pre-school english

Table of Contents

Welcome!................................................................................................................................... 1

Getting Started........................................................................................................................... 2

Minimum System Requirements ............................................................................................. 2

Installing the Program............................................................................................................. 2

Uninstalling the Program......................................................................................................... 3

Product Registration and Support .............................................................................................. 3

Getting Around........................................................................................................................... 4

Star Pointer............................................................................................................................. 4

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Activity Palette ........................................................................................................................ 4

Forward/Back Icons ................................................................................................................ 4

Difficulty Levels & Hints.............................................................................................................. 4

Muppet Hosts............................................................................................................................. 5

Main Menu ................................................................................................................................. 5

Activities..................................................................................................................................... 6

PAPERCLIPS & MOVIES ....................................................................................................... 6

Find the Paperclips ............................................................................................................ 6

Making Sentences ............................................................................................................. 7

LETTERS AND WORDS ........................................................................................................ 8

Letters................................................................................................................................ 8

Two-Letter Word Families .................................................................................................. 9

Two-Letter Word Families: Find the First Letter/Letters.....................................................10

Three-Letter Word Families ..............................................................................................11

Three-Letter Word Families: Find the First Letter/Letters ..................................................12

NUMBERS.............................................................................................................................13

Identify Numbers...............................................................................................................13

Number Sequencing .........................................................................................................14

Counting ...........................................................................................................................15

Counting On......................................................................................................................16

Number Videos .................................................................................................................17

PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ..................................................................................18

ART .......................................................................................................................................19

CREDITS..................................................................................................................................20

LICENSE AGREEMENT ...........................................................................................................24

COPYRIGHT ............................................................................................................................25

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Welcome!

Developed by trusted experts in early childhood education, Sesame Street® Let’s Go toPreschool™ helps children learn the fundamental skills critical for every preschooler'sdevelopment. This engaging learning experience allows children to play at their ownpace, while providing a fun-filled opportunity to learn about letter sounds, early math,reasoning and other school readiness skills.

In addition to presenting a variety of curricular areas, Sesame Street® Let’s Go toPreschool™ provides multiple levels of game play to support children's growth anddevelopment. This approach enables children to progress to the next level of difficultybased on a series of correct responses. At each stage, children are encouraged to dotheir personal best and congratulated on their success.

Sesame Street® Let’s Go to Preschool™ is a great way for children to have fun andlearn with their Sesame Street friends. Created by Sesame Workshop, the non-profiteducational organization behind Sesame Street and so much more, this award-winningsoftware builds on the Workshop's mission to maximize the power of media to help allchildren reach their highest potential.

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Getting Started

Minimum System Requirements

For Microsoft Windows

450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent), 256 MB of RAM, 1GB Free Hard Disk Space, CDdrive, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista.

For the MAC

PowerPC® G4 500MHz or faster processor, or Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor,CD drive, Mac OS X v.10.2.x and later

Installing the Program


To install the software on Microsoft Windows:

1. Insert the Sesame Street® Let’s Go to Preschool™ CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

If you have Autorun enabled, the setup screen will open automatically.

If Autorun is disabled on your computer, go to My Computer, open your CD-ROMdrive and open the setup.exe file.

In Windows Vista, if you have trouble finding the Run command in your Start menu,you can also go to Computer, use the right mouse button to click on the icon for yourCD drive, select Explore from the menu that appears, and then double-click on the“Setup” application.

2. Click Install and follow the on-screen directions to complete the installation.

To start the program, double-click on the Let’s Go to Preschool™ icon on your desktop, orchoose Sesame Street/Sesame Street-Let’s Go To Preschool from the Programs list in theStart menu.

For the Mac

To install the software on the Mac:

1. Insert the Sesame Street® Let’s Go to Preschool™ CD into the CD-ROM drive.2. Double click the Sesame Street Installer.pkg to start the installer. Note: If you do not see

the Sesame Street Installer.pkg, double-click the CD icon.3. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation.

To start the program, navigate to the folder Macintosh HD/Applications/Sesame Street-Let’s Goto Preschool/. (Or, if you picked a different folder during installation, navigate to that folderinstead.) Once there, double-click on the Preschool icon to launch the game.

For your convenience, you might want to create an alias to launch the game from your desktop.Click once on the Let’s Go to Preschool™ icon to select it, then hold down the Cmd (Apple) keyand press the letter l. An icon for the new alias will appear. Click and drag the alias to your

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desktop. (Be careful not to move the actual application by mistake. The Let’s Go toPreschool™ alias icon will be the one with the arrow in its bottom left corner.)

Uninstalling the Program


Windows Vista:

1. Click on the Start button, then select Control Panel (or Settings>Control Panel). ClickUninstall a program.

2. Select Let’s Go to Preschool™, and then click Uninstall. Follow the on-screen directions tocomplete the uninstall.

Windows XP:

1. Click on the Start button, then select Control Panel (or Settings>Control Panel).

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. Select Let’s Go to Preschool™, and then click Remove. Follow the on-screen directions tocomplete the uninstall.

