June 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)
Guess the identity of five famous dads and try a tongue twister.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for 12 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Hidden Pictures (page 14)
Find the bat, kite, and other objects.
Gone Fishing (page 15)
Solve this puzzle.
Thinking (page 19)
Ponder what's happening in this view of the Grand Canyon.
Crafts You Can Make (page 30)
Design a clubhouse flag and create a unique mousepad.
Apple-Sundae Scramble (page 38)
Try this recipe.
BrainPlay (page 39)
What is the difference between a pounce and a hop?
Follow the Photos (page 43)
Figure out the order in which a group visits exhibits at the Discovery Museum.
FICTION
Lazy Day (page 10)
See what this family doesn't do on a restful day.
Dragons on the River (page 20)
Get a glimpse of an important Chinese festival.
HUMOR
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
The Timbertoes (page 29)
Spot proves to be a good trail finder.
Riddles (page 38)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
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 moving and a friend who plays rough.
REBUS
Desert Doves (page 34)
Palomas del Desierto (page 35)
Read a rebus story in English and in Spanish.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Science Corner (page 28)
Learn how a volcano makes smoke and fire.
Dino Days (page 28)
"What place has the most dinosaurs on it?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant (page 21)
Goofus cuts across his neighbor's lawn; Gallant stays on the sidewalk.
VERSE
Rug (page 5)
Playful (page 21)
WORLD CULTURES
Our Home Dedication (page 36)
A special ceremony helped this Jewish family make their new house feel more like home.