Time to Fly! MARCH 2022 HIGHLIGHTS.COM Find this hidden butterfly! Pages 10-11
Every so often, my daughter decides she doesn’t like a certain food. She may have been eating it for weeks beforehand. She may even have said it was her favorite food. And then, out of the blue, it’s out of style, and I have no idea why. Nearly every parent I know has faced some challenge with food. One child has a milk allergy, another dislikes the texture of strawberries, and another only eats Nana’s scrambled eggs. And many families have their own dietary requirements and preferences. This is why at High Five we try to offer a variety of approaches and ingredients in our recipes. Some recipes are more traditional, with specific ingredients and measurements. Others are more about trying different flavors. We also try to add humor because we think there should be joy in food and eating. Through it all, though, we want to help readers explore and grow comfortable with food in their own way. What are some of your food success stories? I’d love to hear about them! Sincerely, Meghan Dombrink-Green, Editor Joy in Food Ethan, age 5, from Ohio shows off his one-eyed squiggle cookie (October 2021). Send us your photos Your at Highlights.com/HighFive. High Five! Find more photos of readers like you on the back cover! Highlights High Five Volume 16 ffi Number 3 ffi Issue No. 183 Editor in Chief, Chief Purpose Officer: Christine French Cully EVP, Product Development: Mary-Alice Moore VP, Executive Editorial Director: Liz Van Doren VP, Portfolio Management: Jamie Bryant Senior Creative Director: Marie O’Neill Editor: Meghan Dombrink-Green Art Director: Yvonne Duran Copy Editor: Caitlin Conley Associate Managing Editor: Susan Shadle Erb Editorial Assistant: Madison Gepper Editorial Offices 807 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431-1895. E-mail: [email protected] CEO: Kent S. Johnson President: Lece Lohr Business Offices Highlights for Children, Inc., 1800 Watermark Drive, P.O. Box 269, Columbus, OH 43216-0269. Copyright © 2022, Highlights for Children, Inc. All rights reserved. Highlights High Five is published monthly. Cover price: $5.99 ISSN 1943-1465 (print) • ISSN 2330-6955 (online) Printed by LSC Communications, Danville, KY Designed for use in all the classrooms of early childhood, including child-care centers, preschools, schools, and the home. Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, OH; Toronto, ON; and at additional mailing offices. U.S. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Highlights High Five, P.O. Box 6038, Harlan, IA 51593-1538. CANADA POST: Publications Mail Agreement No. 40065670. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to P.O. Box 99 Stn. Main, Milton, ON L9T 9Z9. Sometimes we make our list of customer names available to other carefully screened companies whose products and services might be of interest to you. We never provide children’s names. If you do not wish to receive these mailings, please contact us and include your account number. To subscribe to High Five or switch your subscription to Highlights, make a payment, change your address, or for other customerservice needs, such as changing your contact preference, please contact us: Online: Highlights.com Call: 1-800-255-9517 Write: P.O. Box 5878, Harlan, IA 51593-1378 Highlights High Five has received the Family Choice Award, the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award for Preschool Fiction and the Preschool Periodical of the Year Award, the Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice SM Award for the Family, the NAPPA Gold and Silver Awards, and awards from Parents’ Choice and the National Parenting Center. As part of our mission to help make the world a better place for the children of today and tomorrow, Highlights is committed to making responsible business decisions that will protect our natural resources and reduce our environmental impact. Credits Front-cover art: Vanja Kragulj Side-pattern and doodle art: Liz M. Williams Editor photo: Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc. Back-cover art: Caroline Dittmann HF0322_1827 Dear Readers
Reading 4 Verse Ready 5 The Adventures of Spot Spot the Copycat 6 Tex and Indi Tex’s Bad Dream 12 Nonfiction Animal Homes 20 Fiction Snowman Hand-Me-Downs 26 English and Spanish Sorting Socks Puzzles 10 My First Hidden Pictures A Busy Morning 16 Look and Look Again So Many Things to Do 18 That’s Silly! Let’s Fly a Kite 24 Poem Puzzle Big and Little 36 Back Cover PB&J Maze Activities 30 Craft Buzzing Bright Bees 32 Move It! Hero Moves 34 Recipe Animal Toasts March 2022! HighlightsForChildren HighlightsForChildren Highlights Join the fun! HighlightsForChildren HighlightsForChildren Highlights Join the fun! March ze
