High Five Editorial Calendar: February 2017–July 2017
*Titles/features listed as in the order they appear in the TOC
February 2017
Issue
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Feb. 2017
Title
What to
Make?
The
Adventures of
Spot
Feature type
poem
comic strip
Summary
A young child describes all the things you can do with play dough.
Tommy and Spot are playing fetch, but they startle Ma, who drops her knitting needle. Spot
helps return the knitting needle to may.
Snowbird
EnglishSpanish story
Bebo Bear and Juan Toucan build a snowbird in Central Park.
Down We Go!
Tex and Indi
story
Tex and Indi take skiing lessons.
What’s New?
fiction
Harriet feels bad because she doesn’t have anything new to share with her friends. Then Mrs.
Mole reminds Harriet that she learned a new dance, so Harriet shares that.
Holly’s
Lantern
fiction
Holly’s dad hangs her lantern outside her window. Over the course of the night, her friends
borrow her lantern to help them get home.
Mixed-Up
Socks
T Party
That’s Silly
My First
Hidden
Pictures
Poem puzzle
Picture
prompt
Why should socks have to match, so long as you wear two?
A boy has a tea party. Readers look for the letter T in the illustration.
Readers look for silly things in this illustration of people at an indoor game spot.
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Feb. 2017
Playing with
Blocks
Feb. 2017
Monkey
Moves
Feb. 2017
Valentine’s
Day Breakfast
Feb. 2017
I Heart You!
Look and
Look Again
action rhyme
recipe
craft
Readers look for similarities and differences in these two illustrations of children playing and
building with blocks.
Readers can recite the rhyme as they imitate the way a monkey moves.
Follow the recipe to make easy and healthy heart-shaped toast and a berry breakfast
smoothie.
Readers can make their own heart stickers and put them on index cards to create valentines.
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March 2017
Issue
Title
Feature type
Summary
Mar.
2017
March Wind
Mar.
2017
The Adventures
of Spot
comic strip
Splinter thinks her tail is a snake.
Mar.
2017
A Kite-Flying Day
Tex and Indi
Tex, Indi, and Niko are about to give up flying their kites when a wind picks up.
Mar.
2017
Jared’s Favorite
Button
fiction
Mar.
2017
A Family Visit
Mar.
2017
Lulu Throws a
Party
Mar.
2017
The Right Pair for
Me
poem
March wind is personified as it blows around and promises to bring some spring weather.
Jared pushes lots of buttons at home and during errands with his mom.
English/Spanish
Dona Rosa and her friends prepare for Dona Rosa’s family to come over for dinner.
story
fiction
There’s a pony to ride at Kim’s birthday party, but Anthony is nervous. The pony trainer helps
Anthony overcome his fear.
My First
Hidden
Pictures
A poem about a noisy woodpecker. Readers look for the objects hidden in the big picture.
The narrator loses a green balloon and builds a rocket ship to find it. Children count all the
balloons, red balloons, and blue balloons.
Mar.
2017
My Green
Balloon
poem puzzle
Mar.
2017
That's Silly!
picture prompt
Readers look for silly things in this illustration of an aquarium.
Mar.
2017
Maple Syrup
Time
Look and Look
Again
Readers look for similarities and differences in these illustrations of animals tapping trees for
maple syrup.
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Mar.
2017
Carrot-Raisin
Salad
Mar.
2017
Stop!
Mar.
2017
A Recycled Band
Mar.
2017
Make a Rain
Meter
Nonfiction
activity
Readers can make a rain meter to measure how much rain falls near where they live.
Mar.
2017
Bea and Lop
Mini-book
Two bunnies go to the market and then share and swap their items to help each other.
recipe
action rhyme
craft
Readers can follow this recipe to make tangy and delicious carrot-raisin salad.
Readers can do the actions as they recite this action rhyme.
Make musical instruments from recycled items.
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April 2017
Issue
Title
Feature type
Summary
Apr.
