Highlights High Five Parent/Teacher Guides
Parent/Teacher Guides for Highlights High Five™ Magazines
Highlights High Five® March 2010 Parent/Teacher Guide
What's Happening? (pages 16 and 17) Children can use the information contained in each illustration to discuss what's happening and... Read more
Highlights High Five® February 2010 Parent/Teacher Guide
Look and Look Again (pages 16 and 17) Encourage children to describe the differences and similarities in these two illustrations.... Read more
Highlights High Five® January 2010 Parent/Teacher Guide
The Adventures of Spot (page 5) Ask children to describe what's happening in each picture. Then read the text. Help... Read more
Highlights High Five® December 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Dinosaur Dinner (pages 26 and 27) After reading the poem, hunt for the D's in the spread. Encourage older children... Read more
Highlights High Five® November 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Look at All These Rocks! (pages 16 and 17) Before reading these pages, ask children to describe the rocks they... Read more
Highlights High Five® October 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Bert, Beth, and the Open Sea (pages 6 to 9) Read the story and then ask: Why do you think... Read more
Highlights High Five™ September 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
The Kittens' Mittens (pages 12 to 15) The first time you read this story, ask the children to describe what... Read more
Highlights High Five™ August 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Polka-Dot Parade (pages 6 to 9) Read the story aloud. Encourage the children to search the illustrations for items named... Read more
Highlights High Five™ July 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Hummingbirds Hum (page 4) Start by asking children to share what they know about hummingbirds. Before reading the poem, ask... Read more
Highlights High Five™ June 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Create a Colorful Tray (pages 26 and 27) Have children tear or cut the tissue paper into small pieces before... Read more
Highlights High Five™ May 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
The Great Big Slide (page 4) Before reading the poem, ask children to describe the items on the slide. Read... Read more
Highlights High Five™ April 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Clouds (page 4) Before reading the poem, talk together about the illustration and ask children to describe what they see... Read more
Highlights High Five™ March 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Tex and Indi: The Waiting Game (pages 12 to 15) After reading the story, ask children to continue Arizona's memory... Read more
Highlights High Five™ February 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
Bert and Beth Go Far, Far Away (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, ask children to talk about... Read more
Highlights High Five™ January 2009 Parent/Teacher Guide
My First Hidden Pictures (pages 10 to 11) If children have difficulty finding an object, offer hints. For example, you... Read more
Highlights High Five™ December 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Harriet's Mittens (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, ask children to describe what they wear when it's cold... Read more
Highlights High Five™ November 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Raju's New Book (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, look at the pictures together. Ask the children to... Read more
Highlights High Five™ October 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Peacock and Crow: A Folktale from Thailand (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, ask children what they know... Read more
Highlights High Five™ September 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Mrs. Mole's Birthday Present (pages 12 to 15) Before reading the story, use the small images near the title to... Read more
Highlights High Five™ August 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
A Cat Named Cow (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, ask children to predict why Tex and Indi... Read more
Highlights High Five™ July 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Places (pages 6 to 9) Read the story and talk about the illustrations. Ask the children to explain what story... Read more
Highlights High Five™ June 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Crescent Moon (page 4) Before reading the poem, talk about the picture. Have children tell what they know about the... Read more
Highlights High Five™ May 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Riding a Camel (page 4) Read the poem and ask children what they noticed about it. Some possible answers might... Read more
Highlights High Five™ April 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Put Them Together (pages 18 and 19) These questions and illustrations will help children discover what happens when two groups... Read more
Highlights High Five™ March 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Lambs (pages 6 to 9) After reading the story, discuss what's happening on page 7. Introduce the terms shearing, spinning,... Read more
Highlights High Five™ February 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Trucks at Work (pages 14 and 15) Before reading the text, discuss the illustration. Encourage children to brainstorm what the... Read more
Highlights High Five™ January 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
The Adventures of Spot (page 5) After reading the story, discuss Spot's feelings. Help children use information from the text... Read more
Highlights High Five™ December 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
The Cover Talk together about the cover. Could this really happen? Why not? Encourage the children to tell what they... Read more
Highlights High Five™ November 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
The Elephant's Trunk (pages 12 and 13) As children describe what the elephant needs to do, encourage them to use... Read more
Highlights High Five™ October 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
Hello, Fall (page 2) Before reading the poem to the children, talk together about what you see in the illustration.... Read more
Highlights High Five™ September 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
Ah-Choo Choo-Choo (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, have the children look at the illustrations on pages 6... Read more
Highlights High Five™ August 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
Puppy Trouble (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, talk together about the action taking place in each illustration.... Read more
Highlights High Five™ July 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
Summer Flowers (pages 12 and 13) After reading page 12, talk together about the flowers. Then ask open-ended questions to... Read more
Highlights High Five™ June 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
Five Little Cowhands (pages 6 to 9) Before reading the story, ask: What do you see in the pictures? After... Read more
Highlights High Five™ May 2007 Parent/Teacher Guide
Visiting the Farm (pages 6 to 9) Before reading, ask: What are the children and adults doing in each picture?... Read more