Highlights® May 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide (Beginning Readers)
ACTIVITIES
Fun This Month (page 2)
Solve some riddles, and see five ways to put fun into fitness.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 10 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Thinking (page 11)
Ponder what's happening on this movie set.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the tack, mug, and other objects.
A Hot Dog at the Ballpark (page 18)
Solve this puzzle.
Crafts (page 20)
Make and wear a music maker, design a decoration that will smile back, and create
and play "1, 2, 3, Launch!"
BrainPlay (page 40)
What symbols do you see around you right now?
Picture Puzzler (page 43)
Figure out what common word or phrase each picture pun represents.
FICTION
Cartwheels and Butterflies (page 12)
Emily realizes that her talents are appreciated.
I Got It Right! (page 34)
This duckling finally finds the right words.
HUMOR
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
The Timbertoes® (page 24)
Mabel makes a friend while trying to learn to whistle.
"Test" Your Funny Bone (page 29)
Enjoy a page full of jokes, riddles, and cartoons.
Riddles (page 41)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen! (page 19)
Kids design imaginary creatures.
Your Own Pages (page 36)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all
over the world.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about being afraid of the dark and having
a bossy friend.
REBUS
Stream (page 28)
See what will float away.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Science Corner (page 10)
Learn how concrete is made.
Dino Days (page 10)
"How many relatives did Triceratops have?" Dino Don Lessem answers
this question.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant® (page 6)
Goofus puts his feet on the coffee table. Gallant keeps his feet on the floor.
The Bear Family (page 33)
Piddy welcomes others.
VERSE
The Cactus Hotel (page 5)
Birthday Poem (page 15)
WORLD CULTURES
How to Catch a Horse (page 22)
A girl in Lesotho, Africa, helps an author get his wandering horse.