Sunshine Scripting Systems
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Seattle, Washington, United States
About the store
Dr. Jacqueline Sund: Retired college professor in the field of design, I spent the last 6 years as a volunteer tutoring kindergarten and 1st graders. Horrified at the lack of attention to handwriting education in today's classrooms, I set about to design a more efficient way to both teach and learn this essential fine motor skill. Handwriting is a complex activity which contributes significantly to brain development and is directly related to both math and reading competence. We cannot afford to drop it from early education as it is quite foundational.
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Colors & Shapes Basics - Wall Cards & Flashcards - Sunshine Script
Attached to classroom walls or used for demonstration, the Wall Cards are clean and free of distracting ‘dancing’ words and ambiguous colors. Clear primary, secondary, and important neutral colors are paired with basic shapes and names in Sunshine Script font to keep students focused on essential learning. Integrate colors and shapes into math, art projects, word recognition, color identity, shape identity, memory games and various other classroom and center activities.
Format: Wall Cards,
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Vocabulary
Create Your Own Worksheets in Sunshine Script for handwriting practice
Create-Your-Own worksheets are PDF fill-able forms, and as such are quite versatile. Open in Adobe Reader and type anything in the full-page field. Choose from three Sunshine Script fonts: plain, plain with lines, and directed with lines (in gray for tracing words and letters). Use your imagination and create spelling lists (sample below), forms to accompany other lessons, personalized notes, or create customized sheets for individual tutoring.
Format: 8.5 x 11, landscape or portrait. Pri
PreK - 1st
For All Subjects, Handwriting
FREE! 72pt 1 inch Lined Writing Paper for Pre & K Handwriting - Sunshine Script
You-print lined paper for handwriting practice or writing assignments. 72 pt, 1 inch, appropriate for preschoolers and kindergartners. Middle line is finer, upper and lower lines, thicker.
Print in black and white. 8.5 x 11, both landscape or portrait files are included.
Related Resources:
Lines are the same scale as the Sunshine Script Scripting Workbook, Phonics Practice Book and the Writing Mat.
Teaching Recommendations:
Writing Lines can be used for all formal and informal writing assi
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Handwriting, Writing
Learning Center Dry-Erase Pre-Handwriting Books - Sunshine Script
The self-directed pages use the traffic light metaphor to guide youngsters in motor-memory-building letter formation. Perfect for Preschool and Learning Centers.
Format:
8.5 x 11, landscape, 37 pages. Purchase four, 1/2” three-ring view binders or use 12 book rings for another option.
Printing Instructions:
Print in color on plain paper, or card stock for increased durability. Laminate for use with wet or dry erase markers, and three-hole punch letter pages (not the 4 team cover pages). P
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Handwriting
Complete Phonics Curriculum - Sunshine Script
151 pages total.
MY ALPHABET SCRAPBOOK
Format:
8.5 x 11 portrait, 27 pages. Print on plain paper in black and white. Three-hole punched and assemble in a notebook.
Related Resources:
Beginner Tracing Booklets, Phonics Practice Book and My Alphabet Scrapbook. Internet searching, and digital photography for technology literacy requirements.
Teaching Recommendations:
Letter pages are arranged A-Z and have a cover to color with colored pencils. Children are to cut and paste pictures and word
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Handwriting, Reading Strategies
Write-My-Name Worksheet - handwriting practice with Sunshine Script
A fillable PDF form, this can be filled with students' names manually or mail merged with a class list. Names appear in our Sunshine Script Directed Font, guiding students in the efficient formation of their names.
Format: 8.5 x 11, landscape. Print in black and white.
Related Resources:
Lines are the same scale (1", 72pt) as the Scripting Workbook and the Writing Mat.
Teaching Recommendations:
Writing-My-Name worksheet is a PDF form. When opened in Adobe Reader, you can type the student’
PreK - K
Handwriting
Beginner Tracing Booklets for handwriting - Sunshine Script
Preschoolers begin building motor memory for handwriting by finger-tracing following the arrows along the letter path. Letters are group by similar forming strokes into 4 booklets.
Format:
8.5 x 11, portrait, 36 pages. Makes 2 sets when pages are cut in half. May be laminated for use with erasable markers.
Printing instructions:
Print in black and white on plain paper. Cut pages in half horizontally for 2 copies. Staple pages together into 4 Teams using the page numbers to create correct
PreK - K
Handwriting, Writing
Tracing Workbook for Handwriting with Sunshine Script
For early handwriting in Sunshine Script, lessons use the traffic light theme for understanding where to begin, turn and stop in the formation of letters. Build motor memory and pencil control in preparation for the Scripting Workbook.
