V-tech Alphabet Apple Tree Guide

A Guide to Using
Alphabet Apple™ Tree
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Dear Parent,Dear Parent,
Dear Parent,Dear Parent,
Dear Parent,
You know how important learning the fundamentals is to your child’s future. No
matter what path your child takes - all-star third baseman, doctor or computer
programmer - fundamental skills are the building blocks to success.
As a parent, you take the most critical role in establishing an acti e learning
en ironment. And because play consumes so much of a child’s day, toys are a ery
important part of that en ironment. That’s why VTech®VTech®
VTech®VTech®
VTech® de eloped the FUNdamentalsFUNdamentals
FUNdamentalsFUNdamentals
FUNdamentals
of Learningof Learning
of Learningof Learning
of Learning system - an integrated line of products created by teams of cutting-
edge toy designers in conjunction with accomplished teachers. Each learning toy
focuses on one of three key subject areas: Reading, Math or Language.
The curriculum content of each toy (the teaching part) is keyed to the child’s age
and ability le el. Each toy’s appealing design and stimulating, interacti e play (the
cutting-edge toy part) puts the FUN into fundamentals.
The VTech®VTech®
VTech®VTech®
VTech® multi-sensory approach engages di erse learning styles (auditory,
isual, tactile) while reinforcing and complementing the subject matter the child is
learning, or will learn, in school. This producti e play fills a child with confidence
and pride, as well as a lifelong lo e of learning.
For 25 years, millions of parents ha e trusted VTech®VTech®
VTech®VTech®
VTech® with the most important job
in the world, helping their children learn and grow. We appreciate that. And we
look forward to continuing to nurture the de elopment of young minds.
Sincerely,
Your friends at VTech®VTech®
VTech®VTech®
VTech®
To learn more about the FUNdamentals of Learning system and other VTech®VTech®
VTech®VTech®
VTech® toys,
isit www. techkids.com.
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TO BEGIN PLAYTO BEGIN PLAY
TO BEGIN PLAYTO BEGIN PLAY
TO BEGIN PLAY
1. To begin play, press the ON/OFF ON/OFF
ON/OFF ON/OFF
ON/OFF button. You will hear a
sound effect followed by “Hello!”
2. Slide the acti ity selector left and right to select one of
the fi e acti ities. A friendly oice will guide you through
each of the following acti ities:
A. Learn the Letters
B. Learn the Sounds
C. Find It
D. Before and After
E. Music
3. To turn the learning toy OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF, press the ON/OFFON/OFF
ON/OFFON/OFF
ON/OFF button again.
You will hear “Bye-bye,” followed by a sound effect.
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE
LETTER BUTTONS
ACTIVITY SELECTOR
ON/OFF BUTTON
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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 1 – LEARN THE LETTERSACTIVITY 1 – LEARN THE LETTERS
ACTIVITY 1 – LEARN THE LETTERSACTIVITY 1 – LEARN THE LETTERS
ACTIVITY 1 – LEARN THE LETTERS
This acti ity allows your child to practice identifying the 26 letters of the alphabet.
As your child presses a letter button, he or she will hear the friendly oice identify
the letter.
Learning Benefits for Your Child -Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child -Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Learn the Letters acti ity is presented to
introduce your child to the 26 letters of the alphabet. Your child may explore at
his or her own pace by choosing which letters to press. There are no specific
instructions telling your child which button to press. This free exploration is ery
in iting and encourages your child to take risks by pressing letters he or she may
not be too familiar with.
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Slide the acti ity selector to “Learn the Letters.” You will
hear a short tune and the friendly oice will introduce
the acti ity by saying, “Learn the letters.”
2. When any letter button is pressed, the letter’s name will
be identified. For example, when you press the letter “A”
button, you will hear the corresponding letter name “A.”
How Can You Help?
• Encourage your child to find the beginning letter of his or her name as well
as other names of family members. Ask your child to think of his or her friends
names or favorite toys animals etc. and guide your child in finding the
beginning letters of those words using the letter buttons on the learning toy.
• Write some letters of the alphabet down on paper and encourage your child to
find the matching letter using the letter buttons on the learning toy. After your
child presses the letter button and hears the name of the letter ask him or her
what letter it was.
“Learn the
letters.”
“A”
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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 2 - LEARN THE SOUNDSACTIVITY 2 - LEARN THE SOUNDS
ACTIVITY 2 - LEARN THE SOUNDSACTIVITY 2 - LEARN THE SOUNDS
ACTIVITY 2 - LEARN THE SOUNDS
Learning Benefits for Your Child -Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child -Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child - This acti ity teaches the sounds of the consonants
and owels. Your child will hear the correct pronunciation of each letter sound. He
or she will recognize that the owels A, E, I, O and U can make two different
sounds, both long and short. E erytime your child presses a letter button, the
friendly oice will tell your child the sound(s) that the letter makes.
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Slide the acti ity selector to “Learn the Sounds.” You will
hear a short tune and the friendly oice will introduce
the acti ity by saying, “Learn the letter sounds.”
2. When any letter button is pressed, the letter will be
pronounced followed by the phonetic sound. For example,
press the letter “A” button and you will hear, “A says ‘a’
and ‘ah.’”
How Can You Help?
• Encourage your child to say the letter sounds along with the learning toy.
Your child could practice by saying “The name of the letter is B. the sound of
the letter is ‘buh.’”
• This skill takes lots of practice. Remember to remain positive and praise your
child when he or she can tell you the sound of a given letter.
“Learn the
sounds.”
“A says ‘a’
and ‘ah.’”
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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 3 - FIND ITACTIVITY 3 - FIND IT
ACTIVITY 3 - FIND ITACTIVITY 3 - FIND IT
ACTIVITY 3 - FIND IT
This acti ity reinforces letter identification and letter sounds. The friendly oice
will ask your child to find a certain letter or letter sound. Your child must rely on
the skills presented in the pre ious acti ities in order to play this acti ity.
Learning Benefits for Your Child - Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child - Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Find It acti ity is presented to familiarize
your child with the 26 letters of the alphabet and their phonetic sounds.
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Slide the acti ity selector to “Find It.” You will hear a short
tune. Then the friendly oice will ask a random question.
For example, you will hear “Find the letter A,” or “Find
the letter which says ‘ah.’”
2. Find the answer by pressing a letter button. The friendly
oice will identify the name or phonics sound of the
pressed button. For example, you will hear “This is the
letter A.” Or, "A says ‘A’ and ‘ah.’”
How Can You Help?
• Write some letters of the alphabet down on paper and encourage your child to
find the matching letter on the learning toy.
• Create a list together with your child of words that begin with each of the
letters of the alphabet. You may want to create a booklet for your child with
these words. Devote a page to each letter of the alphabet.
“Find the
letter A.”
“This is the
letter A.”
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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 4 - BEFORE AND AFTERACTIVITY 4 - BEFORE AND AFTER
ACTIVITY 4 - BEFORE AND AFTERACTIVITY 4 - BEFORE AND AFTER
ACTIVITY 4 - BEFORE AND AFTER
This acti ity strengthens alphabetical order skills. Your child will recognize that
the letters of the alphabet are arranged in a certain order. He or she will ha e
opportunities to tell which letter comes before or after certain letters. Your child
will be asked specific questions such as, “Which letter comes before the letter B?”
He or she will then ha e the opportunity to look at the letter buttons and find that
letter.
Learning Benefits for Your Child -Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child -Learning Benefits for Your Child -
Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Before and After acti ity is designed to
familiarize your child with the alphabet. Your child will also be taught the concepts
of before and after. This acti ity pro ides opportunities for your child to identify
letters of the alphabet on his or her own.
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Slide the acti ity selector to “Before and After.” You will
hear a short tune. Then the friendly oice will ask a
question about letter order. For example, you will hear
“Which letter comes before the letter D?,” or “Which letter
comes after the letter B?”
2. Find the answer by pressing a letter button. The friendly
oice will identify the letter sequence of the button that
was pressed. For example, you will hear “The letter C
comes before the letter D,” or “The letter C comes after
the letter B.”
How Can You Help?
• While your child is playing the activity encourage him or her to look at the
letters while making his or her decision about the answer. Have your child tell
you why he or she is choosing a certain letter for his or her answer.
• Talk about “before” and “after” regard to events that have occurred throughout
the day. For instance ask your child “What did you do before lunch? ” Or
“What do we usually do after dinner?”
“Which letter comes
before the letter D?”
“The letter C comes
before the letter D.”
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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 5 - MUSICACTIVITY 5 - MUSIC
ACTIVITY 5 - MUSICACTIVITY 5 - MUSIC
ACTIVITY 5 - MUSIC
This acti ity enables your child to enhance his or her listening skills by following
directions in order to play arious songs.
Learning Benefits for Your Child –Learning Benefits for Your Child –
Learning Benefits for Your Child –Learning Benefits for Your Child –
Learning Benefits for Your Child – The Music acti ity pro ides your child with an
opportunity to ha e some fun while enhancing his or her creati e skills! Following
directions and listening are encouraged in this acti ity.
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Slide the acti ity selector to “Music.” You will hear a short
tune. Then the friendly oice will say “Press a button.”
Choose the melodies by pressing any letter button.
There are nine fun melodies:
• And The Green Grass Grew All Around
• Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
• Frog Went A’Courtin
• Camptown Races
• My Bonnie Lies O er The Ocean
• The Old Grey Mare
• La ender’s Blue
• Goosey, Goosey, Gander
• The Alphabet Song
How Can You Help?
• Provide plenty of time for your child’s creative exploration. Have your child
try to think of new words that go along with the melody of the song. Have your
child share his of her new creation with others.
• Have your child draw or paint a picture about the song. Your child may wish to
draw or paint a series of pictures that describe the song.
“Press a
button.”
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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE BATTERIESBATTERIES
BATTERIESBATTERIES
BATTERIES
BATTERY INSTALLATIONBATTERY INSTALLATION
BATTERY INSTALLATIONBATTERY INSTALLATION
BATTERY INSTALLATION
1. Make sure the unit is off.
2. Locate the battery co er on the bottom of the unit. Use a
coin or screwdri er to open the battery co er. Install 2
new “AA” (UM-3/LR6) batteries following the diagram inside
the battery box. (The use of new, alkaline batteries is
recommended for maximum performance.)
3. Replace the battery co er and tighten the screw to secure
the battery co er.
BATTERY NOTICEBATTERY NOTICE
BATTERY NOTICEBATTERY NOTICE
BATTERY NOTICE
• Install batteries correctly obser ing the polarity (++
++
+, --
--
-) signs to a oid leakage.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not use batteries of different types.
• Remo e exhausted or new batteries from the learning toy when it will not be
used for an extended period of time.
• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
• Do not attempt to recharge ordinary batteries.
• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.
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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE™ TREE
™ TREE BATTERIESBATTERIES
BATTERIESBATTERIES
BATTERIES
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFFAUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFFAUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
To preser e battery life, the ALPHABET APPLE™ TREEALPHABET APPLE™ TREE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREEALPHABET APPLE™ TREE
ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE learning toy will turn off
automatically after one minute without input. The unit can be turned on again by
pressing the On/Off button.
NOTENOTE
NOTENOTE
NOTE: If for some reason the program/acti ity stops working, then please follow
these steps:
1. Please turn the unit off.
2. Interrupt the power supply by remo ing the batteries.
3. Let the unit stand for a few minutes, then replace the batteries.
4. Turn the unit on. The unit will now be ready to play again.
If the problem persists, please call our Consumer Ser ices Department at 1-800-
521-2010 in the U.S., 1-800-267-7377 in Canada or 01235-546810 in the U.K..
WARNING:WARNING:
WARNING:WARNING:
WARNING: All packing materials such as tape, plastic sheets, wire ties and tags
are not part of this toy and should be discarded for your child’s safety.
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