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    User Guide and Educational Notes Sherston Publishing Group Angel House, Sherston, Malmesbur y , Wiltshire. SN16 0LH Sherston W ebsite www .sherston.com T echnical HelpDesk support@sherston.co.uk 01666 843 224 Education AdviceDesk education@sherston.co.uk 01666 843 280 Sales HelpDesk sales@sherston.co.uk 01666 843 200 A box full of educational fun f[...]

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    © Sherston Softwar e Limited 2005 User Guide and Educational Notes[...]

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    Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What is Tizzy ’s T oybox Special Edition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 How do I use Tizzy’s T oybox Special Edition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introductor y Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main Menu[...]

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    How do I use Tizzy ’s T oybox Special Edition? Introductor y sequence Tizzy welcomes children to her toybox. Clicking the Start button on this screen takes you to the Main Menu. Main Menu All 12 activities can be accessed from the Main Menu screen. Each activity is repr esented by an icon. Click on an activity ’s icon to access the activity . P[...]

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    O Setting the volume level. The default volume setting is HIGH. When the volume is turned down to L OW the R epeat Speech button will not be available on screen. Tizzy will appear on the screen but you will NOT be able to hear anything. Bears and Rhyming W or ds will automatically be made unavailable since these activities requir e sound. O Selecti[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 9 Inclusion & Support T ab F eatures of the Inclusion & Support tab include: O Selecting the font style, font colour and background colour . If T ext is turned OFF on the General tab, these options ar e not available and appear greyed out. T ext is ON by default. F ont style and font colour refer to the on-[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 11 SHERSTON Beads Overall Learning Objectives: O Compare the total of two sets of items, identifying the set that has ‘more’ (then ‘ fewer ’). O Develop comparison of two numbers, knowing which is ‘more’ or ‘less’. Level 1 Learning Objective: O Apply with understanding the ter m ‘more’ in r elat[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 13 SHERSTON 12 What happens? O A bear appears on the screen holding a bag on which a letter is displayed. O Children ar e asked, ‘ What begins with this sound?’. The target phoneme is then nar rated. O Three objects appear at the bottom of the scr een. T wo of the objects begin with the phoneme and the other is[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 15 SHERSTON 14 Level 2 Learning Objective: O Widen vocabular y of positional ter ms: behind, in fr ont, above, below , and next to. What happens? O A beach bag, bucket or sandcastle appears on the screen with two spades placed in different positions. O Children ar e asked, ‘Can you find my spade?’. They ar e th[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 17 SHERSTON 16 Level 2 Learning Objectives: O Match two identical items when the distracters share mor e features with the tar get pair . O Continue to develop obser vation and concentration skills. What happens? O Caterpillar appears on the screen. He is wearing a shoe on his right foot but not on his left. O Chil[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION SHERSTON 18 Level 2 Learning Objectives: O Reliably count a set of objects independently . O F ind the corr ect set for a given number name. O Model the cor rect numeral to match total of a set. What happens? O T wo water trays with a different number of boats in each appear on the screen. O Children ar e asked to [...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 21 SHERSTON 20 Dressing Up Overall Learning Objective: O Child to develop an awareness of r oles played in society by different people and how these roles can be distinguished. Level 1 Learning Objectives: O Develop vocabular y based on familiar objects and people. O Use previous experience to make pr edictions and[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 23 SHERSTON 22 Jigsaw Overall Learning Objectives: O Discriminate between regular and ir r egular shapes. O Match a shape with the space that it will fit into exactly . Level 1 Learning Objectives: O Recognise missing parts of a simple picture. O Match a flat simple shape with the space into which it will fit. What[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 25 SHERSTON 24 Opposites Overall Learning Objective: O Recognise connections and patter ns. O Apply previous knowledge from a variety of lear ning areas. O Apply early thinking skills. O Use new vocabular y . Level 1 Learning Objectives: O Identify simple opposites using pictur e car ds. What happens? O A target pi[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 27 SHERSTON 26 P encils Overall Learning Objectives: O Compare by size, two or three items. O Develop a basic language of comparison. Level 1 Learning Objectives: O Recognise the words and the visual comparisons: tall/short, big/small, long/short, thick/thin. What happens? O T wo pencils appear on the screen. Child[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 29 SHERSTON 28 Picture Book Overall Learning Objectives: O P redict ‘what comes next?’ in a sequence of events. O Develop an understanding of the main parts of a stor y . Level 1 Learning Objective: O Place each section of a simple stor y in a sensible order . What happens? O A picture book appears on the scr e[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 31 SHERSTON 30 Rhyming W ords Overall Learning Objectives: O Hear a sequence of r hyming words. O Continue a sequence of r hyming words. O Become increasingly familiar with r hymes and r hyming words. Level 1 Learning Objectives: O Become familiar with hearing sequences of r hyming words. O Develop the ability to h[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 33 SHERSTON 32 Sheep Overall Learning Objectives: O Recognise the most common colours. O Know the names of the most common colours. O Apply the cor rect name to its repr esentative colour . Level 1 Learning Objectives: O Recognise and name the most common basic colours, presented singly: white/r ed/black/yellow/blu[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 35 SHERSTON 34 Educational Notes Each activity within Tizzy ’s T oybox Special Edition focuses on developing and consolidating one or more basic skill. Of course, the activities in the program pr ovide only one of the many ways that each skill can be fostered and below ar e some suggestions for further activities[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 37 SHERSTON 36 given position around the bag. The other childr en need to guess which positional word was whisper ed to the volunteer by looking at the position of the spade. The child who cor rectly guesses the whisper ed position is the next volunteer . O Outside, ask children to go under/over/next to etc the pla[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 39 SHERSTON 38 O Play ‘shape’ pairs. Draw different shapes (and objects) onto squares of car d and place them face down on the floor . Ask pairs of children to come and tur n over a car d each, to tr y find matching shapes/compatible shapes and objects. Opposites: Developing vocabular y , finding pairs and reco[...]

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    TIZZY’S TO YBOX SPECIAL EDITION 41 SHERSTON 40 O Hide a series of items under neath a blanket and give the children a wor d which r hymes with the hidden item, eg hide a pen and give the children the wor d ‘hen ’. The children must suggest words that r hyme with the given clue wor d, until they guess the hidden item. Sheep: Indentifying simpl[...]

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    SHERSTON 42[...]