September 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 about Rosh Hashanah, the first hot-air balloon flight with passengers, and an international powwow.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 11 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Thinking (page 9)
Ponder what's happening in this baseball-game scene.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the teacup, golf club, and other objects.
Add 'em Up! (page 19)
Solve this puzzle.
Batter Up! (page 21)
Figure out which scenes are the same.
Crafts (page 30)
Design a dancing-bird puppet and make prints from Styrofoam trays.
What Might Happen (page 38)
Answer these questions.
BrainPlay (page 39)
Why is there a backboard behind basketball hoops?
FICTION
Jared to the Rescue (page 32)
Jessica treats Jared differently after he rescues her kittens.
Squealy Scholar (page 40)
This pig is a star at school.
HUMOR
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
Riddles (page 21)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
The Timbertoes® (page 24)
Mabel creates a fun game for the family.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Your Dream Vacations (page 12)
Kids tell about places they would like to visit.
Your Own Pages (page 34)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about making new friends and getting along with younger siblings.
REBUS
The Princess and the Dragon (page 18)
These girls come up with a good way to get an audience for their puppet show.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Clever Critters (page 7)
Find out what these animals are up to.
Science Corner (page 29)
Learn about the best time to observe the moon and discover why clouds are always changing.
Dino Days (page 29)
"How many dinosaurs had feathers?" Dino Don Lessem
answers this question.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant (page 6)
Goofus talks to others during class; Gallant pays attention in class.
The Bear Family (page 28)
Poozy finds a new friend in the school band.
VERSE
Recess (page 5)
Chew Toys (page 15)
Hand-me-down (page 38)