May 2008 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)
Get ideas of ways to surprise friends and family, and solve a Mother's Day puzzle.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 10 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the book, lollipop, and other objects.
Putt-Putt Puzzler (page 15)
Figure out who won the game.
Thinking (page 21)
Ponder what's happening at this field day.
Crafts (page 26)
Design a mini piñata, create a jewelry box, and make and play a home-run game.
The Great Kite Mix-up (page 34)
Solve this puzzle.
Follow the H (page 34)
Complete this maze.
BrainPlay (page 39)
Name five things that you held in your hand today.
Picture Puzzler (page 43)
Let your eyes take a trip through this illusion funhouse.
FICTION
The Mysterious Egg (page 22)
The animals want to know what creature is in the egg.
Papa's Paper (page 40)
This girl discovers that newspapers can be fun, too.
HUMOR
The Timbertoes® (page 13)
The family has fun with hoops.
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
Riddles (page 38)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
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 coming up with an idea for an affordable Mother's Day gift and having a brother who seems to get all of the attention from parents.
REBUS
I'll Keep Looking! (page 29)
Nick finds many things while helping look for his mom's keys.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Lost and Found: A Weather Balloon (page 10)
See how weather balloons can help meteorologists do their job.
Science Corner (page 20)
Learn about preserving food, and look for patterns in nature.
Dino Days (page 20)
"Was Spinosaurus really the longest theropod?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant® (page 8)
Goofus forgets to wear his helmet; Gallant always wears his safety gear.
VERSE
Hush-a-bye, Baby (page 5)
Send Me a Letter (page 38)