The Kissing Hand

2nd grade read The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn.  It is the story of a baby raccoon who does not want to go to school.  His mother kisses the palm of his hand so her love can stay with him throughout the day.  Students traced their hand to make a template.  Next they rolled out a slab of red clay and carefully cut the shape of their hand to make a form.  They had their choice of shapes to attach to the palm of the hand.  They added texture to the clay.  When the pieces were fired they mixed brown, white, red and yellow to make skin tones.