Vtech Alphabert User Manual - Page 27

ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT™ ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 16 - HEAR A SONG This activity allows your child to hear various popular children's melodies. Learning Benefits for Your Child-The Hear a Song activity provides your child with an opportunity to have some fun while developing better listening skills. HEAR A SONG ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Press the Hear a Song activity button and you will hear a sound effect followed by "Time for some music." 2. Press any letter button to hear a dual-tone melody. The learning toy will play the melody and fun animations will appear on the LCD screen. There are 26 songs to choose from. Press the following letter buttons to hear the corresponding melody: a. The Alphabet Song b. My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean c. Camptown Races d. Did You Ever See A Lassie? e. Farmer in the Dell f. Frere Jacques g. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush h. Hickory Dickory Dock i. Old King Cole j. It's Raining, It's Pouring k. Jack and Jill l. Little Miss Muffet m.London Bridge n. Mary Had A Little Lamb o. Old MacDonald Had A Farm p. Pease Porridge Hot q.Polly Wolly Doodle r. Row, Row, Row Your Boat s. Sailing, Sailing t. Shenendoah u. Sing A Song of Sixpence v. Skip to My Lou w.Take Me Out to the Ball Game x. The Wheels on the Bus y. Three Little Kittens z.Pop! Goes the Weasel How Can You Help? • Provide plenty of time for your child's creative expression. Ask your child to think of new words that could go along with the melody of the song. Ask your child to share his or her new creation with others! • Have your child draw or paint a picture about a melody from the learning toy. Your child may wish to draw or paint a series of pictures that tell about the song. • Ask your child if he or she recognizes the melody being played. Encourage your child to sing along if he or she knows it. If the melody is unfamiliar to him or her, but familiar to you, be sure to teach the song to your child. 26