Highlights® October 2012 Parents' Guide

Looking for opportunities to help your kids learn with Highlights? This monthly guide to the magazine will help you find the stories and activities that suit your child's reading level and interests.

CHILDREN'S CONTRIBUTIONS

Each issue of Highlights features creative work 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 24)
  • Favorite Foods (page 34)
  • What’s Under the Bed? (page 35)
  • Riddles (page 38)
  • Dear Highlights (page 42)

NONFICTION

  • Gallant Kids: Collecting Costumes for a Cause (page 7)

    Profile, advanced

  • Conquering the Corn Maze (page 8)

    Adventure, advanced

  • My Sci (page 10)

    Science, moderate, advanced

  • Living with Animals (page 22)

    Science, moderate

  • Any More Earths Out There? (page 26)

    Science, advanced

  • Swimming into History (page 36)

    Sports, advanced

FICTION

  • Troll Trick (page 5)

    Poetry, moderate

  • I Don’t Want to Be a Banana (page 12)

    Story, moderate

  • Game On!: I’m No Goalie! (page 16)

    Story, advanced

  • The Timbertoes® (page 20)

    Story, early

  • Thoughts (page 21)

    Poetry, advanced

  • It’s Time to Feed My Cat (page 31)

    Rebus, early

  • Ask Arizona® Musical Mismatches (page 32)

    Story, advanced

  • Apple Strudel and Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream (page 40)

    Story, advanced

MORE FUN WITH A PURPOSE®

  • Goofus and Gallant® (page 6)
  • Hidden Pictures® Puzzle (page 14)
  • Thinking (page 19)
  • Crafts (page 28)
  • Check . . . and Double Check (page 30)
  • BrainPlay (page 39)
  • Picture Puzzler (page 43)
  • What's Wrong?™ (back cover)