® User’s Guide Reader Rabbit® 1st Grade • 1 ABOUT THE LEARNING COMPANY Since 1980, The Learning Company has consistently produced the highest quality educational software available. Our award-winning products help develop your child’s underlying thinking skills and creativity, while reinforcing important areas of the basic curriculum, such as reading, writing, and mathematics. Every product under the Reader Rabbit brand undergoes extensive research and testing, with input from parents, children, and professionals in education. Each product features a precise balance of educational content and entertainment value, so your child has fun while learning! How do we do it? Enchanting characters. Challenging situations. Rich game environments. State-of-the-art graphics and sound. Progressive skill levels and game segments that can be customized to meet your child’s individual needs. As parents and educators, we recognize that education is a continuous process. So we developed a complete system of age-appropriate programs. Carefully sequenced by age groups, this system makes it easy for you to confidently choose the right products for your children at each stage of their educational development. As an integral part of The Learning Company’s system, each of our products addresses a specific age group and subject area with appropriate themes to heighten your child’s interest in learning. © 2002 Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited, and its licensors. Uses Bink Video Technology. Copyright © 1997–2001 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Uses Miles Sound System. Copyright © 1991–2001 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Adobe® Acrobat® © 2001 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. The Learning Company and Reader Rabbit are registered trademarks and Capers on Cloud Nine! and Learning Creations are trademarks of Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. 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Reader Rabbit® 1st Grade • 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Hardware and System Requirements ............................................................................. 4 ® Windows ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 ® Macintosh .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Setting Up and Starting the Program.............................................................................. 4 Windows .......................................................................................................................... 5 Macintosh ......................................................................................................................... 5 Using the TLC Learning Launcher .................................................................................. 7 Educational Focus ...............................................................................................................8 Auto-adjusting Skill Levels ........................................................................................... 8 Activities—Concepts and Learning Outcomes .......................................................... 8 Raingear Keeps Falling on My Head ............................................................................ 12 Signing In ....................................................................................................................... 12 Exploring Cloud Nine and Raingear Island ............................................................. 13 Collecting and Using Objects ................................................................................. 13 Using the Map ............................................................................................................... 14 Accessing the Program Options............................................................................. 14 Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 15 Playing the Game ............................................................................................................. 16 Cloud Nine..................................................................................................................... 16 Edge of Cloud Nine ................................................................................................. 16 Cloud Nine Gateway ............................................................................................... 17 Cloud Spelling Challenge ....................................................................................... 17 Downtown Cloud Nine ........................................................................................... 18 Cloud Nine Art Gallery ........................................................................................... 18 Amazing Art Gallery ............................................................................................... 19 Cloud Sheep Crossing ............................................................................................. 20 Newspaper Carrier Scene ....................................................................................... 20 Irvin’s House ................................................................................................................. 21 Gumball Science ....................................................................................................... 21 Raingear-Throwing Machine.................................................................................. 22 Musical Marble Patterns ......................................................................................... 22 Raingear Forest.............................................................................................................. 23 Raingear Forest Math .............................................................................................. 23 Silly Sandwich Shop ................................................................................................ 24 Rock Head ................................................................................................................. 25 Flowerpot Phonics ................................................................................................... 25 Final Activity—Raingear Rescue ................................................................................ 26 Gameplay Hints ............................................................................................................ 27 Practice Mode ................................................................................................................ 27 Program Extras—Learning Creations™ ....................................................................... 28 Create a Calendar! ........................................................................................................ 28 Paint a Picture! .............................................................................................................. 29 Make Some Music! ........................................................................................................ 29 Dreamship Tales™ CD .................................................................................................... 30 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 32 Windows ........................................................................................................................ 32 Macintosh .......................................................................................................................34 Contacting The Learning Company .............................................................................. 37 Technical Support ......................................................................................................... 37 Customer Support ........................................................................................................ 37 Credits ................................................................................................................................. 38 Reader Rabbit® 1st Grade • 3 HARDWARE AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS* ® ® Windows version Macintosh version Runs on: IBM® PC and compatibles— Runs on: PowerPC® Macintosh Pentium® 166 MHz or faster computers—180 MHz or faster With: With: ■ 32 MB of memory (RAM) ■ 32 MB of memory (RAM) ■ Hard disk with 100 MB of free ■ Hard disk with 100 MB of free disk space** disk space** ■ 8x or faster CD-ROM drive ■ 8x or faster CD-ROM drive ■ 16-bit color monitor capable of ■ Thousands color display, 13" or 640 x 480 resolution larger ■ Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000,*** ■ System 8.6 to System 9.1, OS X and XP***