Highlights High Five (September 2019)

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Dear Readers

Learning to Read





My first day of kindergarten was a disappointment. I thought I would walk out of
school at 3:00 p.m. knowing how to read. I had assumed the schedule would be:
Day 1: Learn to read. Day 2: Read books.

Children don’t become readers overnight (much to my dismay). Instead, parents
and teachers support preliteracy skills that help children become readers at the right
time. Preliteracy skills include holding a book right-side up and knowing that print
goes left to right and from the top to the bottom of the page. It’s recognizing and
saying rhyming words and understanding that a sentence is made up of words. That’s

We love to hear from you! not all, but it’s all part of literacy readiness. As you read this magazine with your
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Trifles for everyone!

Anderson, age 3,
from Arizona puts
his food skills on
display (May 2019).








Arabelle,

age 4, from
New Jersey
shakes colorful
maracas

inspired by a
story in March
2019.



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Milkweed Crossing Guard Brazilian

A poem A My First Hidden Cheese Bread
Pictures Puzzle A chewy snack
The Adventures

of Spot Farmer Brown’s
Pushing Is a Force

Spot gets ready for bed. Walk A science activity
A poem puzzle
Welcome to Hair-Dough

Kindergarten The Silliest Friends

A Tex and Indi story Playground Make zany hairstyles.
A That’s Silly! puzzle

We Will!
Emily and Andrew raise
City Homes

pigs. A Look and
Look Again puzzle

It’s Called

Untitled Back Cover

Kitty creates new artwork. Puzzles
Find the Match!

Taking a Picture Look for Us Inside

An English/Spanish story
with Doña Rosa









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Reading

Milkweed











By Elizabeth Steinglass • Art by Claudine Gévry



Tiny brown seeds


sail through the air—


daring explorers


with tufts of white hair.






Where will they go?


Where will they land—


on the warm, brown earth


or the palm of my hand?






























































4

Reading












By Marileta Robinson • Art by Ron Zalme





























It’s Spot’s bedtime. First, he stretches.































Next, he makes his bed comfy. Then he turns around three times.






























Finally, he’s ready for bed. Sleep well, Spot.





September 2019 5

Reading


Welcome to Kindergarten








By Lissa Rovetch • Art by Amy Wummer
Tex and Indi










































































Tex and Indi were visiting their new school for


Welcome to Kindergarten Day.


“This building is so big,” said Tex. “We’re never going

to find our classroom!”


“Sure we will,” said Dad. “We’ll just follow this map


on Ms. French’s invitation to room 6.”




6 September 2019

“Look at those cool animal pictures!” said Indi. “I hope


we get to make our own paintings.”


“Hey, there’s our room!” Tex pointed. “See? Number 6.”


“I’m so glad you could join us,” said Ms. French,


smiling. “Come on in and see what’s inside.”




September 2019 7

Inside, Tex, Indi, and Dad found a cozy


book nook, a big blue rug, tables and chairs,

cubbies, art supplies, and more.


“This is kind of like our old preschool room,”


said Tex, “and also kind of different.”





8 September 2019

After everyone


explored the room,

Ms. French explained


what a regular


kindergarten day would


be like. Then it was time

to visit the playground.

































“This is fun!”


said Leo, who was


playing on the


monkey bars.

“I know,” said


Indi. “I can’t wait to


come back once real

school starts.”




















September 2019 9

Puzzle














My First





Crossing Puzzle








Guard Find these objects hidden




in the big picture.




By Sheila Kerwin










The crossing guard tells Book Bell Paper Clip


the drivers to stop.

Then she calls us


and leads the way.






We cross the street


and head to school. Ruler Apple Crayon


We’re ready to


start our day!
















Whistle Pencil Jump Rope








10 September 2019

Art by Jeff Crowther

September 2019 11

Reading







We Will!










By Priscilla Van Koevering • Art by Jannie Ho










































































In the springtime, Dad asked, “Who will


help me build a pen for the pigs?”


“We will!” said Emily and Andrew.


So Emily, Andrew, and Dad built a pen.




12 September 2019

After the pigs arrived, Dad asked, “Who will help


me unload the pigs into their pen?”


“We will!” said Emily and Andrew.
















When the pigs were

settled in their new


pen, Dad asked,


“Who will help

me feed and water


the pigs?”


“We will!” said


Emily and Andrew.












September 2019 13

All summer long, Emily and Andrew helped care


for the pigs. They cleaned the pen. They made sure


the gate was locked. They gave them fresh water.






14 September 2019





At the end of the summer, Emily and Andrew


showed the pigs at the county fair. The pigs each


won a blue ribbon.


Emily and Andrew asked, “Who will help us

celebrate with ice cream?”


“We will!” said Mom and Dad.








September 2019 15

Puzzle


Farmer







Brown’s








Walk










By Joy Cowley • Art by Patrick Corrigan




Farmer Brown went to town


with his hat on upside down.






Farmer Brown, Farmer Brown,


why is your hat on upside down?





Farmer Brown stopped to talk.


“I’m taking my goldfish for a walk.”



















What upside-down


things do you see?



What else do you see?

















16 September 2019

September 2019 17

Puzzle



hat’s Silly!












