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The Sunday Times storybook initiative

Readright.co.za Editor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:58:24 +0000

In May 2009 the Sunday Times storybook initiative was launched. Readers were asked send an SMS to donate to raise funds for the books.

From November 2009 to March 2010 a staggering 650 000 storybooks were donated to 5 200 primary schools nationally.

The storybook has 10 stories written and illustrated by South Africans. The English book has also been translated into Sesotho, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa and Afrikaans.

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP CHILDREN TO READ.

You can buy 2 storybooks in any of the languages above for R30 and we will donate 4 storybooks to a school on your behalf – the money will be deposited into the Sunday Times Readers’ Charity Account and will be used to publish the storybook in IsiNdebele, Sepedi, Venda, Setswana, Siswati and Tsonga later this year.

If you want know more about them or want to buy copies, please email Nozi Canca at nozi.canca@avusa.co.za

Sidima’s Goal

Readright.co.za Editor — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:59:44 +0000

“Sidima’s Goal” is about a young boy who learned soccer skills by watching the older boys and girls play. Sidima practiced and trained hard to achieve his dream of one day playing and scoring a goal for an important soccer team. There are great classroom activities at the end of the story.

A Turtle’s Journey

Readright.co.za Editor — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:58:31 +0000

The story this week is called “Turtle’s Journey”. It follows the amazing life journey embarked on by a turtle. It is beautifully illustrated about survival and exploration of the turtles habitat, it also touches on the subject of pollution.
After the story there are great activities for the classroom.

Building a House

Readright.co.za Editor — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:57:21 +0000

After a storm destroys all the houses, Gugu and Sakhile learn how to build a strong house from a very wise builder, who teaches them all the important steps in building a house. At the end of the story there are great classroom activities.

Jasper’s Day

Readright.co.za Editor — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:31:20 +0000

The story in this edition of the ReadRight supplement is called “Jasper’s Day” and it is a day in the life of Jasper, from the moment he wakes all the way until when he goes to bed. At the end of there’s a tricky, but fun quiz about the story.

The Circus Comes to Town

Readright.co.za Editor — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:54:55 +0000

The stroy this week is all about the circus. All of the interesting performers are introduced, so read the story to figure out which act you enjoy the best. There are fun memory games to play at the end of the story, plus many more cool activities for the classroom.

The Monkeys in the Trees

Readright.co.za Editor — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:52:18 +0000

This story encourages children to investigate a pattern. There are six monkeys in the tree to start off with but eventually they all climb down, download the stroy to find out why.

There are great activities included at the end of this story that connect to the curriculum.

Stella Gets Stuck

Readright.co.za Editor — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:27:02 +0000

This fun story aimed at the foundation phase and is about a girl called Stella, who loves everything that is round.

There are great activities at the end of the story all about what you can do with circles, including fun games and how to make a circle-shape puppet.

Jasper. An Outing to the Aquarium, Read Along

The ReadRight editor — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:32:49 +0000

Download the video podcast of this story read along.

For iPod, mobile phone and Mac (15MB)

For Windows (13MB)

Remember that on a Mac, you will need iTunes, QuickTime or VLC to watch it. Alternatively an MPEG4 compatible mobile device such as a 3G cellphone or video iPod will work. On Windows the Media player 9 and above will be capable of playing the WMV file.

When you hear the chime, turn the page by clicking on the grey arrow

Story and artwork is copyright Macmillan and can only be used for non-commercial educational purposes.

Orville and Wilbur, Read Along

The ReadRight editor — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:32:49 +0000

Download the video podcast of this story read along.

For iPod, mobile phone and Mac (30MB)

For Windows (33MB)

When you hear the chime, turn the page by clicking on the grey arrow

Story and artwork is copyright Macmillan and can only be used for non-commercial educational purposes.