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INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode Move the joystick up and down to highlight the play mode you want. Press the ENTER button to choose. You can also press the red and green buttons on the joystick to choose the corresponding play mode. Press the red button to select “Learning Adventure” or press the green button to select “Learning Zone.” 1. Learning Adventure In this play mode, you can explore in four adventure worlds with Elmo. 2.
2. Move the joystick down to choose “Yes” and press the ENTER button to confirm the game settings, or press the green button on the joystick directly. STEP 3: Start Your Game * * FEATURES * For Learning Adventure, please see the “Activities - Learning Adventure” section of this manual. For Learning Zone, please see the “Activities - Learning Zone” section of this manual. For Options, you can choose to keep the background music on or turn it off.
actions. When Elmo is asking you a question, press a color button to choose an answer. During a Learning Zone game, you can press a color button to choose a correct answer. * 2-Player Option During a Learning Zone game, two players will share the same game round. They will take turns answering questions one by one. A light bulb will appear above Elmo’s head to remind the players to switch playing.
* LEARNING ZONE (ABC) Button When you press the LEARNING ZONE (ABC) button, the game will pause. An “Exit” icon will pop up to make sure you want to quit. Choose “Yes” to leave the game or “No” to cancel the exit screen and keep playing. Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection. You may also press the corresponding red or green color buttons on the joystick to choose directly.
1. Barnyard Sound Off 3. Big Top Shape Up 2. Underwater Size Up 4. Musicland Tune Up Game settings icons - You can change these by selecting this with your joystick and pressing the ENTER button. Learning Adventure Game Status Bar Elmo’s icon represents the number of player(s). The blue frame indicates it is Player 1’s turn while the yellow frame indicates it is Player 2’s turn (this is only applicable if two joysticks are inserted and the 2-player mode is selected).
Then four answer choices will appear on the bottom of the screen. Press one of the corresponding color buttons on your joystick to pick which animal is hiding. After an animal is found, Elmo will ask you to look for its corresponding beginning letter. Help find the floating bubbles with the correct beginning letter by controlling Elmo with the joystick.
Game 3 - Big Top Shape Up Oh no! The circus performers need help getting ready for their acts! Let’s join Elmo in helping Mister Noodle get the circus acts prepared. Along the circus paths, you can move the joystick left, right, up or down to control Elmo. You can also press the ENTER button to help Elmo jump up. Along the path, you will discover four circus tents. Elmo will explore each of them while finding the correct shapes to be used for the circus acts.
Curriculum Shapes, Sequencing, Patterns Easy level: Identify four geometric shapes and simple patterns, identify objects with specific shapes; a model of the shape will appear on screen. Difficult level: Identify six advanced geometric shapes and advanced patterns, identify objects with specific shapes; no model of the shape will be given. Game 4 - Musicland Tune Up ACTIVITIES Game Play What a noisy music hall! Let’s help Mister Noodle collect all the musical instruments for the concert.
Learning Adventure Result Screen After each Learning Adventure game, you will see a result screen. This shows the score you earned during the games. This shows the highest score. If there is no record, the score will not be seen on this screen. *Learning Zone The Learning Zone play mode features four different learning games. Use the joystick to scroll through the games and press the ENTER button, or press one of the four color buttons on the joystick to start one. 1. Letter Fun 3. Circus Shapes 2.
ACTIVITIES - LEARNING ZONE Zone 1 - Letter Fun Elmo loves letters! Elmo would like to play a guessing game with you! In Elmo’s room, you will see his shade, drawer and television screen! Elmo will show you a picture and ask you to guess what’s the beginning letter of that object. Elmo will also show you a letter and ask you to select the picture that begins with that letter. Press one of the corresponding color buttons on your joystick to select an answer.
Zone 3 - Circus Shapes Game Play Elmo loves shapes! Let’s play a shape game with him. Each time, the flipping boards will show you a shape pattern. Look at each pattern carefully and guess which shape is missing. Press one of the corresponding color buttons on your joystick to choose the correct missing shape in order to complete the pattern. Curriculum Shapes, Matching, Patterns Difficult Level: Teach six advanced geometric shapes: square, circle, triangle, rectangle, pentagon and hexagon.
CARE & MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING CARE & MAINTENANCE 12 1. Keep your V.Smile™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. Never use solvents or abrasives. 2. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from direct sources of heat. 3. Remove the batteries when not using it for an extended period of time. 4. Avoid dropping it. Never try to dismantle it. 5. Always keep the V.Smile™ away from water.
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