For the Macintosh

Drag the Let’s Go to Preschool™ folder to the Trash & empty the Trash.

Product Registration and Support

Registering your Sesame Street® ProductBefore you start playing Let’s Go to Preschool™, please take a moment to register your productwith us. Once you do, you’ll be entitled to:

Free Technical Support: We’re committed to making Let’s Go to Preschool™ work foryou. If you have any questions, please contact our support staff.

Registered User Discounts: As a registered user, you’re eligible for special prices onmany new products and bonus offers on our other best-selling software products.

Technical SupportDon’t panic! Our friendly technical support staff is ready to help:

Visit our website at www.novadevelopment.com/support/ for frequently asked questions andtroubleshooting tips.

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Getting Around

Star Pointer

Your mouse pointer is a star. As you move the star around the screen, some objectswill highlight or sparkle, inviting you to click on them.

Bob, Maria, or the Muppet host identifies some items when you roll the star pointer overthem.

If you pause the star pointer over an item, the Muppet host will give you a hint aboutwhat to do next.

You can click on the Muppet host at any time to hear the instructions again.

The star pointer works the same way in all the activities.

Activity Palette

The activity palette can be found in the upper left-hand corner of each activity.Click on the activity palette at any time to return to the Main Menu to choose anew activity or exit the game.

Forward/Back IconsTwo green arrows appear at the bottom of the activity window, one facing right and one facingleft. To move to the next activity or return to the previous activity, click on one of these arrows.

Click on this arrow to return to the previous activity.

Click on this arrow to move to the next activity.

Note: The arrow to return to the previous activity is not present on the initial screen of anycontent area.

Difficulty Levels & Hints

Some of the activities have progressive levels of difficulty. The program tracks correct andincorrect answers, and if you are able to answer a series of questions correctly, without usingany hints, the game progresses to the next level.

If you answer a question incorrectly, the Muppet host offers hints to guide you to the correctanswer. If you have repeated difficulty answering the questions, the game automatically movesback to the easier level.

The Muppet hosts offer encouragement and congratulations throughout the game.

Note: Automatic tracking of difficulty level is for the current game session only. When you quitLet’s Go to Preschool™, this tracking information is discarded.

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Muppet Hosts

Elmo, Zoe, Bert, and Ernie will guide your child through each of the activities.

Elmo Bert

Zoe Ernie

Main Menu

After the animated introduction ends, the main menu appears. Elmo introduces the “activityblobs” and asks you to choose one. Select from five different activity areas: Paperclips &Movies, Letters & Words, Numbers, People in Your Neighborhood, and Art. Or click the Exitbutton if you wish to leave the game.

NumbersLetters & Words

People inYour Neighborhood

Paperclips & Movies

Art

Exit the Game

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Activities

PAPERCLIPS & MOVIES

Find the PaperclipsErnie has hidden Bert’s paperclips. Listen carefully to the clues to find the hidden paperclips. Itgets more difficult to find them as you progress through the three levels of difficulty.

Place the star pointer over the object you think that the paperclips are hidden behind. Click onthe object to uncover the paperclips.

Click on the right arrow to start the next activity.

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Making SentencesHelp Elmo and Bob make sentences using pictures.

Using the Star Pointer, select a triangle, a square, and a circle to create a sentence. Once youhave created a sentence, a short video will play.

Click on the left or right arrow to return to the Find the Paperclips game.

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LETTERS AND WORDS

LettersHelp Elmo find the correct letter for the object pictured.

Using the Star Pointer, select the letter that the pictured item begins with. Elmo will alsopronounce the letter you must choose.

Click right arrow to move on to the next activity.

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Two-Letter Word FamiliesHelp Zoe create different words within two-letter word families.

Using the Star Pointer, create words by clicking on objects. Zoe will help pronounce the wordsas you create them.

Click on the left arrow to go back to the previous activity or click on the right arrow to move on tothe next activity.

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Two-Letter Word Families: Find the First Letter/LettersBert and Ernie need your help to complete the word. Find the first letter of the pictured word.

There are two levels to this activity. The second level uses consonant blends rather than singleletters. Once you create a word, Bert and Ernie will help you pronounce it.


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Three-Letter Word FamiliesHelp Elmo create three-letter word family words.

Click on an object to create a word. There are two levels to this activity. The second level usesconsonant blends rather than single letters. Complete all three words to move on to the next set.


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Three-Letter Word Families: Find the First Letter/LettersHelp Ernie create words in the three-letter word family.

In this activity, Ernie will show you a picture. You must choose the correct letter to create theword. To choose a letter, click on it.

