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Go on a
Chester Chase (similar to the
Gingerbread Man chase) to familiarize students with the school rooms
and personnel (library, cafeteria, office, etc.) I gave each staff
member we were going to visit a note to read and a heart sticker to
put on the palm of their hand. I taped this note in the back of The
Kissing Hand book and we were off to the library.
Dear Boys and Girls,
You've read my story, "The Kissing Hand".
Now I think we can have some fun.
Read the clues that I leave for you.
Try to follow each one!
Now let's play a game and look for me.
Here's the first clue to start!
Go visit Mrs. --- in Room --
And look on her hand for a heart!
Love,
Chester Raccoon
For the rest of the places we visited, I used this clue for the
person to read, along with giving them a heart sticker for their
hand.
Dear Boys and Girls,
I put a heart on Mrs. ----- hand.
But there's someone else to see.
Go to the ---- and look for a heart.
Maybe you'll even find me.
Love,
Chester Raccoon
I had a helper put raccoon feet on the floor between the last stop
and our classroom. The helper also put out hand-shaped cookies with
a heart in the middle on the tables for when we returned. This is
the note read by the person at the last place we visit.
Dear Boys and Girls,
I gave --- a little heart for her hand.
Then I left on my own little feet.
Follow my paw prints through the hall.
They'll lead you to a treat.
Love,
Chester Raccoon
Finally, this note was posted in our room.
Dear Boys and Girls,
You had a good time looking for me,
But back to my book I went.
Read my story again on another day
And enjoy the cookies I sent!
Love,
Chester
The kids loved this activity!
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These
raccoons are a TLC-type art activity. The pieces are precut and the
students follow directions for placement and gluing. However, some of the sizes in their directions need to be adjusted.
This idea came
from The Learning Leap website, which is no longer active. You may
be able to use Web Archive to get to the website. Follow this link:
http://web.archive.org/web/20020923162244/thelearningleap.com/
Click on the "What's Hoppening" chalkboard at the top of the page. Go down to the week of
September 8, 2001.
The art project is at the bottom of this page.
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