2017
Spring
Scooters
Apr.
2017
The
Adventures of
Spot
comic strip
Spot plays hide-and-seek with a rabbit.
Apr.
2017
Playing
Together
Tex and Indi
Tex and Indi learn a piano duet and then perform at a recital.
Apr.
2017
What Did
Chica-Chick
Forget?
Apr.
2017
Here Comes
Grumpy
fiction
Is Grumpy coming to visit Rabbit? Rabbit’s friends think so, and they help Rabbit get ready for a
grumpy guest. But it turns out that Grampy is visiting.
Apr.
2017
The Poster
Contest
fiction
Little Bunny is upset that his poster didn’t win the contest and Squirrel’s did. Then Little Bunny gets
over his hurt feelings and makes a congratulations poster for his friend.
Apr.
2017
Little Miss
Willow
Apr.
2017
So Many Dogs
Apr.
2017
That's Silly!
Picture prompt
Readers look for silly things in this scene of an outdoor garden center.
Apr.
2017
Jungle Search
Look and Look
Again
Readers look for similarities and differences between the pictures of kids on a fantastical nature
walk.
poem
Two kids scoot around the park, past melting snow and blooming flowers.
English/Spanish Chica-Chick keeps forgetting something as she helps Grandma Hen make lunch—the magic word
story
please.
My First
In this poem, a dinosaur reads to her bug friends. Children hunt for objects in the big picture.
Hidden Pictures
Poem puzzle
The poem describes the dogs at a shelter as a girl finds the right dog for her. The puzzle asks
children to find big and small things in the illustration.
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Apr.
2017
Hummus Four
Ways
Apr.
2017
Bend in the
Breeze
action rhyme
Apr.
2017
Paint Up a
Storm
craft
recipe
Follow the recipe to make four varieties of hummus.
Readers say the rhyme and move like a tree.
Make art that looks like a rainstorm by painting over small pieces of tape and then removing the
tape.
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May 2017
Issue
Title
Feature type
Summary
May
2017
Ready to Hatch
poem
May
2017
The Adventures
of Spot
comic strip
May
2017
Counting Stars
May
2017
Who Will Move
In?
fiction
May
2017
A Mother’s Day
Surprise
Tex and Indi
May
2017
Cornelia and the
Nut
fiction
May
2017
Stringing Beads
My First
Hidden
Pictures
May
2017
Countdown
Surprise
puzzle poem
May
2017
That’s Silly!
picture prompt
Readers look for silly things in this illustration of a neighborhood block party.
May
2017
Spring Cleaning
Look and Look
Again
Animals are doing their spring cleaning. Children hunt for similarities and differences in the two
images.
A poem describing a chick hatching from an egg.
Spot gets dizzy watching hummingbirds.
English/Spanish
Spunky Monkey and Pepe Parrot count the stars in Spanish.
story
A young child wonders who will move into the empty house next door.
In school, Tex and Indi plant seeds for a Mother’s Day gift.
Cornelia, a T-Rex, can’t sleep because something is poking her. A new take on “The Princess and the
Pea.”
A child strings beads to make a necklace for mom. Children hunt for objects in the big picture.
Five happy friends are about to surprise a friend on his birthday. Children put the illustrations in the
right sequence and then look for the number 3 hidden in the pictures.
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May
2017
Overnight French
Toast
recipe
Kids can make this French toast dish for mom the night before.
May
2017
Shoes for Sale
Build it
A block center inspiration about building and playing in a shoe store.
May
2017
Rock On
craft
Paint and stack rocks to create a sculpture.
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June 2017
Issue
Title
Feature type
Summary
Jun.
2017
Car Wash
Jun.
2017
The Adventures
of Spot
comic strip
Spot explores all over the woods and ends up too tired for dinner.
Jun.
2017
How to
Celebrate a
Birthday
Tex and Indi
Tex, Indi, and Kate come up with a way to celebrate Kate’s birthday—a backyard sprinkler party.