I’ve built a birdhouse, little bird. Set out the birdbath too. The feeder’s full and waiting For spring to come And you! Ready Verse By Eileen Spinelli ⋆ Art by Cory Reid 4
Episode #183 By Cheryl Solimini ⋆ Art by Ron Zalme SPOT THE COPYCAT Splinter stretches. Splinter plays. Splinter jumps. Spot stretches. Spot plays. How does Splinter do that? The Adventures of Spot HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022 5
After a great day at Aunt Jen’s farm, it was time for Tex, Indi, and their family to go home. “I love all of you goats so much,” said Tex. “I wish we could take you home with us!” “Hmm,” said Aunt Jen. “I’m not so sure how much these guys would like living near a lot of traffic.” “Tex,” said Mom. “It’s time to go!” “Okay,” said Tex. “See you next time, silly goats!” By Lissa Rovetch ⋆ Art by Deborah Melmon Tex’s Bad Dream 6 Tex and Indi HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022
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That night, Tex dreamed that he was so busy feeding the goats that he didn’t hear his family leave in their car. He was left by himself at the farm! “Mommy, mommy!” he called. “I had a scary dream that I was left behind at the farm, and now I can’t sleep!” 8
“That does sound like a scary dream,” Mom said. “But we would never ever forget you!” “Do you promise?” asked Tex. “I promise,” said Mom. Then she sang a cozy lullaby, and Tex drifted happily off to sleep. HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022 9
Lollipop Croissant Rain Boot Mug Cucumber A Busy Morning HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE fi MARCH 2022 My First 10
Art by Violet Lemay Look for this potato on the back cover! Fish Butterfly Doughnut Potato Find the objects hidden in the picture! HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE fi MARCH 2022 11
People often build houses or tall buildings to live in. Wild animals build homes too! Animal HOMES Ruff! They bark! Prairie dogs dig homes deep in the ground. These homes, called burrows, have many small spaces for eating and sleeping. The spaces are connected by tunnels. By Andrea Silen 12 Nonfiction
Some honeybees live in tree hollows. Their bodies create wax. The bees chew on the wax until it’s soft. They use the wax to build a nest. Busy buzzers HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022 13
The entrance to a lodge is underwater. A beaver must A beaver’s home is called a lodge. swim to get inside! Beavers build lodges on streams and creeks. To make a lodge, beavers stack logs, sticks, and rocks. Beavers add mud to hold everything in place. I love my lodge! 14 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022
If you were a wild animal, what kind of home would you build? Masterpiece! Weaver ants live in trees. They make nests out of tree leaves. First, weaver ants work as a team to gather leaves. Then they bind the leaves with a sticky silk. HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022 15
SO MANY T Art by Beatrice Tinarelli HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE fi MARCH 2022 Look and Look Again 16 How are these pictures the same?
Y THINGS TO DO HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE fi MARCH 2022 17 How are they different?
Art by Katie McDee Let’s Fly a That’s Silly! 18
Kite HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022 19 What silly things do you see?
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It was finally spring! Madison pulled on her boots and went outside. Before she got too far, she spotted something. “Oh no,” said Madison. “My snowman melted!” “Time for a spring cleanup!” said Mom. Madison looked down at the twigs, carrot, and scarf. “What can I do with these?” By Lynne Marie ⋆ Art by Kate Kronreif Snowman Hand-Me-Downs HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022 21
Then she noticed the bushes move, and a rabbit hopped out. “Here, you can have this carrot,” said Madison. “Now all that’s left is this scarf.” Just then, two birds flew past Madison and landed in a tree. “I know!” said Madison. She broke the twigs into small pieces and put them next to the tree. “These are for your nest, birdies,” said Madison.
