Highlights® April 2011 Teachers' Guide

Looking for opportunities to help your students learn with Highlights? This monthly guide to the magazine will help you find the stories and activities that suit your students' reading level and will help to supplement your classroom curriculum.

CHILDREN'S CONTRIBUTIONS
Each issue of Highlights features writings and drawings from children. While we cannot publish every submission, the staff of Highlights writes personal responses to every letter.

  • Jokes (page 15)
  • Your Own Pages (page 28)
  • Oops, I Goofed! (page 36)
  • Riddles (page 38)
  • Dear Highlights (page 42)

NONFICTION

  • Gallant Kids (page 9)
    Profile, advanced
  • My Sci (page 12)
    Science, moderate, advanced
  • Knock and Roll! Celebrating Easter in the United States (page 10)
    American culture, advanced
  • Living in a Wildlife Camp (page 16)
    Science, advanced
  • Riding Across America (page 26)
    Sports, adventure, advanced
  • My Sci (page 34)
    Science, moderate, advanced

FICTION

  • Dig Your Starting Holes Deep (page 5)
    Poetry, moderate
  • No Fooling (page 6)
    Story, advanced
  • Ask Arizona®: Tag-Team Poetry (page 12)
    Story, advanced
  • April Surprise (page 15)
    Verse, moderate
  • The Bear Family (page 20)
    Story, moderate
  • Who's the Fairest in the Kingdom? (page 22)
    Story, moderate
  • Hannah's Garden (page 25)
    Rebus, early, moderate
  • "Pass Over" Winning (page 30)
    Story, moderate
  • The Timbertoes® (page 33)
    Story, moderate
  • The Dinner Bucket (page 40)
    Story, advanced

MORE FUN WITH A PURPOSE®

  • Goofus and Gallant® (page 8)
  • Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
  • Crafts (page 18)
  • Thinking (page 21)
  • BrainPlay (page 39)
  • Picture Puzzler (page 43)
  • What's Wrong?™ (Back cover)