Highlights® June 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)
  • What Makes You Happy? (page 22)
  • Your Own Pages (page 32)
  • Riddles (page 38)
  • Dear Highlights (page 42)

NONFICTION

  • Gallant Kids (page 7)
    Profile, advanced
  • Thanks, Dad (page 16)
    Sports, advanced
  • A Doghouse for Eddie (page 20)
    History, advanced
  • Bringing Back the Wolves (page 30)
    Science, advanced
  • My Sci (page 36)
    Science, moderate, advanced

FICTION

  • I’ve Turned into a Carrot (page 5)
    Poetry, moderate
  • Cat Clues (page 8)
    Story, advanced
  • The Timbertoes® (page 11)
    Story, moderate
  • Serafina Says So! (page 12)
    Story, moderate
  • On Deck (page 15)
    Poetry, moderate
  • The Bear Family (page 19)
    Story, early
  • Ask Arizona®: Flying Solo (page 24)
    Story, advanced
  • A Day at the Pond (page 28)
    Rebus, early
  • High-Flying Flag (page 34)
    Story, moderate
  • The Bogeymen of Arid (page 40)
    Story, advanced

MORE FUN WITH A PURPOSE®

  • Goofus and Gallant® (page 6)
  • Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
  • Crafts (page 26)
  • Thinking (page 29)
  • BrainPlay (page 39)
  • Picture Puzzler (page 43)
  • What's Wrong?™ (Back cover)