Madison went inside. Her cat brushed against her leg. “I know! I can put this scarf in your box for when your kittens come.” She spread the scarf in her kitty’s bed. “How is your spring cleanup?” asked Mom. “Great!” said Madison. “My snowman had lots of handme-downs.” HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022 23
Look for big things and little things. What else do you see? My kitten thinks My bed is his. He is on it All the time. So I curled up On his cushion, And pretended It was mine! By Sheri Delgado-Preston ⋆ Art by Courtney Dawson BIG AND LITTLE HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ff MARCH 2022 Poem Puzzle 24
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Sorting Socks By Ana Galán ⋆ Art by Francesca Assirelli ⋆ Pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D. Lola Chick was helping Grandma Hen with the laundry. Lola Chick loved sorting socks by color. “Dos calcetines amarillos,” she said, putting two yellow socks together. “Dos calcetines verdes,” she said, pairing two green socks. Dos calcetines verdes. DOHSS kahl-seh-TEE-nehss BEHR-dehss Two green socks. Dos calcetines amarillos. DOHSS kahl-seh-TEE-nehss ah-mah-REE-yohss Two yellow socks. English and Spanish 26 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022
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“Tengo una idea,” said Lola Chick. Lola Chick went to her room. She grabbed a black marker and drew two big eyes on each sock. Then she put one sock on each hand and went back to Grandma Hen. Tengo una idea. TENG-oh oo-nah ee-DAY-ah I have an idea. Lola Chick pulled two red socks from the basket. “Dos calcetines rojos,” she said. But then she noticed that the red socks had two big holes! “¡Mira!” she said, showing the socks to Grandma Hen. “Oh my,” said Grandma Hen. “Those socks are beyond repair.” ¡Mira! MEE-rah Look! Dos calcetines rojos. DOHSS kahl-seh-TEE-nehss ROH-hohss Two red socks. 28 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022
“¡Mira!” she said. “You made sock puppets!” said Grandma Hen. “What a great idea!” After Lola Chick and Grandma Hen finished sorting the laundry, Lola Chick put on the best puppet show ever. HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022 29
You Need: ⋆ Egg carton ⋆ Scissors ⋆ Glue ⋆ Paint ⋆ Paintbrush ⋆ Pencil ⋆ Twist tie ⋆ Bubble wrapping Bright BEES By Amanda Kingloff ffi Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc. Bright BEES Buzzing Buzzing Craft 30 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022
Paint stripes on the body. Paint eyes and a mouth. Let dry. Paint the bee’s body yellow. Let dry. Use a pencil to poke a hole above the bee’s face. Bend a twist tie into a V. Stick the pointed end of the V into the hole. 3 Poke. 1 Paint. 2 Paint. Before you begin Adult: Cut the egg carton into sections. Glue two cups together. Send us a photo of your bumblebee at Highlights.com/HighFive. Cut four teardrop shapes from bubble wrapping. Glue two on each side of the bee. Where will your bee fly? 4 Cut. HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022 31
By Madison Gepper fi Art by Marina Verola Superheroes are brave and strong. Superheroes like to stand tall. Hero Hero Move It! 32 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022
They use their powers to fly far away. And when they’re all finished saving the day, (To the tune of “Humpty Dumpty”) Moves Moves HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ MARCH 2022 33
Use a base of toast and spreadable cheese. Spreadable cheddar cheese ANIMAL By Bonnie Baker fl Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc. Carrots Olive Red pepper FISH 34 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE MARCH 2022 Recipe
What animal will you make? Highlights.com/HighFive TOASTS Hard-boiled eggs Cucumbers Spreadable cheese Green bean (beak) Black beans Carrots OWL Add veggies to create your favorite animal.
Stock image credits: Pages 12 and 14: (house art) iStock/Getty Images Plus/Veronika Oliinyk; 12: Naturefolio/ You found the potato! Alamy Stock Photo; 13: Viktoriia Novokhatska/Alamy Stock Photo, (inset) Ingo Arndt/naturepl.com ; 14: Robert McGouey/Wildlife/Alamy Stock Photo; 15: Jose Mathew/Alamy Stock Photo Ella, Ava, Dillon, age 6, Texas (recipe from October 2021) Jelly is in a jam! Help her get to her friend Peanut Butter. Jack, age 5, Florida (craft from October 2021) Anna, age 5, California (craft from October 2021) Look for the hidden “Smiling ” on the front cover. Your High Five! You found the potato!