Highlights® November 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide (Beginning 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)
See some ways to have a great Thanksgiving and get some craft inspiration.
Find the Pictures (page 2)
Look for the 10 pictures hidden throughout the issue.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the watch, book, and other objects.
Family-Favorites Game (page 15)
Learn about family members as you play.
Check . . . and Double Check (page 18)
Find at least 17 differences in these pictures.
Thinking (page 26)
Ponder what's happening in this election-day scene.
Crafts (page 28)
Make some animal puppets, design a turkey napkin holder, and create a gift pouch.
Your Best Self (page 37)
A boy invites another kid to play.
The Jester's Puzzle (page 37)
Try to match wits with the jester.
Aunt Patty's Pantry (page 37)
Solve this puzzle.
BrainPlay (page 41)
Tell some ways that sand and dirt are different.
Picture Puzzler (page 43)
See how many words you can make from the letters in the word "calendar" and try a bonus challenge.
FICTION
Happy Birthday to . . . ? (page 12)
Nathan selects just the right gift—for himself—even though it's Claire's birthday.
Dear Mormor, (page 34)
Anna is sad when her grandmother's visit ends, but then realizes how much fun it is to stay in contact through letters.
HUMOR
Jokes (page 15)
Readers relate the best jokes they have heard.
The Timbertoes® (page 19)
Some house cleaning leads to family fun.
Riddles (page 40)
Kids share their favorite riddles.
READERS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Your Own Pages (page 20)
Readers see drawings and poems from their peers all over the world.
Dear Highlights (page 42)
The editors deal with readers concerns about making a lay-up shot in basketball and a friendship problem.
REBUS
November Lullaby (page 27)
Jamie notices signs that winter is coming.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
The Tell-Tail Wag (page 22)
See how to tell if a dog is happy.
Science Corner (page 36)
Make a water microscope, and find out if cats can see in the dark.
Dino Days (page 36)
"Did any of the dinosaurs get hit by lava?" Dino Don Lessem answers this question.
VALUES
Goofus and Gallant® (page 32)
Goofus sulks when he doesn't have a good seat; Gallant decides it would be best to arrive early to get a good seat.
VERSE
Reaching for the Stars (page 5)
Cartwheels and Somersaults (page 40)