Highlights® February 2010 Parent/Teacher Guide (Independent Readers)

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)
Learn how to say "I Love You" in five languages and figure out a puzzle.

Maatcha, Maatcha, Bagootar! (page 10)
Try this Nepali game for two players.

Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the ring, slipper, and other objects.

Crafts (page 24)
Design some Wiggly Noodle Snakes, make a Build-a-Picture Game, and create a Sign of Love.

Create Crosswords (page 29)
Make your own puzzles.

Thinking (page 34)
Ponder what's happening in this diner.

BrainPlay (page 39)
If you were a squirrel, what sounds would you want to hear?

Picture Puzzler (page 43)
Find words that sound alike in this picture.

ARTS
Musical Plumbing (page 12)
Musician John Kovac uses PVC pipes to make his own instruments.

FICTION
Valentine's Day Disaster (page 6)
A big mistake actually helps Chance and Iggy win the talent contest.

Ask Arizona (page 16)
Arizona and J.D. come to an agreement about what's funny and what's not.

I'm Not a Cowboy! (page 30)
Josefina proves to Papa that she can be a helpful cowgirl.

READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
What's Inside? (page 18)
Kids share their drawings of mysterious creatures.

Your Own Pages (page 32)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.

Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about test-taking trouble and thinking of an idea for an invention for a class project.

SCIENCE AND NATURE
Science Letters (page 11)
Find out how long a light-year is.

Science Corner (page 20)
Learn why some bushes and trees don't drop their leaves in winter.

Dino Days (page 20)
"Which was the first dinosaur to go extinct?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.

How Cool Is Pluto? (page 40)
With three icy moons, Pluto is as cool as it gets.

SPORTS
Finding 42 (page 26)
Jackie Robinson's number has a special place in all Major League stadiums.