Click on the left arrow to go back to the previous activity or click on the right arrow to return tothe first Letters activity.

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NUMBERS

Identify NumbersLearn about numbers with Elmo.

Click on a number. Elmo will identify and count up to the number.

Click on the right arrow to move on to the next activity.

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Number SequencingZoe would like to count to ten, but there are some numbers missing!

Put the missing numbers in the right order. Click on a number at the bottom of the screen, thenclick on the space where it belongs.


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CountingCount with Elmo.

Click on each of the objects to count them. Once you have counted all of them, click on thecorrect number on the number bar.

Click on the left arrow to go back to the previous activity or click on the right arrow to move onto the next activity.

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Counting OnLearn pre-math skills with Ernie and Bert.

There are two levels to this activity. Ernie will present more objects to count as the level ofdifficulty increases. Click on each of the objects, then select the correct total on the numberbar.

Click on the left arrow to go back to the previous activity or click on the right arrow to move onto the next activity.

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Number VideosLearn about the numbers one through twenty watching videos from the Sesame Street TVseries. Just click on a number to watch a video.

Click on the left arrow to go back to the previous activity or click on the right arrow to return tothe first Numbers activity.

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PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODSing along with Bob from Sesame Street!

This activity shows videos of different people in your neighborhood.

Click on a TV to learn about the different people in your neighborhood. Each video teachesabout the featured person’s profession.

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ARTUse paint, blocks, and stickers to make creative pictures.

Click on an object, then click on the paper to place it on the page. To rotate items, click on theturn button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.


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CREDITS

Sesame Workshop – Conversion Team

Senior Consulting Interactive DesignerGeoffrey Stewart Fowler

Production CoordinatorMaria Ramirez

Director of ResearchMakeda Mays Green

Manager of ResearchTraci Lawson

AVP Business DevelopmentJeffrey Fleishman

Production ManagerElizabeth Ferris

Digital Media AnalystChristine Capota

Special Thanks to:Chris CareyJohanna EggerChad ZdroikColleen Haskell

Sesame Workshop – Production Team

PRODUCERZeke VolkertSara Farber

LEAD PRODUCTION ASSOCIATESalat Tawinwong

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATESDiana Kaplan, Glace Chou, Sofia Echegaray

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERDaniel Projansky

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DESIGNING PRODUCEREmily Reardon

CREATIVE DIRECTOR & WRITERJ Milligan

CREATIVE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTLivia A. Beasley

ART DIRECTORPeter Lester

LEAD ARTISTJackie Ross

ANIMATORSJenna Spevack, Meghann Artes

ADDITIONAL ANIMATORSDelfin Barral, Lyle Booth, Al Nickerson, Diego Turcios

VIDEO EDITINGMeredith Halpern

MUSIC & SOUND DIRECTORMiles Ludwig

MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTSMichele Darling, Suzy Goldish, Peter Durwood, Nancy Rosenberg

SOUND EDITING & SYNCHRONIZATIONRay Sweeten, Kent Lambert, Paul Rolfsmeier

"PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD" SONGJeff Moss

TECHNICAL DIRECTORStuart Naftel

LEAD PROGRAMMERDavid Haase

ENGINE PROGRAMMERSLeo Cetinski, Dan Robbins, Mathew Adams

TECHNICAL MANAGERAharon Rabinowitz

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DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTLeland Woodbury

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCHLisa Medoff

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTGlenda Revelle, PhD

PRODUCTION CONSULTANTJack McCall

DIRECTOR OF MARKETINGEllen Gold

VP INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GROUPRob Madell

MANY THANKS TORich Siegmeister, Sharon Lyew, Janelle Courts, Peter MacKennan, Laurent Linn, DanielleObinger, Thom Spahn, Norman Franke, Susan Milligan, Marcus Samuelsson, Roma Torre,Comprehension Kids, Andrew, Nicholas and Steven Zoly, Heather and Jack O'Brian, JamesConway, Adene and Seth Zanutto, Arlene and Lovinia Reynolds, Matt Goodell

STARRING THE SESAME STREET MUPPETSKevin Clash as ElmoSteve Whitmire as ErnieEric Jacobson as BertFran Brill as Zoe

AND FEATURING THE VOICE TALENTS OFBob McGrath as Bob

SPECIAL THANKS TOJim Henson, whose imagination and vision continue to inspire us all, and to Cheryl Henson forhelping to keep the vision alive.

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ImaginEngine

ProducersJennifer LakKris Moser

QA LeadJennifer Penkul

Studio DirectorRandall Sanborn

EngineeringRobert HoffmanRobin Debreuil

Finance ManagerAmy Sanborn

Development DirectorMichael Gesner

Asset ConversionSandy Debreuil

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pre-school english

Education

letter word families

paperclips movies

table of contents welcome

minimum system requirements

difficulty levels hints

product registration

activity palette

star pointer