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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 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 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 APPLE™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE

LETTER BUTTONS

ACTIVITY SELECTOR

ON/OFF BUTTON

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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 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 - 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:

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 APPLE™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

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 - 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:

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 APPLE™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

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 - 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:

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 APPLE™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

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 - 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:

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 APPLE™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

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 – 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:

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 APPLE™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE BATTERIESBATTERIES

BATTERIESBATTERIES

BATTERIES

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 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.

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ALPHABET APPLEALPHABET APPLE

ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE™ TREE

™ TREE BATTERIESBATTERIES

BATTERIESBATTERIES

BATTERIES

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

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: 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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