October 2006 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)
Have a Tall Tales Party and practice a magic trick.
Check . . . and Double Check (page 11)
Find at least 14 differences in these pictures.
Hidden Pictures (page 14)
Find the boot, bowl, and other objects.
Thinking (page 18)
Ponder what you can find at a flea market.
Crafts (page 30)
Build a blimp, make and play a bouncing-buttons game, and design an address book.
BrainPlay (page 39)
What kinds of things might you see in a newspaper?
Picture Puzzler (page 43)
Figure out this maze and answer some questions.
ADVENTURE
Danger on the Zambezi River (page 8)
Get a glimpse of an exciting tour in Central Africa.
FICTION
Ask Arizona (page 6)
Arizona and her friends outsmart the "fashion police."
The Basement Ghost (page 32)
These girls solve the mystery of a noise in the basement.
The Enemy (page 40)
A family takes in the young son of an enemy soldier after a Revolutionary War battle.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Your Own Pages (page 20)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
What Are Your Favorite Books? (page 38)
Kids write about books they enjoy.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about jealousy and friends who talk in class.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Science Letters (page 11)
"Why do we dream some nights and not other nights?" Senior Science Editor Jack Myers, Ph.D., answers this question.
The Mystery of the Wet Lizards (page 22)
This scientist studies lizard behavior.
Science Corner (page 24)
Learn how to build a strong brick wall and find out how a cast helps a bone heal.
Dino Days (page 24)
"How small was T. rex's brain?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
Nature Watch (page 28)
Discover where sandhill cranes can be found.
SPORTS
How to Throw a Perfect Pass (page 16)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning shares some football tips.
VALUES
Gallant Kids (page 29)
Every time Drew Riethmann races his go-kart, he earns money to help mothers and children.