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Manatee Elementary > Media Center
Manatee's new Media Center Website
 
 
 
 
to visit Manatee's new official Media Center website on
 
 Edline!
 
 
Find out the latest news about
 
the Media center and obtain
 
 information on upcoming events!
 
 
 
 
 Reading for the World Record
Summer Challenge...READING!!!
 
We have just a few days left!  Time for fun and reading! I want to encourage all Manatee families to join us on the global team and READ FOR THE WORLD RECORD that is sponsored by Scholastic.  Most kids do the "summer slide" which isn't fun...it implies that kids stop reading and their skills are set back by months of growth.
 
 
Join us on an interactive web based reading challenge!  I've already created screen names & passwords for all of Manatee students.  If you've forgotten the password info or need any help logging in, please contact me at kuhblank.tricia@brevardschools.org and I will be there to help you enjoy this challenge!
 
Be a part of this record breaking event!  Have fun!!
Mrs. Kuhblank
Manatee Media Specialist
"Crazy Worm Eater...only if we
beat Quest Elementary's minutes!!"
Big Adventure Book Club
If you like a great book, check out this years Sunshine State List of Books !  These are new titles published this year for kids to read and vote on their favorite book by the end of the school year! 
 
Yes..all Sunshine State Books DO have a Reading Counts quiz!  YEAH!! 
 
To make reading an exciting adventure, we have a Big City Book Club to join if kids want to read the Sunshine State Books.  After reading a book and taking the  RC quiz from the list, Manatee kids are encouraged to make a Big City Skyline to record their adventure.  The Skyline is placed along the Media Center walls to reflect the wonderful reading adventures they take throughout the year.  Kids log in their books read and quiz scores in Mrs. Kuhblank's Big City Book located in the Media Center.
 
At the end of the year, Manatee kids that have read atleast 8 out of the 15 Sunshine State books will be invited to a Big City Celebration...Kuhblank style!! We eat the variety of foods mentioned from the stories and guess from which story they came from...it could be lemonade
with bugs in it!! 
 
Come join the fun!!  Reading is more fun when shared with a friend!!
Reading Counts Information
 
Do you want to find out
READING  COUNTS
information on books
that your child is reading?
 
Use this website to find out
Lexile information, points,
and if there is a Reading Counts quiz!
 
 
Do you want to know what lexile number a book is?
Do you want to know if Manatee has a Reading Counts Quiz on that book?  Look here for a green check mark next to the title.
Do you want to know what the story is about?
Would like to find out some great titles to read in your level?
Would you like to find another book just like the one you read?
 
Try asking Book Wizard!!!
 
You have 4 easy steps to get to Book Wizard:
2.  click on the Teacher bar at the top of the webpage.
3.  select Book Wizard.
4.  In the right hand corner, tell Book Wizard that Manatee uses Lexile Framework to level our books and then click SET.
5.  As you look for different titles, look for the green check mark that let's you know if there is a Reading Counts quiz available.
 
You will easily have three ways to find information about books:
 
1.  BookAlike...plug in a title that your child enjoyed and Book Wizard will locate other titles that are the same lexile and storyline as your child's favorite.
 
2.  Leveled Search...this will be a helpful tool!!  Give Book Wizard information about your child's level and interests and let BW do the rest!  Withing seconds, you will be given oodles of titles that your child can select from to look for next time at the Media Center!  What  a great tool!!
 
3.  QuickSearch...this is where your child can plug in a title and find out if we have a Reading Counts Quiz!! You can also click on the title and Book Wizard will share even more information about the story.
 
Give Book Wizard a try!!
Need more help...just stop by
 the Media Center and ask
for Mrs. Kuhblank!
I'd love to help you and your child unlock the mystery of books!

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