Format:
8.5 x 11 landscape, 36 pages. May be used as paper worksheets for each student, or laminated for use with erasable markers, or projected for interactive use with Promethean or Smart Board.
Printing Instructions:
Print in black and white on plain paper.
PreK - K
Handwriting, Writing
Recognizing Other Fonts - Handwriting Worksheets - Sunshine Script
Children are expected to recognize many fonts in their daily environment. While we want students to learn to script letters in one practiced and efficient manner, they must recognize many others. These pages introduce nine other fonts ranging from block to script. The student goes on a ‘treasure hunt’ to locate them among other letter symbols. In the beginning worksheet, student learn by matching. For the advanced worksheet, they must identify upper and lowercase letters without help.
This
K - 1st
Handwriting, Reading, Writing
Scripting Workbook - Handwriting - Sunshine Script
Handwriting practice introducing letters and numbers in Sunshine Script order and form to promote motor memory and automaticity of writing. Students begin by tracing and proceed to writing freely. Traffic light theme reminds students where to start, turn and stop when forming letters and numbers. Spelling and review pages are introduced after each of 4 'team' groups.
Format:
8.5 X 11, landscape, 50 pages
Printing instructions:
Print in black and white on standard copy paper, 3 hole-punched.
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Handwriting, Spelling
Alphabet Wall Cards with Numbers - Sunshine Script
Bold Sunshine Script alphabet and numbers 0-9 for P-K-1 classroom walls. Pictures are consonant/short-vowel/consonant as much as possible for early learning. Color, Black & White, and You-Color options are all included.
COLOR WALL CARDS
Format: 8.5 x 11, portrait, 36 pages. Vowels are in red. Pictures in the same basic colors that appear on student desk strips and Colors & Shapes materials.
Printing Instructions:
Print on card stock in color. Laminate if desired for more durable cards.
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Numbers
Creative Writing Place Mat - Dry-Erase - Sunshine Script
OVERSIZE, 11 x 17, landscape, color. Laminate for repeat use and for Learning Center activity. Unless you have an oversize printer, you will need to take (or send) this file to a printer or copy shop for color copying and laminating.
Teaching Recommendations:
The Writing Mat allows student to advance from forming letters to composition. The beginning story lines will help them think of what to write about. The directed letters are there as helpful reminders. Handwriting must become aut
K - 2nd
Creative Writing, Handwriting, Writing
Handwriting Assessment by Sunshine Scripting Systems
This assessment tool examines each student's knowledge of letter name, sound, position in the alphabet, and scripting ability - useful in determining where help is needed for the individual student and the class.
Printing instructions:
Print 3 black & white pages, 8.5 x 11, landscape, plain paper, for each student.
Teaching Recommendations:
When administered properly, before and after handwriting instruction, this tool provides very rich information. You will see where practice is needed, i
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Handwriting
Teacher's Guide to Handwriting with Sunshine Script
Handwriting - fine motor skill - has been shown to predict student success in reading and even more so in math, yet it is given little attention elementary education. Multi-sensory learning is all the rage, yet the tactile/motor/kinesthetic aspect of language - writing with pencil and paper - is being replaced with drawing in pudding and sand, and forming letters with sticky strings, wasting classroom time and scarce funding.
Yes, a more efficient, easy to teach and learn, cost effective, no n
PreK - 2nd
American Sign Language, Handwriting
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About the store
Experience
Dr. Jacqueline Sund: Retired college professor in the field of design, I spent the last 6 years as a volunteer tutoring kindergarten and 1st graders. Horrified at the lack of attention to handwriting education in today's classrooms, I set about to design a more efficient way to both teach and learn this essential fine motor skill. Handwriting is a complex activity which contributes significantly to brain development and is directly related to both math and reading competence. We cannot afford to drop it from early education as it is quite foundational.
Teaching style
Form follows function.
Awards & shining teacher moments
World Vision makes Sunshine Script handwriting and phonics materials available at no cost to World Vision KidREACH tutors and to teachers of schools with 70% subsidized lunch programs through World Vision's Teacher Resource Centers.
My own education history
Dr. Sund holds a Doctorate of Education from Seattle University and taught at the University of Washington and Western Washington University.
Additional biographical information
We are always interested in developing ways to improve education, and we welcome opportunities to research the effectiveness of our program. If you are interested in conducting classroom studies in effective outcomes, please contact us.
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