Celebrate Spring with Highlights
By Margie Hayes Richmond
Weather is likely the world's most common topic of conversation. People--friends and strangers alike--are comfortable talking about the weather. And...
Read moreAn Invitation to Read
By Tiffany Hoffman
The Highlights® editors look at poems as an invitation to read....
Read moreMeeting Objectives with Highlights Regular Features
The stories and articles in Highlights for Children magazine are presented as ways to improve students' reading abilities and increase...
Read moreDear Highlights
The following lesson plan uses the "Dear Highlights" section of Highlights for Children magazine and teaches you how to incorporate...
Read moreMulticultural Education: An Overview
These terms are loud among current buzzwords promoting us to expand our knowledge through conferences, courses, and workshops; to explore...
Read moreCreative Kids
Cultivating creativity is a prime goal of the "Crafts" pages in Highlights....
Read moreInquisitive Kids
"Why do we dream some nights and not other nights?"...
Read moreCultivating Thinking Skills
By Tiffany Hoffman
Highlights® Cofounder Garry Cleveland Myers, Ph.D., once said: "Highlights helps the child to grow as a thinking person. To be...
Read moreArtistic Role Models Help Kids Appreciate Their Own Talents
By Tiffany Hoffman
An astronaut who includes real Moon dust in his paintings and an opera singer with a big voice show kids...
Read moreLesson Plan Using Highlights Magazine and "The Timbertoes"
The following lesson plan uses the Timbertoes Family section of Highlights for Children magazine and teaches you how to incorporate...
Read moreSomething for All Kids
By Susan Shadle Erb
Hugo loves the crafts. Orit, Efrayim, and Zfanyah like the historical articles, stories, jokes, and riddles. Emalee's favorite parts are...
Read moreGetting Ready to Read
By Marileta S. Robinson, Senior Editor
Younger readers can count on finding stories geared to their abilities and interests in Highlights each month....
Read moreFun-ny with a Purpose
By Tiffany Hoffman
Kids like to laugh. Doctors say it is healthy to laugh. And at Highlights®, the editors believe that tickling readers'...
Read moreScience Corner
The following lesson plan uses the "Science Corner" section of Highlights for Children magazine and teaches you how to incorporate...
Read moreKids Identify with Goofus and Gallant®
By Tiffany Hoffman
"I felt like Goofus when I didn't study for a test," said ten-year-old Maria in the April issue of Highlights....
Read more"Find the Picture" Lesson Plan
Objective: The children will be able to Use Highlights magazine to Find the Pictures and extend their vocabulary and spelling...
Read moreAppreciating Other Cultures
By Tiffany Hoffman
The thought of a 12-year-old in a preschool class might seem strange to most kids. But 12-year-old George Otieno of...
Read moreExpanding Opportunities for Kids
Kids who love the popular "Ask Arizona" and "Dear Highlights" features in Highlights® can find more of their favorites on...
Read moreCultivating Creativity
Creative work by kids is showcased in each issue of Highlights....
Read moreActive Fun Part 2
Start off the new year with a healthy journey. Have fun and get fit in the classroom using the short...
Read moreActive Fun
Here are some helpful tips on how to keep your students active while in the classroom. Download the activities...
Read moreTimbertoes® Lesson Plan
The following lesson plan uses the Timbertoes Family section of Highlights for Children magazine and teaches you how to incorporate...
Read moreStop! and Read
By Tiffany Hoffman
Highlights® Art Director Cynthia Faber Smith intends to have an exploding star, a milk jug, and desert sand stop kids...
Read moreAbout the May 2007 Highlights Cover
Artist David Galchutt tells us the story behind the May cover....
Read moreContemporary Covers
By Tiffany Hoffman
Kids enjoy a cover that tells a story. "They like to use their imaginations to make up a story about...
Read moreMarking Milestones and Looking to the Future
Highlights marks big milestones this summer as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary and as the one-billionth copy of Highlights...
Read moreSetting an Example Through Sports
Sixteen-year-old Freddy Adu is a young soccer star who keeps a level head. And the athlete, who is featured in...
Read moreVariety and Inspiration for Independent Readers
"A good story captures the interest of the listener or the reader right away. It makes him listen or read...
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