Art by Mitch Mortimer
































































































18 September 2019

What



silly things



do you see?














September 2019 19

Reading






It’s Called Untitled










By Rebecca Pitts • Art by Eric Barclay









































































“Squeeze some squishy yellow paint into


a bowl,” says our art teacher, Miss Rabbit.

“Then squeeze blue into another bowl.”


“This is fun!” I say, squeezing out the


goopy paint.





20 September 2019

We put our heavy white papers on the floor


and drip-drop globs of color from our brushes.

Panda uses two brushes, one in each hand, like


he is playing the drums.


We keep painting for a while, quietly.





September 2019 21

Then it’s time to put away our brushes and


paints. Each one has its own place on the shelf.

We wash the floor with sponges and soapy water.


Bubbles are everywhere!






22 September 2019

“What do you


notice about Kitty’s


painting?” Miss

Rabbit asks.


“I see blue,”


Fox says.


“I like the yellow.


It looks like the sun

or a school bus,”


Giraffe says.


“She made green!”

Panda exclaims.






















“Kitty, what do you want

to call your painting?”


Miss Rabbit asks me.


She waits while I think.

“Sometimes artists decide


their paintings don’t need


a name,” she says. “They


call a painting ‘Untitled.’”


I grin. “Yes. My painting

is called Untitled.”









September 2019 23

Puzzle


City Homes







Art by Susan Miller





























































































How are these pictures the same?





24 September 2019

Look and

Look Again




































































































How are they different?






September 2019 25

Read Aloud in English and Spanish



Taking a Picture














By Ana Galán • Art by Violet Lemay


















































































It was a beautiful, sunny day, and Doña Rosa


and her friends were taking a hike.






26 September 2019

“¡Mira las mariposas!” said Doña Rosa.


“Those butterflies are colorful!” said Mary.

“Wait,” said Lucy. “I want to take a picture of them.”


She searched in her bag for her cell phone, but when


Lucy looked up, the butterflies were gone.







Doña Rosa ¡Mira las mariposas!


DOHN-yah ROH-sah MEE-rah LAHS mah-ree-POH-sahss

Doña Rosa Look at the butterflies!



Spanish pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D.



September 2019 27

They continued to a small lake.


“¡Mira los peces!” said Doña Rosa.


“There are so many fish!” said Mary.


“Great,” said Lucy. “I want to take a picture

of them.” But before she could turn on the


camera, the fish scattered.





¡Mira los peces!


MEE-rah LOHS PEH-sehss

Look at the fish!







28 September 2019

The three friends followed the trail until they


came to a big waterfall.


“¡Mira la catarata!” said Doña Rosa. Then she

looked at Lucy. “¿Puedes tomar una foto?”


Lucy smiled. “Yes, I can take a picture!” she said.


And she snapped a photo of all three of them.





. . . la catarata! ¿Puedes tomar una foto?


. . . LAH kah-tah-RAH-tah PWEH-dehss toh-MAHR oo-nah FOH-toh

. . . the waterfall! Can you take a picture?








September 2019 29

Activity



Brazilian Cheese










By Pat Tanumihardja • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.











You Need




• ⅔ cup milk
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups tapioca flour
• ½ cup shredded

Parmesan cheese



Adult: Preheat the
oven to 350°F. Spray

a 24-cup mini-muffin
tin with vegetable oil.











Before
You Begin

Wash your
hands.




1. Whisk 2. Whisk in

together the tapioca


the milk, flour a little
oil, egg, at a time until


and salt. blended. Mix

in the cheese.











30 September 2019

Bread Bake an easy,



cheesy bite-

sized snack.









































































Chewy Bread
3. Fill the muffin
cups with batter until Tapioca flour gives


they are ⅔ full. this gluten-free treat

its texture.
Adult: Bake for 20–25
minutes until golden

brown and puffy. If using

a 12-cup muffin tin, bake
for 30–35 minutes.




Watch how cheese is made at HighlightsKids.com/cheese. 31

Activity






Pushing Is a














By Peggy Ashbrook • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc. Force is a push or a pull when two objects interact.






You Need

• Ping-Pong ball

• 9-inch-by-13-inch
pan with water,

½ to ¾ full
• Turkey baster































1




Can you move the

ball across the pan

without touching the

pan or the ball?




















32 Peggy Ashbrook is an early childhood
science educator.

Force


















a pull when two objects interact.









2






Fill a turkey baster

with water. Squeeze

the water out to

push the ball.












































Breath or Water






Which push—your breath or the water—has more force?

How can you tell?





September 2019 33

Activity

























You Need



• Markers
• Paper cups
• Play dough














































How will you
add texture


to your friend’s

hair?






















34 September 2019

By Carmen Spiller • Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc.


























This friend’s

hair is made

of spikes.

































This friend has

loopy hair.





Show us your hair-dough friends!


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September 2019 35

Find the


match!



A

B


























C

D



Look for these pictures



inside the magazine.








A. page 22 B. page 11 C. page 18 D. page 5








Look for the hidden “Smiling ”


on the front cover.
Photos by Jim Filipski,
Guy Cali Associates, Inc.