Shooting Star Pack

Title: Shooting Star Pack
Subtitle: Level 3: Early Developing
Release Date: 04/01/24
Type: Reading Academy Pack
Brand: Dreamscape Media: Lerner Publishing Group,FarFaria,Highlights,Sesame Street,eKidz.eu
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Launchpad Description: This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills — starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn.

Early Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones:
- Participates in conversation
- Asks questions to clarify uncertainty
- Understands the organization of print
- Distinguishes long versus short vowel words
- Writes text with simple facts
- Begins to spell long vowel words with patterns
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

B-I-N-G-O (App)
It's time for another nursery rhyme remix. This time we're following around the farmer's friendly ol' dog, BINGO! You know, BINGO, right? Do you know how to spell his name? B-I-N-G-O!

Bali - It's Christmas (App)
It's Christmas and as everyone opens their presents, Bali sees there's one left. But he's quickly confused, for it has both his and Lea's name on it. Bali doesn't understand, presents are always for one person. And he doesn’t want to share it with anyone. Frustrated, Bali goes into his dream. he and Kikou find themselves by Santa's sleigh. They help him load up his sleigh by matching the gifts with his long list. When finished, they notice one present remains. Before the elves fight over it, Santa says it's for everyone. Indeed, it's full of cookies that they all share. Back in 'reality', Bali decides it's ok to share. In fact, the present is actually two puppets. Together, Bali and Lea put on a little puppet show to the delight of all.

Big - The Witch Sisters (App)
Meet The Witch Sisters! Big Witch Sister is going the Witches Ball! Little Witch Sister can't go until she's big. Will Little Witch Sister be able to create a spell to turn her big so she can go to the ball?

Billy Beedle Superhero (App)
Billy Beedle has a big imagination and dreams of being a super hero. He is always looking for excitement. When he spends the day with his grandparents, he discovers they may actually not be as boring as he thought. This story will surprise you at the end!

Detective Little Boy Blue (app)
Read Aloud with classic Mother Goose characters in a brand new detective story starring Little Boy Blue.

Everyday Short Stories - Food (App)
What are your favorite foods to eat? This delightful collection of beginning short stories will help to make reading fun for all kids! Choose the "Read To Me" option with words that highlight in sync with a Narrator’s voice, or "Read With Someone" so your child can practice reading on their own or with someone else.

Leaning Tower of Pizza (App)
Kyle can't wait to land in Italy and start helping to eat the Leaning Tower of Pizza. Read what happens when he gets to the real tower! Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

Make Way For Animals! (app)
Take a tour of wildlife crossings across the globe and discover how these inventive pathways have saved both animal and human lives and helped preserve ecosystems.

Storybook Animations: Bucky Builds a Bookcase (App)
The three little worms have too many books so their friend Bucky makes them a beautiful bookcase.

Storybook Animations: Carmela Plants a Tree (App)
Carmela and Dad buy a tree at the nursery and plant it in the yard. Carmela says the tree is very small and Dad explains that it will grow much bigger.

The Whale (App)
Developing, a fable telling how whales got their baleen plates (feeding filters). Using direct speech punctuation, apostrophe of possession and exclamation mark. Primarily simple sentences with some compound sentences.

Valerie Lucks Out (App)
Valerie has bad luck this Saint Patrick's Day. Will her luck change when her best friend finds a four-leaf clover? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.