The Kissing Hand
Bibliographic
Information
Penn, Audrey. The
Kissing Hand. Scholastic Inc., 1993
Plot Description
Chester Raccoon is very upset. He doesn’t want to go to school.
He wants to stay home with his mother all day. Mrs. Raccoon understands that he
is scared, but tells Chester that sometimes we all have to do things that we
don’t want to do. She goes on to tell him that he will have a great time at
school, make new friends and play with new toys. But, Mrs. Raccoon also has a
wonderful secret. One that will help Chester’s nights at school seem as warm
and fuzzy as home. Will this secret help
Chester or will he still be afraid to go to school?
Quantitative Reading
Level
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 2.7
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 93.3
ATOS Level: 4.8
Qualitative Reading
Level
Meaning: Low. Text contains a single level/layer of simple
meaning.
Structure: Low. The narrative structure is mostly simple and
is more explicit than implicit and is largely conventional. Narration does not
shift in point of view. The order of events is chronological.
Language: Low: Text contains little or no use of figurative
language or irony. The language is contemporary, familiar, conversational
language that is explicit, literal and easy-to-understand.
Knowledge Demands: Low. Requires only everyday, practical
knowledge. No references to other
texts.
Content Area
English, Health, Science
Subject Area Tag
English, Health, Science, Reading for Pleasure: Picture
Books
Content Area Standard
New York State Content Area Standard (Grades K-5)
1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly
and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when
writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze
their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas
develop and interact over the course of a text.
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific
sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section,
chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content
and style of a text.
7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics
in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational
texts independently and proficiently.
11. Respond to literature by employing knowledge of literary
language, textual features, and forms to read and comprehend, reflect upon, and
interpret literary texts from a variety of genres and a wide spectrum of
American and world cultures.
Health Standard 2—A Safe and Healthy Environment: Family
and Consumer Sciences, Elementary
Students will know the basic principles of home and community safety. They can demonstrate the skills necessary to maintain their homes and workplaces in a safe and comfortable condition. They can provide a safe and nurturing environment for themselves and others.
Students will know the basic principles of home and community safety. They can demonstrate the skills necessary to maintain their homes and workplaces in a safe and comfortable condition. They can provide a safe and nurturing environment for themselves and others.
Science Standard
4: The Living Environment, Elementary
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
Curriculum
Suggestions
- Read to class the first day of school to help those with separation anxiety
- Read as part of a unit on animals
Links to Supporting
Digital Content
Author website
Optional:
This book was given to my son by his teacher on his first
day of kindergarten. He was so excited to share it with me when he got home. My
daughter will begin Kindergarten next year with the same teacher, and she is
very excited to get her own copy of The
Kissing Hand. Such a beautiful story.
*photo obtained from Goodreads
*photo obtained from Goodreads
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