February 2007 Independent 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.
Produce Your Own Radio Show (page 11)
Read these radio-segment ideas and put on a show.
Hidden Pictures (page 14)
Find the kite, candle, and other objects.
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.
BrainPlay (page 38)
Why can you pack snow more easily some days than others?
ARTS
Money Tells a Story (page 40)
This artist creates large paintings of pictures he found on Confederate money.
FICTION
Capturing Unicorns (page 8)
A boy shows wisdom in capturing these creatures.
Ask Arizona (page 16)
Arizona overcomes test-taking stress.
Puppy Love (page 34)
Jan solves the problem of having a young secret admirer.
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.
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.
Nature Watch (page 18)
Learn about gray wolves.
The Dental-Floss Fish (page 22)
This fish gets its food by cleaning other fish.
Science Letters (page 39)
"Why is the Moon sometimes yellow?" Senior Science Editor Jack Myers, Ph.D., answers this question.
SPORTS
Inuit Games (page 26)
These kids have fun while keeping their traditions alive.
VALUES
Gallant Kids (page 29)
Hannah Taylor helps homeless people.