The Kissing Hand Series Bundle of Book Companions

Get THREE of my Chester Raccoon Boon Companions all bundled for savings!

1**The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time he's getting lonely and feeling scared. A perfect read aloud for the beginning days of school to help ease the separation between parent and child.

2**Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully by Audrey Penn

This is a great book for teaching children about problem solving, friendship, conflict resolution and understanding others!

Your class is no doubt familiar with the "Chester the Raccoon and the Kissing Hand" book, this one is a little more "meaty"...with a theme of bullying and how to get along with each other.

3**A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn

In this tender sequel to The Kissing Hand, Audrey Penn provides parents with another story of love and reassurance to share with their children. Chester Raccoon has a baby brother—and the baby brother is taking over his territory. When Chester sees his mother give his baby brother a Kissing Hand...the same kissing hand his mother gave him...he is overcome with sadness, but Mrs. Raccoon soothes his fears and lets him know there are lots of kisses to go around!

Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully Includes:

Making Predictions

Character Details

Headers for Chester Raccoon and Badger the Bully for Anchor Charts or Pocket Charts

All About Chester

All About Badger the Bully

Sequence Cut and Glue

Draw the Problem

Draw the Solution

Write the Problem

Story Map

Compare and Contrast Chester and Badger

Sequence the Story Event Sentences

FIVE printables that get your students THINKING, REFLECTING AND WRITING about what they think the author was trying to tell children in the story.

Story Telling Props-Puppet Patterns in Color and Black and White

The Kissing Hand Companion Includes:

Sort and Sequence Small Medium and Large Pocket Chart Cards (things in the forest)

Characters and Setting Cards

Read and Sort: Chester-Our Class & Both Pocket Chart Materials

Chester Number Cards and Heart Counting Cards for Math Center Activities

Chester the Raccoon Ten Frame Dough Mats

Roll and Cover the hearts (2 versions)

Draw and Predict

Beginning Middle and End

Draw the problem and the solution

What did Chester do at night?

What do you do at night?

Cut and Paste the Forest Animals (with a focus on shapes)

EMERGENT READER (In the Forest)

Whole Group activity with Day and Night Flip Sticks Craftivity

A Pocket Full of Kisses Book Companion Includes:

There are some activities that will go along with the first book in this series titled The Kissing Hand

Includes:

Printables for...

Making Predictions

Text to Self

Compare and Contrast

Story Map

Characters, Setting, Events

Beginning, Middle and End

Sequence the Story

Problem and Solution

Also includes materials for math centers

Ten Frame Dough and Bingo Dauber Activities

The materials in this set are very differentiated...there are some materials that are suited to K-1 and some that are probably more Pre-K....

I have put them all together into one pack...everything is represented in the preview.

Every class is different....so please view all of the preview pages to make sure this is a good fit for your class!

The materials for Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully are a little more difficult than the other two titles, because I usually read this later in the school year.