December 2006 Beginning Readers Guide
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)
Play Birthday Bingo and get some holiday ideas.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 10 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Easy Felted Mittens (page 7)
Create these cozy mittens for yourself and others.
Thinking (page 11)
Ponder what's happening in this moving-day scene.
Hidden Pictures (page 14)
Find the candle, pitcher, and other objects.
Parade Lineup (page 15)
Solve this puzzle.
Crafts (page 30)
Decorate with easy-to-make ornaments, create a Hanukkah card, and design a pop-up puppet.
Sizzling Baked Latkes (page 35)
Try this Hanukkah treat.
BrainPlay (page 39)
Do animals snore? How could you find out?
Picture Puzzler (page 43)
Figure out this maze.
FICTION
Grandma's Purse (page 12)
This grandmother's purse holds almost everything.
When Will It Snow? (page 40)
Isaac discovers that a snowstorm brings hard work and a lot of fun, too.
HUMOR
Riddles (page 10)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
The Timbertoes (page 21)
Tommy and Mabel find a sleeping bear in their playhouse.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Your Own Stories (page 20)
Kids share stories they wrote.
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 having trouble finishing a chore and getting upset when not winning a game.
REBUS
Hands (page 29)
See how many hands help with the Christmas tree.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Treasures in a Pinecone (page 18)
Learn why pinecones change throughout the year.
Science Corner (page 28)
Discover why dogs chase cats, and try an experiment.
Dino Days (page 28)
"Was Allosaurus the biggest predator?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant (page 6)
Goofus enters a friend's home without knocking; Gallant knocks before entering.
VERSE
Skiing (page 5)
Hanukkah Treats (page 35)