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Let’s Go!
•Some of the tools on the tool menu are not
available for use in some activities or games.
If a tool is not available for use,you will hear a tone.
•Please keep this manual for future reference,as it contains important
information.
IMPORTANT! If the tip of the stylus and the image on screen do not align,
it’s time to calibrate them! Please refer to page 56, Calibrating the Stylus.
Before inserting a software cartridge, turn power off! Insert the
software cartridge into the software port. Turn power back on.
Software Port
Software Cartridge
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Alpha Forest
™
•Login or choose an activity on the screen.
•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.
Activities Login
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Login!
•Touch the flashing box in the lower
right corner with the stylus.
•Touch New Player in the lower left
corner with the stylus (go on to page 6).
OR
•Touch your name on the screen with
the stylus (go on to page 10).
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•Choose upper or lower case letters
and a color for your name.
•Touch the abc button on the screen
with the stylus to choose upper case
letters; touch again for lower case letters.
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•Touch the color palette on the screen
with the stylus.
•Touch a color on the screen with the stylus.
•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!
Smiley Button
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•Touch each letter of your name on the
keyboard with the stylus.
•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!
•Choose a picture to go with your name.
•Touch the arrows on the screen with the
stylus to scroll through choices.
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•When you find a picture that you like,
touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.
•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!
•Now, choose a guide.
•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.
•Touch the smiley button on the screen
with the stylus when you’re done!
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•If you’re already logged in,touch your
name on the screen with the stylus.
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Choose a Game or Activity!
Choose a game or activity from the Home Screen: Letter Mix-up,
Letter Forest,Letter Trails,Fireflies,Coloring and Animal Mix-up.
Letter Trails
Letter Mix-up
Letter Forest
Animal Mix-up
Fireflies
Coloring
Hint: Go to page 51 for information on Top Scores; page 52 for information
about Progress Reports and page 55 for information on how to Log Out!
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Letter Mix-up
•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.
•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.
•Choose a level.Touch your choice on the
screen with the stylus.
You have 30 seconds to make matches.
You have 25 seconds to make matches
and extra letters.
You have 20 seconds to make matches
and extra letters.
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•Match the letters on the ground with the
letters on the trees before time runs out.
Hint: Touch the help button on the screen
with the stylus if you need help.
•Touch a letter on the bottom the screen
with the stylus.
Timer
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•Now,drag the letter with the stylus on the
screen to the matching letter on the tree.
• Good job! You made a match.
Match another letter.
Hint: Don’t run out of time!
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•Try again. Match the letter on the
ground with a letter on a tree.
•After you have made all matches,
you score points!
Level 1 - 10 points
Level 2 - 20 points
Level 3 - 30 points
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•Jump to the next level!
Hint: If you’d like to play another activity,
touch Home on the tool menu with
the stylus.
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Letter Forest
•If you didn’t login,you’ll need to choose
a guide.
•Touch your choice on the screen with
the stylus.
•Choose a level.Touch your choice on the
screen with the stylus.
Find 6 letters.
Find 6 letters – some are hidden.
Find 8 letters – some are hidden.
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•There are three letters hidden on the screen.
•After finding letters, they go into the bag.
You score points.
•If you find a hidden treasure, it goes into the
treasure chest.You score points.
•Touch the arrow to scroll to a different
screen and find more letters.
•Touch the hint button if you need help.
Hint
Letters
Letter Bag
Treasure
Chest
Arrow
Level 1
•Look and listen to the letter to find.
Hint: There are six letters to find.