Jun.
2017
Ready for the
Beach
English/Spanish
story
Bebo Bear and Juan Toucan are going to the beach, but Juan keeps forgetting things. When they
finally arrive, they realize Bebo has forgotten his goggles—but Juan has an extra pair.
Jun.
2017
Hunting for
Treasures
fiction
Maddie’s friends discover fun nature items at the park, and finally Maddie does, too.
Jun.
2017
Chugga-Chug
fiction
Bessie needs care and attention before the family goes on a road trip.
Jun.
2017
One Sunflower
Seed
Jun.
2017
poem
A poem about a child and dad who get soaked while washing the car.
My First Hidden
Pictures
In the poem, a sunflower seeds grows from one to many. In the illustration, readers hunt for
objects in the big picture.
Outdoor
Breakfast
poem puzzle
The poem describes a boy and his grandpa who sit like statues in their yard because of all the
animals around them. The puzzle asks children to find groups of two and different animals.
Jun.
2017
That’s Silly
picture prompt
Children look for silly things in this illustration of people on a subway platform.
Jun.
2017
Hello, Campers!
Look and Look
Again
Animals are going to camp. Readers look for similarities and differences between the two
illustrations.
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Jun.
2017
Dip In!
Jun.
2017
You’re Tops,
Dad
Jun.
2017
Animals on the
Move
Jun.
2017
Let’s Go to
Coney Island
Jun.
2017
Snowmen and
More: A High
Five Matching
Game
recipe
craft
action rhyme
Nonfiction
Matching game
Make a simple herb dip for vegetables or crackers.
Readers decorate a plain baseball cap for Dad.
Readers move like a king brown snake, gecko, fairy penguin, and wallaby as they say this rhyme.
Learn about Coney Island in Brooklyn.
A bonus matching game. Children cut out the cards, place them face down in rows and take turns
hunting for matching snow creatures.
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July 2017
Issue
Title
Feature type
Summary
Jul.
2017
Fireworks
Jul.
2017
The Adventures
of Spot
comic strip
Splinter gives herself a bath and gets clean, until Spot accidentally makes her dirty.
Jul.
2017
Seeing New
Things
Tex and Indi
Tex and Indi are visiting Gram and Poppy when they experience their first thunderstorm.
Jul.
2017
Good Night!
Jul.
2017
The Rocky Room
fiction
Squirrel likes to collect rocks, but he might have too many. Chipmunk helps him. Then together they
build the best space station in the universe.
Jul.
2017
Camping at
Mount Sofa
fiction
The narrator uses his imagination and describes how to go camping in your own living room.
Jul.
2017
poem
A child describes waiting for fireworks to start on the Fourth of July.
English/Spanish Dona Rosa’s nephews are have a sleepover at their aunt’s. The boys say goodnight to different
story
things and people.
Spider, Spider on
the Wall
My First
Hidden
Pictures
Jul.
2017
Farmers’ Market
in the City
Poem puzzle
Jul.
2017
That’s Silly
picture prompt
Children look for silly thing in this illustration of a summer library reading program.
Jul.
2017
Animals on
Parade
Look and Look
Again
Animals are having a great big parade. Children describe what’s the same and what’s different in the
two images.
In the poem, a child observes a spider. Children hunt for objects in the big picture.
In the poem, readers learn about what happens at an urban farmers’ market. The puzzle asks
children to look for Cs hidden in the illustration and for the produce mentioned in the poem.
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Jul.
2017
Make Your Own
Wings
craft
Jul.
2017
Look at Shadows
Nonfiction
Jul.
2017
Red, White, and
Blue Nachos
recipe
Jul.
2017
Butterfly Wings
action rhyme
Children make their own butterfly or insect wings.
Readers learn about shadows and try to guess what objects made certain shadows.
Readers use blue chips, white cheddar cheese, and red salsa to make this patriotic snack.
Children mimic movements of a butterfly in this action rhyme.
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