Over 2,000 interactive activities focusing on phonics and words, comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, fluency and writing.
Apple and Android Apps
For use on all devices
Requires internet connection
Allows up to 3 concurrent users to be logged in
12 month subscription
NEW FEATURES (May 2022):
All content at all three Learning Spaces in Sunshine Online is available to children as a huge library of titles and activities.
Parents can log in up to three children per family. They can choose to be either hands-on or hands-off with their child’s progress.
If parents want more control, they can tailor content to their child’s abilities or interests. They can access their Admin to see progress and results.
At log in, children can see their progress, get certificates and trophies, and unlock new avatars.
Parent/Caregiver Dashboard
Add up to 3 children/students
Turn on assign books
Choose individual books or literacy level to assign
Child logs into student area and books appear that have been assigned
FEATURES INCLUDE
FICTION E-BOOKS
Sunshine Online includes a great selection of highly engaging texts by different authors, they offer narration and text highlighting to support the reader. Each e-book is followed by interactive activities.
NON-FICTION E-BOOKS
The non-fiction e-books feature high-interest and age-appropriate topics. Some of the text include video. Many of the texts are ideal for inquiry-based learning and support STEAM education.
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
Sunshine Online includes fun, interactive activities that explore a wide range of skills. As the programme develops, many of the activities become more open-ended, allowing students to demonstrate their understanding of the text in creative ways.
TEACHER RESOURCES
The Staffroom section provides teaching support resources. These include teaching notes, activity sheets, curriculum-linking documents, Skill Overview Charts etc.
Testimonials
Read what parents around Aotearoa say about Sunshine Online:
"Sunshine Online is the main English reading app for my son, that's amazing for him. My son made great progress from Level 1 to 15 in a very short time because of Sunshine's perfect structure. It helps to improve my son's hearing, reading skills, and analysis skills. That's so using for kids. We are so happy we can use such a great and useful app. That's the best app we use."
"We trialled Sunshine Books during our first lockdown. Our then 5 year old loved it! She loved being able to re read her favourite books and try out trickier books by listening first. Her decoding improved so much. Our now 4 year old is already so keen to try reading books as she has been watching her big sister do it. They both ask to have 'Sunshine time'! It is so user friendly and inviting for children. We have recommended Sunshine Books to lots of our friends. "
"This is an awesome online library for my kid. There are heaps of books and activities. He really enjoys reading books and doing the activities. It is inevitable to keep kids away from technology especially from tablets and the internet nowadays. It is really important that guiding them to use the internet and the tablet for useful things instead of playing games all the time. Sunshine Online Library is one of the best solutions to do it."
"This is an excellent website my children love the activities. They enjoy the activities online and I find the printable worksheets especially during lockdown a great way to practice writting skills hands on not just on a tablet. I would recommend to other parents who want to help there children have a solid foundation in learning."
"My boy hated reading, didn't get it. The odd Sunshine book we found at the library attracted his interest. My sister in law suggested Sunshine and wow! Reading has sky rocketed. "
"Our son Jordan has been using the Sunshine Online programme since August last year and it is amazing to see the impact the programme is making on his development! Jordan is 21 years and has very high special needs cerebral palsy. The programme is easy to use, has all his favourite books and many more ready at his fingertips and he can use it independently.
"My 6years old boy enjoyed Sunshine online pretty much during lockdown. When he got a new badge every three books reading, it made him more to read books. As English was our second language, it was also very helpful to listen the words and sentences by clicking the online books. He was quite into the math, zola and zina characters he liked and lettergetter.