User manual VTECH WRITE & LEARN SMARTBOARD

[. . . ] Your child will love learning to write with the VTech® Write & Learn SmartboardTM through 6 fun activities. Master uppercase letter and number formation, learn about alphabetical and numerical order, and try to spell simple words. Or just have fun drawing or singing along to "The Alphabet Song!" Get practicing in the Smart Writer spaces, and the board will intelligently recognize what you have written!Just pick up the stylus and start writing! On/Off Button 26 Letter Buttons Non-electronic Sliding Bar 3 Smart Writer Spaces Repeat Button GO Button Background Music Button Activity Selector INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE · · One VTech® Write & Learn SmartboardTM learning toy One instruction manual 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. Introduction 2 LCD Screen Erase Button GETTING STARTED BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. [. . . ] On the LCD screen, you will see the letter strokes taught step by step. Watch the LCD screen carefully as it shows you the proper steps in forming a letter. Practice writing that letter in any of the Smart Writer spaces. If you have written the letter correctly, you will hear a positive response such as, "Wonderful!You wrote the letter A. " Keep listening to learn a word that begins with that letter. Then check out the cool picture of it on the screen. Press another letter button to continue your writing lessons and learn some more. If you do not write a letter correctly after three tries, you will be asked to try a different letter. As you practice your writing, you can press the Repeat button to view the instructions on how to form the letter again. Or, if you make a mistake, you can press the Erase button to clear the screen and start over again. Activities 8 2. Number Writing This activity will teach you how to write numbers from 1 to 10. Number Stroke Order lessons in this activity are based on the Zaner-Bloser method. 1. Slide the activity selector to "Number Writing". You will see a number train going by on the LCD screen. Press the GO button when you see the number you would like to write. If you don't make your selection within a few seconds, the unit will automatically choose a number for you. On the LCD screen, you will see the number strokes taught step by step. After you have watched the proper stroke order, you can practice writing a number in any one of the Smart Writer spaces. If you have written the number correctly, you will hear a positive response, and you can count along as an object in the given amount will be shown on screen. After that, you will be instructed to choose another number. If you do not write a number correctly after three tries, you will be asked to try a different number. As you practice your writing, you can press the Repeat button to view the instructions on how to form the number again. [. . . ] Keep the unit clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. If the Smart Writer spaces get anything on them, wipe them with a tissue or damp cloth. Do not scrub the spaces as it could cause damage. Do not use sharp-ended objects to write on the Smart Writer spaces of the board. [. . . ]