Highlights® June 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide (Independent Readers)
Looking for opportunities to help your students learn with Highlights? This monthly guide to the magazine will help you find stories and activities that suit your students' reading level.
ACTIVITIES
Fun This Month (page 2)
Turn your sidewalk into a game board and try some tongue twisters.
Make It for Dad! (page 7)
Create some taste-tempting gifts.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the belt, bow tie, and other objects.
Thinking (page 21)
Ponder what's happening in this beach scene.
Check . . . and Double Check (page 28)
Find 13 differences in these pictures.
Crafts (page 32)
Create a photo holder, make a sneakered octopus, and design and play a travel game.
BrainPlay (page 39)
What makes someone an "artist"?
ARTS
Paperweight Magic (page 40)
See how Paul Stankard creates these intricate works of art in glass.
FICTION
Ask Arizona (page 8)
Arizona realizes she's being unkind to others when she spends all of her time with a new friend.
From Sea to Shining Sea (page 22)
This boy's cat helps save the family's trip of a lifetime.
Bumblebee Ballplayers? (page 30)
Jared and Mr. Chen figure out how to get the team members to like their new uniforms.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Your Own Pages (page 24)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
You Told the Story! (page 36)
Kids share tales they created after seeing an illustration in an earlier issue.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about a fear of bugs, insects, and arachnids and being late to submit items for contests.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Let the Buffalo Roam (page 12)
Learn why bison are good for the prairie.
Science Corner (page 20)
Find out how a boulder got on top of a hill and learn why hummingbirds are always looking for food.
Dino Days (page 20)
"What did Baryonyx eat?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
Science Letters (page 28)
"Is it tough to break through Earth to get to space?" Senior Science Editor Jack Myers, Ph.D., answers this question.
SPORTS
Keeping Your Cool When the Heat Is On (page 18)
Six top athletes tell how they stay focused in the heat of a big competition.