My First Highlights Magazine

Tell Me a Story

Fish!
By Heidi Bee Roemer

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Fat fish splash in the river.

Talk about how the animals in this story
are alike and different. You could also
take a trip to a pet store and talk about
all the fish you see there!
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Big fish jump out of the sea.

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My little goldfish swish in their fishbowl.
They blow fishy bubbles at me.
Read Me a Poem

Mama’s Monkey
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Mama has a monkey,

A silly-willy monkey.
Mama has a monkey
Bouncing on her knee.

Act out this poem as you read it to your

little monkey. Later, when you reread the
poem, stress the M sounds in mama and
monkey and help your child think of other
words that begin with that sound.
Mama hugs the monkey,
The silly-willy monkey.
Mama hugs the monkey
And the monkey is me!
Let’s Do a Puzzle

Art by Debbie Tarbett

Chair

Door

Helmet
After you help your child find the
objects on this page, point to and
count the flowerpots, porch lights,
steps, daisies, and more.
Tell Me a Story

Uh-Oh!
By Crystal Inwood

Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Look up high.

My balloon is in the sky!

After reading, talk about how the child

feels at the beginning, the middle, and
the end of the story. Then point to and
name the colors you see.
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Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Watch it go,

over the cars and trees. Oh no!
Uh-oh! Uh-oh! What’s that sound?
Pop! My balloon is falling down.
Mommy, Daddy, yip, yippee!
Another balloon just for me!
Sing Me a Song

Rock and Sing

(To the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
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Rock, rock, rock and sing.

Rock and sing with me.
It’s almost time to go to sleep,
But now it’s time to sing.

Before you sing the last verse, you could add more verses:
Rock, rock, rock and clap. Rock and clap with me. . . .
Rock, rock, rock and yawn. Rock and yawn with me. . . .
Rock, rock, rock with me.
Close your eyes to dream.
Now it’s time to go to sleep.
Good night, my love, sweet dreams.
 Bye-bye
for now!

Salem
11 months
Virginia

Bennett
11 months
Washington

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