Sunshine Online. Your whole school digital and print literacy program.

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1 2013 Sunshine Online Your whole school digital and print literacy program

2 SUNSHINE ONLINE Teaching the World to Read Discover the Sunshine Online Difference! Join the many thousands of Australian teachers and students who have already discovered Sunshine Online and are using it every day in both their literacy and numeracy programs. Sunshine Online offers your school Australia s best digital literacy program at a price that you can actually afford! How is Sunshine Online different to other online reading programs? Sunshine Online is BOTH a teaching AND a learning resource Our program offers teachers over 500 carefully levelled e-books for whole class teaching using an interactive whiteboard perfect for shared reading in literacy and for tuning into maths concepts in the numeracy block. It is also designed for small group teaching and individualised learning using classroom computers. The program s flexibility allows it to be used in all parts of your literacy and numeracy program. Sunshine Online is an evidence-based program Sunshine Online gets results! Research has proven that students using our print and digital resources make significant gains in their literacy acquisition.* Why? Sunshine Online effectively blends technology and print to create a high level of interest with students as they engage in technologybased literacy activities. The program also offers scaffolded instruction and a clear and sound framework for students to learn crucial literacy skills. Sunshine Online is highly animated, interactive and multimodal Most of the e-books in Sunshine Online are brought to life with animation, text highlighting and Australian voice-overs. Many of the non-fiction texts also have embedded video clips. These features make our e-books especially engaging for students and take full advantage of the benefits of new technology. *Read more on the Government s National Literacy and Numeracy Evidence Base website: SUNSHINE ONLINE Your Whole School Digital and Print Literacy Program for Ages 5 to 12 2

3 There are over 500 levelled e-books in Sunshine Online and over 1000 interactive activities! The interactive activities are rich, varied and open-ended There are over 1000 interactive activities in Sunshine Online and all are connected to the texts. They cover an extensive range of skills including phonic and word knowledge, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and writing. Many are open-ended in that they can be repeated many times with different creative results. It is a classroom resource for BOTH literacy and numeracy Sunshine Online is an extensive balanced literacy program featuring phonic e-books, and fiction and non-fiction texts. It also includes an extensive maths section where literacy and maths are effectively linked. Animated maths e-books introduce maths concepts and language within the context of fun stories. These concepts are then explored through interactive activities and games. Sunshine Online is Australian Sunshine Online is based on the highly successful Sunshine Books literacy resources that have been loved and used in Australian primary schools for 25 years. The program has been designed to support the Australian Curriculum with particular focus on English, Maths and Science. Sunshine Online offers schools real value We think that every Australian school should be able to access the best online program at a price that they can afford. That s why our subscription prices are only $397 for up to 100 students and $795 for over 100 students. Work out your school s per child price and you will be pleased! SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE TRIAL! Go to: 3

4 Sunshine Online Structure Sunshine Online is divided into three Learning Spaces for Emergent, Early and Fluent level readers. This structure makes it easy to differentiate instruction for your students by quickly matching appropriate texts to their learning needs. All e-books have been carefully levelled and cover levels 1 to 30. LEARNING SPACES Each Learning Space features a Literacy section where the animated and interactive levelled e-books and their related activities are accessed. There is also a Maths section where all the animated and interactive maths e-books and their activities are stored. Each Learning Space also has a Bookshelf section with further fiction and non-fiction e-books. Learning Space 1 for emergent readers, includes an Alphabet section and a High-Frequency Words learning area. Learning Space 2 for early readers, includes Letter Blends and Word Families e-books and activities. Learning Space 3 for fluent readers, includes an Indigenous section featuring Dreaming stories. THE STAFFROOM There is a Staffroom section where teachers can access all the teacher support materials. These include Teaching Notes and Activity Sheets for most titles. There are also Skill Overview charts for each Learning Space detailing the skills covered for each title. 4

5 Sunshine Online Components PHONIC E-BOOKS Sunshine Online features alphabet, letter blends and word family e-books to help students develop understanding of sound-letter relationships. The letter blends and word family titles offer students opportunities to explore and develop awareness of the onsets and rimes that make up these words. All e-books have related activities for students to practise and consolidate their skills. The e-books introduce words from the focus word family or letter blend. The interactive activity following the e-book allows students to apply their knowledge through word building. HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS The Words section of Learning Space 1 provides beginning readers with fun interactive activities to help them learn 48 essential high-frequency words. The words are reinforced through a matching activity and then explored within context. WORD LIST a get little this all go look to am going me up and have my was are he no we as here of went at I on what away in said where big into see will can is she with come it that yes do like the you Sunshine Online is an outstanding literacy program. There are other programs available similar in intent to Sunshine Online, but none supports our students to the level they require in order to develop a love and passion of reading and develop decoding and comprehension skills in such an engaging, fun way. Jill, VIC 5

6 Fiction e-books Sunshine Online includes a wide range of highly engaging texts by different authors, featuring interesting characters. Most of the titles are animated and have voice-over support and text highlighting. The titles are carefully levelled for emergent through to fluent readers. There is appropriate support and vocabulary development at each stage of the program. Each e-book is followed by up to three interactive learning activities. THE BOOKSHELF There is a bookshelf section in each learning space that provides students with more fiction e-books to read and enjoy and more e-big Books for teachers to use for shared reading. We use Sunshine Online as a teaching tool, for individual work, small-group instruction and for whole class instruction on the IWB. Students love it! It has had very favourable responses from all children, particularly those who are often disenchanted with reading. Cheryl, SA 6

