Hawthorne Elementary School

Media Center Web Page

1000 E. Hawthorne Street

Albert Lea, MN 56007

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507-379-4967

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• Library Lookup for Albert Lea Area Schools
• Hollow Tree Reading Program
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  Accelerated Reader Program
• *Favorite Sites*
• Cool Sites
• Maud Hart Lovelace Reading Award
• Special Sites for Parents
• Contact Media Specialist or Media Assistant

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The Hollow Tree Reading Program is offered to all students. It is a voluntary, independent reading program which provides parents an opportunity to work with their children to improve and encourage their children to read. After a student listens to a book read to him/her or reads a book, parents then listen to the student tell about the book. The title is then recorded on the form provided by the media center. The K-3 students will receive a free book after reading and telling about 75 different titles. The 4th and 5th grade students receive a free book after recording 25 different titles.

The following guidelines must be followed:

1. The ENTIRE book must be read. (Drawing books, joke books, and magazines should not be used for Hollow Tree recording.)
2. The child should retell the main ideas or events of the story.
3. The child should identify their favorite part of the book and explain why it is their favorite part.
4. The PARENT MUST RECORD the title of the book and the date completed.
5. Upon completion of reading and recording books, the student may return the form to the school media center and will be able to choose a free book.
6. The student may then pick up a new form and continue reading and recording.

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The Accelerated Reading Program is also offered at Hawthorne Elementary School. The media center provides many books which students may use for the Accelerated Reader program. The books range in reading level accommodating the readers at our school.

Students select an AR book, read the book, and take the computerized quiz. A student acquires reading points based on the book's point value and the number of correct answers.

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Check out our "Cool Sites"

Steve Spangler's Science Site

Yes Mag - Science Experiments

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Favorite Sites

Check out some of our Favorite Sites.

Planet Blaster – Adding and Subtracting Math Game

Space Hopscotch - Counting up by 2 and back by 1

Count Along to 100

Adding Numbers

Mr. Elephant�fs Matching Game

Count The Objects - Addition

Addition is Fun!

Dr. Seuss

ABC Books - Put books in ABC order

Alphabet Quiz – Click and Drag Mouse Skills

Double Click Blocks - Mouse Practice

Learning Planet ABC Order

Pounce – Phonics

Tina�fs World – Following Directions

Sassy Seal�fs Beginning Sounds

NASA What�fs Next? – Math Game – Patterns

Hang Out the Wash – Math Game – Number Order

Space Hopscotch - Counting up by 2 and back by 1

Bees & Honey – Mouse Skills

Fishy Count – Math Game – Counting

Lecky�fs Compare and Order

Count With Lecky – Math Game

Missing Letters – Click and Type

Alphabet Quiz – Click and Drag Mouse Skills

ABC Books - Put books in ABC order

Little Fingers Hat Shop – Mouse practice and above/below order

Alphabet Quiz – Click and Drag Mouse Skills

Mouse Practice – Mouse Skills

Lecky�fs Friends – Click & Drag

String of Beads - Finish the color pattern

How Many Findows in the Windows – Dr. Seuss: Counting

Rainforest Math – Math Activities

Race To Ramses

Flood – Word Meaning

Mummy Hunt – Word Meaning

Planet Blaster – Adding and Subtracting Math Game

Dr. Seuss

Paw Park Alphabet Bears – Put bears in ABC order

Put Words In ABC Order

Learning Planet ABC Order

Picture Math Patterns – Math Game

NASA What�fs Next? – Math Game – Patterns

CVC Pop - Catch the Words - Practice letter sounds and CVC word building

School House Scramble – Clifford Sequence

Pounce – Phonics

100 Hunt – Math Game Recognizing Numbers

Make a Match - Matching short vowel words to a picture

Picture Math Patterns – Math Game

Same Game – Double Clicking

Which Flower – Visual Activity

Ellie – ABC Order

Double Click Blocks - Mouse Practice

Color Patterns - Finish the pattern

Monkey Business – Make a sentence

I Can Read – Vocabulary

Connect the Dots – ABC and Number Order

Put It On the Shelf - Click and Drag Mouse Practice

Alien Scavenger Hunt - Practice letter sounds and CVC word building

Fish Alive – Math Game

Space Hopscotch - Counting up by 2 and back by 1

Number Track – Math Game – Number Order

Count Us In - Math Game – What number comes next

Count Along To 100 – Math Game

Rainforest Math Patterns – Math Game

Rainforest Math Positions – Math Game

Leon�fs Math Dojo – Math Game

PBS Early Math – Math Game�@

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Maud Hart Lovelace Reading Award

The Lovelace Book Award is given annually to the author of the book voted on by students throughout Minnesota in grades 3-8 as the "best book." The 15 nominated titles, which students choose to read--or hear read aloud, are selected by teachers, librarians, and parents.

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*Special Sites for Parents*

Helping Your Child Use the Library

Helping Your Child Learn to Read

Parents Guide to the Internet

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Brenda Reeder - Media Specialist

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Nikki Worman - Media Assistant

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Updated 9/21/2010