Highlights® November 2008 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)
See some ways to have a great Thanksgiving and get some craft inspiration.
Hidden Pictures® (page 14)
Find the watch, book, and other objects.
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.
The Disappearing Knot (page 33)
Practice this trick and then perform it for family and friends.
BrainPlay (page 41)
What would a person need to know before changing a recipe?
Picture Puzzler (page 43)
See how many words you can make from the letters in the word "calendar" and try a bonus challenge.
ARTS
Making Art out of Rubbish (page 10)
An artist in Zimbabwe, Africa, creates beautiful creatures from scrap metal.
FICTION
The Year the Pilgrims Stepped on Governor Bradford (page 6)
Find out what happens when the narrator drops his cards at the Thanksgiving play.
Ask Arizona (page 16)
Arizona learns to be careful about what she says to a class gossip.
Dear as Salt (page 24)
The king finally realizes the value of his youngest daughter's gift.
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.
SCIENCE AND NATURE
Nature Watch (page 8)
Learn about birds called waxwings.
Science Letters (page 18)
Find out why a house creaks at night.
The World's Oldest Computer? (page 30)
An ancient shipwreck held this mechanical mystery.
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.
SPORTS
Make the Team (page 9)
These tips can help make your tryout a success.
WORLD CULTURES
Thanksgiving Surprise at the Bottom of the World (page 38)
A scientist and her niece have a wonderful Thanksgiving treat even though they're far from home.