[. . . ] Designed with your child's creativity in mind, Create-A-StoryTM 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. At VTech® we are dedicated to helping you help your child discover their gifts. We thank you for your trust in our uniquely developed products that encourage active minds through imaginative play. [. . . ] It's up to you to decide. STEP : Play Your Story Finally, touch the Play My Story speaker on the page to hear the story you created. STEP : 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. Choose a place, character, object and McQueen's action to make a story about this race! Pages 3- ­ 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 - ­ Racecar Banners Design a special banner for your favorite racecar!You can choose the color of the banner, a slogan, and a cool decoration. Then see your banner at the Radiator Springs International races! Pages -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. 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. Then watch how the story changes! 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 Touch a road sign to play a game. Word Parts Exploratory Play Touch the pictures or words on the page to explore. 8 INTRODUCTION Educational Curriculum Pages 1-2 Skill Builder Names Word Parts Sound Choices Side-by-side Sounds Word Parts Awesome Opposites Who's Whom?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?Word Parts Race to Place Signs of Change Word Parts Know the Ending Photo Finish Reading Skills Phonics Vowel Pairs Alliteration Phonics Antonyms Literary Analysis Phonics Vowel Sounds Possessives Phonics Comprehension Consonant Digraphs Phonics Punctuation Long & Short Vowel Sounds Phonics R-controlled Words Capital & Lowercase Letters Phonics Sentence Structure Consonant Blends Phonics Comprehension Hard & Soft Consonant Sounds Phonics Vocabulary Rhyming Words Phonics Word Structure Comprehension 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20 9 CARE & MAINTENANCE 1. Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from direct sources of heat. Remove the batteries when not using it for an extended period of time. Always keep Create-A-StoryTM away from water. WARNING A very small percentage of the public, due to an existing condition, may experience epileptic seizures or momentary loss of consciousness while they play games on a TV. While Create-A-StoryTM does not contribute to any additional risks, we do recommend that parents supervise their children while they play games on a TV. If your child experiences dizziness, altered vision, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use immediately and consult your physician. Please note that focusing on a TV screen for a prolonged period of time may cause fatigue or discomfort. We recommend that children take a 15minute break for every hour of play. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have a problem that cannot be solved by using this manual, we encourage you to visit us online or contact our Consumer Services Department with any problems and/or suggestions that you might have. [. . . ] This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. [. . . ]