Kissing Hand Activity

I like using the Kissing Hand the first week of school:

Of course, I have to warn them first that I'm going to say the word "kissing"! Otherwise I get a lot of ewwwww's. :) I read the story to them and then take the opportunity to introduce the concept of multiple perspectives. I ask them to imagine that they are a parent and taking their children to school for the first time. What would they do if their child was sad? Here's what they came up with: