User manual VTECH CLASSMATE SLATE

[. . . ] 6-9 SCORING SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the VTech® Classmate SlateTM learning toy!The VTech® Classmate SlateTM learning product is a fun, interactive chalkboard that uses a touch-sensitive screen and a magic chalk stylus to teach preschool fundamentals. Your child can select from 16 different activities that teach critical skills such as letter order, letter matching, early spelling, number order, counting, early addition and number patterns. Classmate SlateTM is easy-to-use and gets your child excited about going to school. [. . . ] Use this key to playback the melody in Create a Tune and to playback the animation in Recess Time. TO BEGIN PLAY · · Turn on your Classmate SlateTM learning toy by pressing the ON key. Press the activity keys to select the activity you wish to play. You can also use the pen to click on the ( ) button on screen to select an activity. Press the LEVEL key to change the level in any applicable activities. All activities begin in level 1 unless you change the level. Use the pen on the screen and keyboard to play the activities. The screen is very sensitive and the lightest touch will activate a response. Please be careful not to press down too hard as it might damage the screen. 5 · · DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES LETTER ORDER Letter Order A sequence of letters in alphabetical order will appear on screen with one letter missing. Multiple-choice answers will appear on the bottom of the screen. Use the pen to touch the letter that best fills in the answer, or use the keyboard to answer. LETTER MATCH Letter Match This activity tests your knowledge of upper and lowercase letters. A letter will appear on screen, with multiple-choice answers below. Use the pen to touch on the corresponding capital or lowercase letter from the choices, or use the keyboard to answer. MISSING LETTER Missing Letter A word will appear on screen and one of the letters will disappear. Multiple-choice answers will appear on the bottom of the screen. Use the pen to touch the correct missing letter from the multiple choices or use the keyboard to answer the question. WORD SCRAMBLE Word Scramble A word will appear on screen for a short period of time. Then all the letters will be scrambled and appear on the bottom of the screen. Use the pen to touch the letters in the correct order to unscramble the word or use the keyboard to answer the question. MISSING NUMBER Missing Number A sequence of numbers will appear on screen. Multiplechoice answers will appear below. Use the pen to touch the answer that best fills in the missing number or use the keyboard to answer the question. 6 COUNTING Counting Several objects will appear on screen. Count them up and use the keyboard to type the answer. If the HELP key is pressed, two choices will appear on screen and you can use the pen to touch the correct answer. NUMBER ORDER Number Order Four numbers will appear on screen in order. [. . . ] In level 2: 3 points for catching one bookworm. Follow Me In level 1: 20 points for one correct step. In level 2: 10 points for one correct step. 9 Recess Animation: The activities (except Music Library, Create A Tune and Recess Time) are divided into rounds. [. . . ]