Where Kisses Come From
CHALLENGING WORDS
favoritepetal
reasons
skinned
snuggle
splashing
syrup
tickles
tummy
while
SUMMARY
Do you ever wonder where kisses come from? Some are from chocolate covered noses and some from wishes for sweet, sweet dreams. This book tells many places kisses come from.--- Conversation Questions---
(1) / Share with me the title of the book.(Answer) / Where Kisses Come From.
(Follow Up) / Tell me the kind of animals on the cover.
(2) / Guess how many times your parents or grandparents have kissed you.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Do you like getting kissed? Why/why not?
(3) / Imagine you had children, where would you tell them kisses come from?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Describe in your own words what love is.
(4) / Remember a special time with your parents. How was it special?
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / How do you let people know you care about them?
(5) / Define favorite.
(Answer) / Best or best pick.
(Follow Up) / Tell me about your favorite book.
(6) / Find page 4. What does mom raccoon compare his smile to.
(Answer) / Maple syrup.
(Follow Up) / Do you like maple syrup?
(7) / Look on page 8. Explain what's happened in this picture.
(Answer) / He had a fall on roller blades.
(Follow Up) / Do you have a pair of roller blades? Do you have fun on them?
(8) / Name what two animals are on page 13.
(Answer) / Frogs and elephants.
(Follow Up) / Tell what your favorite animal is in the book.
(9) / Hunt for the page with the monkey family. Where do their kisses come from?
(Answer) / Tummy tickles and other silly games.
(Follow Up) / Are you ticklish? Where?
(10) / Name your favorite part of the book and why. Tell me what was happening on page 5.
(Answer) / Panda bears.. She says kisses come from the way you look in your favorite hat.
(Follow Up) / Do you have a favorite cap or hat? Which on and why?
Activities
1. / Write a short story about a time that you received a special kiss.
2. / Draw a pair of lips and write where you think kisses come from.
3. / Pick your favorite picture from the book. Draw it and write a sentence about it.
4. / Draw a different cover for this story. Be creative.
Introductions
1. / Have xoxo written on a piece of paper. Ask the child if they know what it means. Say it means hugs and kisses. Ask child if they know where kisses come from. Say; let's find out.2. / Have big lips made out of paper on you desk. Ask child what lips are famous for. Ask them where they think kisses come from. Say let's read and find out.
3. / Show child the cover of the book and ask them where they think kisses come from. Why do people kiss each other? Say let's read and find out.
Book Title: Where Do Kisses Come From
Author: Maria Fleming / Illustrator: Janice KinnealyISBN: 0-307-99503-00 / # of Text Pages: 14 AR: 2.6
Building Oral Vocabulary
6 / giggly / 11 / snuggle / 15 / love
Prediction Questions
6 / Where else do kisses come from?
12 / What else do you think she'll dream about?
14 / Where do all kissers come from?