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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 Lightning McQueen and friends! In the Read-A-StoryTM book, read along as Lightning McQueen hosts the Radiator Springs International at his new racetrack, or choose from three different games on each page to learn reading skills. In the Create-AStoryTM book, create your very own Lightning McQueen 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 green 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 McQueen McQueen wants to have a practice race to get ready for the Radiator Springs International.
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 your very own story! Pages 5-6 – Racecar Banners Design a special banner for your favorite racecar! You can choose the color of the banner, a slogan, and a cool decoration.
Pages 7-8 – Create a Story Together! On these pages, you can either create a story by yourself, or you can choose someone to co-author your story. Start by choosing two characters, and activity they would like to participate in, what happens in their story, and how the characters react. Remember to add your name before starting this story. Please refer to page 4 above for more details. Pages 9-10 – Mater’s Tour of Radiator Springs You can make a new story just by changing a few words.
Read-A-Story BOOK Race along with McQueen and his friends to see who wins in the Radiator Springs International. Or you can play games to learn early reading skills! Play Entire Story Touch the Play Entire Story speaker to hear the entire story read aloud. Story Teller Touch the speaker on the page to hear the story read aloud. Skill Builder Games Word Parts Touch a road sign to play a game. Exploratory Play Touch the pictures or words on the page to explore.
INTRODUCTION Educational Curriculum Pages 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20 Skill Builder Names Word Parts Sound Choices Side-by-side Sounds Word Parts Awesome Opposites Who’s Whom? Word Parts Hear the Difference? Whose Is It? Word Parts Who’s There? Beginning and End Word Parts Pit Stop Vowel Chase Word Parts “R” Controlled Race to the Capital Word Parts Connecting the Parts Letter Buddies Word Parts Did You See That? Go, Car, Go! Word Parts Race to Place Signs of Change Word
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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