Highlights Teachers.com http://www.highlightsteachers.com/ Copyright 2008 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:15 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss July 2008 Prereaders 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.

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]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/reading_suggestions/july_2008_beginning_readers_guide.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/reading_suggestions/july_2008_beginning_readers_guide.html Reading Suggestions Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:10 -0500 Number Slide GameBy Constance Sharp A quick and easy fun game/craft project to make in class or as a take home assignment.

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandmake_crafts/number_slide_gameby_constance_sharp_.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandmake_crafts/number_slide_gameby_constance_sharp_.html Print-and-Make Crafts Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:01 -0500 Boating CampBy Elizabeth Allyn Printable Hidden Pictures® puzzle with the 'find the Hidden Pictures' activity you know and love. This is a great-quiet time activity!

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/hidden_pictures/boating_campby_elizabeth_allyn.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/hidden_pictures/boating_campby_elizabeth_allyn.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:01 -0500 How Clifford Was BornBy Lorraine St. Pierre In this story you get to meet Norman Bridwell, the creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog.

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandread_stories/how_clifford_was_bornby_lorraine_st_pierre.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandread_stories/how_clifford_was_bornby_lorraine_st_pierre.html Print-and-Read Stories Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:01 -0500 <![CDATA[I’m a Travel Agent By Caroline Wyman]]> Objective: The children will be able to choose and discuss a destination that they chose in order to "sell" their place as the best holiday destination ever. Grades 3-5

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/resources/im_a_travel_agent_by_caroline_wyman.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/resources/im_a_travel_agent_by_caroline_wyman.html Resources Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 Active Fun Part 2 children playingStart off the new year with a healthy journey. Have fun and get fit in the classroom using the short exercise breaks in this section. Download the activities in Active Fun Part 2 and send home with your students for more fun and fitness!

Active Fun Part 2

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/highlights_in_the_classroom/active_fun_part_2.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/highlights_in_the_classroom/active_fun_part_2.html Highlights in the Classroom Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 Building BridgesBy Julie Tozier • Illustrated by Keith R. Neely This story -- about a quiet boy who shows strength when it comes to building bridges -- can be read in class or used as a take-home assignment.

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandread_stories/building_bridgesby_julie_tozier_illustrated_by_keith_r_neely.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandread_stories/building_bridgesby_julie_tozier_illustrated_by_keith_r_neely.html Print-and-Read Stories Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[A Teacher’s Journey By Peter W. Cookson, Jr.]]> Here are some core principles that will help you on your journey to becoming a lifelong learner.

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/articles/a_teachers_journey_by_peter_w_cookson_jr.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/articles/a_teachers_journey_by_peter_w_cookson_jr.html Articles Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 Tree-climbing By Lois Axeman Printable Hidden Pictures® puzzle with the 'find the Hidden Pictures' activity you know and love. This is a great quiet-time activity!

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/hidden_pictures/treeclimbing_by_lois_axeman.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/hidden_pictures/treeclimbing_by_lois_axeman.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 Rodeo Party!By Sandra Steen and Susan Steen • Illustrated by Chris Demarest Searching for a fun theme for a classroom party? Try out Rodeo Party, sure to provide your students with a rip-roaring day of fun!

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/party_ideas/rodeo_partyby_sandra_steen_and_susan_steen_illustrated_by_chris_demarest_.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/party_ideas/rodeo_partyby_sandra_steen_and_susan_steen_illustrated_by_chris_demarest_.html Party Ideas Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 Comb GuyBy Marie E. Cecchini Quick and easy to make decorations for your classroom or as a take home project.

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandmake_crafts/comb_guyby_marie_e_cecchini_.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/printandmake_crafts/comb_guyby_marie_e_cecchini_.html Print-and-Make Crafts Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 July 2008 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.

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/reading_suggestions/july_2008_independent_readers_guide.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/reading_suggestions/july_2008_independent_readers_guide.html Reading Suggestions Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 Summer Math Practice By Caroline Wyman It is important for your students to keep up and practice their math skills during the summer. Once they leave school it is easy to forget how to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Here are some fun and practical ways for them to practice and enjoy math again and not loose the skills they learned this year.

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/featured_article/summer_math_practice_by_caroline_wyman.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/featured_article/summer_math_practice_by_caroline_wyman.html Featured Article Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500 How To Have A Good Day By Caroline Wyman Objective: The students will learn about cause and effect and will be able to write to the main character of the book on how to have a good day. Grades 2-4

]]> http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/resources/how_to_have_a_good_day_by_caroline_wyman.html http://www.highlightsteachers.com/archives/resources/how_to_have_a_good_day_by_caroline_wyman.html Resources Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500