7 Non-Fiction e-books The non-fiction e-books feature high-interest and age-appropriate topics. The online texts include the key features of informative texts with related video clips. Many of the texts are ideal for cross-curricular learning and support the achievement outcomes of the Australian Science Curriculum. Most of the titles are animated with voice-over support and text highlighting. THE BOOKSHELF Students can find more non-fiction e-books in the bookshelf section to read independently. These texts are also ideal for shared reading and cross-curricular studies. This is one of the best resources we have purchased for our support unit. The texts are interesting for the students and they love the activities. It s great to have a variety of texts and to be able to hear them read in Australian accents. Andrew, NSW 7

8 Indigenous e-books These e-books feature a Dreaming story as the focus text along with original Aboriginal artwork. Each e-book includes a range of text types and Australian topics. Connected video clips are embedded in the e-books to help support and extend student understanding. Each e-book is followed by an open-ended interactive activity. All e-books featured on Sunshine Online are suitable for Shared Reading using an interactive whiteboard that s over 500 levelled e-big Books! Many of our teachers are using Sunshine Online as part of their literacy rotations. We also use it for students who need extra intervention as a one-on-one tool. Our students enjoy the texts and especially the interactive activities on the IWB. Viv, QLD 8

9 Maths e-books The maths e-books introduce maths language and concepts within the context of enjoyable stories. The content strands of Number and Algebra, Statistics and Probability, Measurement and Geometry are covered. Effectively links literacy and numeracy. Most of the e-books are animated and all provide voice-over support. All titles are followed by up to three interactive activities and games. Suitable for android tablets Sunshine Online has been one of the most valuable resources I have used with the children. I love the wide range of information and resources made available by this site. I use it for whole-class sessions on the interactive whiteboard and for small group work on the classroom computers. Janet, WA 9

10 Interactive Activities Sunshine Online includes over 1000 fun, interactive activities that explore a wide range of skills. All activities are connected to the e-books. The open-ended nature of many of the activities allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the text in a creative way. Phonics and Word Knowledge Comprehension Fluency Vocabulary and Spelling Writing A great resource for using technology in the classroom as part of the curriculum and not just an add-on. Cathy, VIC 10

11 Teacher Support Materials The Staffroom section of Sunshine Online provides teaching notes and activity sheets for the literacy and maths e-books. There are also Overview Skill Charts for each Learning Space detailing the reading levels and skills focus for every text. These materials are invaluable for classroom program planning and can be printed out. Sunshine Online Learning Space 3 Literacy Reading Level 16 At the Car Wash Word Train: Explanimation: Recognise and match verbs the target sound, silent /gh/ 16 It's Time You Had a Haircut Word Train: Explanimation: Recognise and match punctuation the target word family, -ell Title Spelling Vocabulary Writing Comprehension Fluency Text Type Focus 16 Kick the Can Word sorter: Recognise and sort words with long and short /e/ 16 The Dippy Dinner Drippers Sounds: dr- letter blend Get the Letters Game: dr- letter blend 17 The Giant Pumpkin Sounds: -ed word family Get the Letters Game: -ed word family Crossword: Use clues for words from the book to complete a crossword puzzle Key words: every, morning, their, were, gone Key words: make, good, some, just, grew, which Silly Story Maker: Select words and phrases to complete a silly story. Silly Story Maker: Select words and phrases to complete a silly story. Storymaker: Use the pattern of the story to create a 5-page version, In the morning At midday At night Storymaker: Use the pattern of the story to create a 5-page version, The pumpkin grew Whizzy Quiz: Answer 10 questions about the story. Whizzy Quiz: Answer 10 questions about the story. Missing words: Cloze activity using pages from the book Story Toolbox: Prepare a presentation based on the book, using pictures and templates from the galleries and writing text, captions and labels. Story Toolbox: Prepare a presentation based on the book, using pictures and templates from the galleries and writing text, captions and labels. Rap: Rhythm, rhyme and repetition Read the rhyme Read the rhyme Narrative Narrative Persuasive Narrative Narrative We enjoy the range of books and love the matching hard copy texts that are available. The children love to read them after using them online. Glenda, VIC P-6 are using Sunshine Online daily in their literacy and inquiry blocks. It is an invaluable resource for us. Jennifer, VIC 11

12 Sunshine Online Subscriptions Order Form You can subscribe online at or complete and fax this order form. BECOME A SUNSHINE VIP SCHOOL! All schools that subscribe to Sunshine Online automatically become a Sunshine VIP School! As a VIP school you are entitled to a 15% discount on all our print resources.* Most of the titles featured in Sunshine Online are available as hard copies. ORDER FORM SCHOOL ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FREE TRIAL Try Sunshine Online with your whole school for 14 days! Sign up at: TICK Students using Sunshine Online $ Students using Sunshine Online $ For other subscription options please phone Customer Service on School: School Order Number: Contact Name: Address: Postcode: Address**: **Required Field All correspondence will be sent to this address. * Discount does not apply on already discounted special offers. VIP status continues for the duration of the school subscription. FAX TO Sunshine Multimedia (Aust) Pty Ltd ABN /71 Northgate Dr, Thomastown VIC 3074 Customer Service: sales@sunshinebooks.com.au SUNSHINE ONLINE Your Whole School Digital and Print Literacy Program for Ages 5 to