July 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
Almanac (page 2)
Learn the word for "hello" in four languages and take a Moon-Walk Quiz.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 14 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Thinking (page 8)
Figure out what kinds of things people can do at a county fair.
Tongue Twisters (page 9)
Try to say these silly sentences.
Hidden Pictures (page 14)
Find the nail, shoe, and other objects.
Check . . . and Double Check (page 19)
Find at least 13 differences in these pictures.
Crafts You Can Make (page 28)
Decorate your bike with stars and streamers, and make and play an ice-cream game.
BrainPlay (page 39)
Name three things that can move a boulder.
Fractured Fireworks (page 43)
Solve this puzzle.
FICTION
The Cleanest Pig (page 10)
See what happens when Pig decides to clean the barn.
More Than One Way to Catch a Fish (page 30)
Find out how Ben earns dinner.
HUMOR
Riddles (page 13)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
The Timbertoes (page 25)
Several critters enjoy Tommy and Mabel's new toy boat.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Amusement-Park Rides (page 20)
Kids share their amazing ride designs.
Your Own Pages (page 32)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about giving away toys and keeping a book bag clean.
REBUS
Jelly Beans (page 35)
Turtle really wanted the sweet treat.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Make a Hovercraft (page 12)
Find out how this creation floats on a cushion of air.
Science Corner (page 34)
Discover what made the marks on a telephone pole, and learn about popcorn.
Dino Days (page 34)
"If a dinosaur lost a claw, did it get another one?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
Chatty Birds (page 36)
These pets keep their owner laughing.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant® (page 9)
Goofus forgets to thank people for gifts. Gallant thanks others promptly.
The Bear Family (page 18)
The cubs find out that they misjudged a neighbor.
VERSE
With the Game on the Line (page 5)
Jack and Jill (page 15)