hand BIG BOOK
When you click through, make sure it is the big book edition (15″ x 20.5″) with ISBN: 978-1-933718-07-1, Hardcover, before ordering.

Yes, you can now have this beloved book in the oversized big book edition! The beautiful illustrations really pop off the pages. It’s also a HARDCOVER so it will last for years.