User’s Manual © 2008 VTech Disney elements © Disney
Dear Parent, The gift of reading is the greatest gift you can give your child. That’s why together with Disney, VTech® developed Create-A-Story™. Now you can watch words come alive in your child’s imagination with our innovative approach to reading. Designed with your child’s creativity in mind, Create-A-Story™ allows your child to build their own fun filled adventure by choosing the elements of the story such as setting, props, and actions with all of their favorite Disney characters.
INTRODUCTION Experience the gift of reading with Mickey and friends! In the Read-AStoryTM book, read along as Mickey and Donald play hide-and-seek, or choose from three different games on each page to learn reading skills. In the Create-a-StoryTM book, create your very own Mickey stories.
FEATURES VOLUME UP/DOWN Buttons Press the blue arrows on the Disney Create-A-Story console to increase or decrease the volume. MUSIC ON/OFF Button Press the green circle on the Disney Create-A-Story console to turn the background music off. Press the green circle again to turn the background music back on. HELP Button Press the red star on the Disney Create-A-Story console to hear helpful instructions.
Step 1: Add Your Name To personalize your stories, you can add your name and a friend’s name. To add your own name, touch the orange pencil. Then touch the letters of your name. When you are done, touch the green checkmark. To add your friend’s name, touch the blue pencil. Then touch the letters of your friend’s name. When you are done, touch the green checkmark. Step 2: Choose a Page Turn to a page and touch the yellow star with the pen to start.
Step 4: Play Your Story Finally, touch the Play My Story speaker on the page to hear the story you created. Step 5: Replay/Reset Your Story After your story plays, you can either touch the Play My Story speaker to hear your story again, or you can create a new story by touching the yellow star on the page. ACTIVITIES Pages 1-2: Story Time with Mickey Mickey and a friend have just finished playing hide-and-seek, and they are looking for something else to do.
Pages 3-4: My Very Own Story A story is made up of a beginning, a middle, and an end. Choose from these three different parts to create you very own story! Pages 5-6: A Cookie for You Mickey and Minnie want to make a special cookie for their friend.
Pages 7-8: Create a Story Together! On these pages, create a story with a friend! You may play by yourself or you can choose someone to co-author your story. Start by choosing two characters, a place, what happens in the story, and how the friends react. Remember to add your name before starting this story. Please refer to Page 4 above for more details. Pages 9-10: A Birthday Party from Mickey You can make a new story just by changing a few words. Shall we try? Choose a friend, a place, and an object.
READ-A-STORY BOOK Join Mickey and Donald as they play hide-and-seek. Listen to the story or play games to learn early reading skills! Play Entire Story Touch Play Entire Story to hear the entire story read aloud. Story Teller Touch the speaker on the page to hear the story read aloud. Skill Builder Games Touch a Mousekegear to play a game. Exploratory Play Touch the pictures or words on the page to explore.
ACTIVITIES Educational Curriculum Pages 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20 Skill Seek the Sounds Letter Buddies Same Sounds Seek the Sounds Letter Swap Word Search Seek the Sounds Let’s Look and Find Opposite Adjectives Seek the Sounds Vowel Search 2 for 1 Words Seek the Sounds How Does It End? Vocabulary Hunt Seek the Sounds Clap and Count Tool Time Seek the Sounds Fanfara Fun The One or Many Game Seek the Sounds Letter Match Contraction Action Seek the Sounds Thumbs Up Who’s T
CARE & MAINTENANCE 1. Keep Create-A-Story™ clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth. Never use solvents or abrasives. 2. Keep the unit 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 Create-A-Story™ away from water.
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