February 2007 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)
Solve a puzzle and learn about the Lantern Festival in China.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 10 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
State Smart (page 7)
Figure out this puzzle.
Hidden Pictures (page 14)
Find the kite, candle, and other objects.
Make a Yummy Ladybug Snack (page 15)
Try this treat.
Thinking (page 19)
Ponder what's happening in this party scene.
Crafts (page 30)
Make mini animal puppets; create a skunk container to store stuff; and design a spinning top.
Double-Letter Dogs (page 36)
Name each dog breed referred to in the puzzle.
BrainPlay (page 38)
Name some animals that eat insects.
Picture Puzzler (page 43)
Find at least 10 differences between these two photos.
FICTION
My Sister Snores (page 20)
Jessica realizes that her sister's snoring isn't so bad.
Snip-Snip Valentine (page 28)
Eric turns his cutting mistakes into a great valentine.
HUMOR
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
Riddles (page 33)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
The Timbertoes (page 37)
Tommy remembers Valentine's Day.
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 teased and wanting to eat too many sweets.
REBUS
Touch a Star (page 32)
Grandpa helps Josh find a special star.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Science Corner (page 10)
Try two experiments and find out how plastic is recycled.
Dino Days (page 10)
"Why were Velociraptor's toes pointing up?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
When Do Monkeys Talk? (page 12)
See how a scientist figured out that Capuchin monkeys can control the sounds they make.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant® (page 6)
Goofus slouches; Gallant sits up straight.
VERSE
Snowman Sniffles (page 5)
When Waffles Are Awful (page 7)