Highlights® September 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)
Get ideas for things to do when the leaves fall, and solve the "September Scramble" puzzle.
Hidden Pictures (page 14)
Find the needle, hammer, and other objects.
A French Twist on Hopscotch (page 20)
Learn about the version of this game that some kids in France play.
Crafts (page 30)
Create a mini theater, design a drum, and make and play a catapult game.
Thinking (page 37)
Ponder what's happening in this powwow scene.
BrainPlay (page 41)
What does a person need in order to make music?
ARTS
Sculpting Peace (page 28)
This artist's sculptures may not look like real people, but her images make viewers think and--often--smile.
FICTION
Cheese for Dinner (page 7)
A rabbit outsmarts a coyote.
Ask Arizona (page 16)
Arizona discovers a great way to wake up on time.
Mrs. Henderson Helps Out (page 32)
This grandmother helps Tamika and Jeremy see that people don't have to travel far to have the thrill of doing something new.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Your Own Pages (page 24)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about being shy and wanting a public ice rink to be open in the summer.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Tiger Cubs on the Move (page 8)
Scientists track Siberian tigers to help save them.
Science Corner (page 27)
Try a quick brain challenge and learn about squirrels.
Dino Days (page 27)
"How many dinosaurs lived in the water?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
Nature Watch (page 34)
Learn about painted turtles.
Science Letters (page 40)
Find out why snakes don't choke.
SPORTS
David Eckstein, "Heartbeat of the Team" (page 18)
This athlete learned from his family that "if you have heart, you can overcome almost anything."