September 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)
Solve two puzzles and get some ideas for taking a good mood to school.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 10 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Thinking (page 11)
Ponder what's happening in this art-supply store scene.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the sailboat, candle, and other objects.
Check . . . and Double Check (page 20)
Find 12 differences in these pictures.
Your Best Self (page 28)
A girl shares her umbrella.
Crafts (page 30)
Create a papier-mâché pig bank, design a Y-rattle, and make and play a Sun-orbiting game.
BrainPlay (page 41)
What is the first sound you hear in the morning?
FICTION
Cranky Me (page 12)
This girl realizes that it's no fun to be with a cranky person.
Two Too Many Turtles (page 22)
A great big turtle finds out how many turtles are too many for a log.
HUMOR
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
The Timbertoes® (page 21)
The family has a picnic with something for everyone.
Riddles (page 28)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
NONFICTION
A President's Toys (page 36)
Play the way former President Jimmy Carter did when he was a kid.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Tongue Twisters (page 6)
Kids share their favorite tongue teasers.
Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen! (page 7)
These creatures were created by kids.
Your Own Pages (page 26)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
You Drew the Ending! (page 34)
Kids drew the final panel of this story.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about moving and receiving e-mail from people they don't know.
REBUS
Jake's Toolbox (page 29)
This boy finds that different kinds of toolboxes are needed for different projects.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Science Corner (page 40)
Discover how deep the ocean is and think about why there are so many kinds of wheels.
Dino Days (page 40)
"Did female dinosaurs fight over their mates the way males did?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant® (page 6)
Goofus distracts service animals; Gallant lets service animals do their work.
VERSE
Where Do You Sleep? (page 5)
The Wonderful Waterproof Tent (page 15)