Alphabet Apple (2012)

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The Alphabet Apple was a toy released in 2012.

Differences

  • The On/Off button is now labeled with a power symbol.
  • The Safari button is now a Help button, which can repeat the current question or give a helpful hint.
  • The words are now a mixture of animals and objects.
  • In the UK version, some words are different. Those words being:
    • Robot → radio
    • Umbrella → uncle
    • Yarn → yacht
    • Zipper → zip (It’s still a zipper; zippers are usually called zips in the UK.)
  • The first letter of each word is now highlighted in red.
  • The letters, the clock hand, and the numbers on the clock are larger.
  • There is now a worm that lies on the bottom of the leaf; its mouth flashes whenever it speaks. At any time, when you slide it to the right, it will say “I am a happy worm and I love to sing!” (which can be skipped by sliding the worm again) and then sing one of three songs, which will always play in the same order: Apples and Bananas (or Hickory Dickory Dock in the UK), Glow Worm, and The Alphabet Song. The lights will dance as well. Sliding the worm while it is singing will switch songs. After the worm’s song ends, it will return to what you were doing.
  • There are now 7 activities instead of 8.
  • The songs in music mode are reused from the 2008 Alphabet Apple, but they are played with the new instruments. Some songs are extended, shortened, sped up and/or slowed down.
  • It says, “Ready for an Alphabet Apple adventure?” when it powers on and “See you later!” when it powers off.

Activities

Phonics Fun

You will be asked to press any LETTER BUTTON to learn about letter sounds. Press a LETTER BUTTON to hear the letter’s name and sound.

Alphabet Explorer

You will be asked to press any LETTER BUTTON to learn about vocabulary words. Press a LETTER BUTTON to hear the letter’s name and a word that begins with that letter, and the letters it comes before and after.

Super Speller

You will hear a word and how it is spelled. Watch carefully as the buttons light up to spell the word, then press the LETTER BUTTONS in the correct order to spell the word. There are four difficulty levels in this activity. After every five words are spelled correctly, it will automatically move up to the next level of words.

  • In levels 1 and 2, all the letters in the word will be lit up as the worm spells it. When you spell the word, the letter that comes next will flash as a clue.
  • In levels 3 and 4, the letters will light up one by one as the word spells it. When you spell the word, there will be no clues without the use of the Help Button.

Hungry Worm

This activity teaches counting; the worm is hungry! You will be asked to press the flashing apples to feed the hungry worm; there are 5 difficulty levels in this mode.

Follow the Lights

This is a memory game. Watch as the buttons light up, and then repeat the pattern. A new light will be added to the sequence after each correct round. There are a total of three difficulty levels.

  • In level 1, it will start with one letter. The letter that comes next will flash as a clue.
  • In level 2, it will start with one letter. There will be no clues without the use of the Help button.
  • In level 3, it will start with two letters. There will be no clues without the use of the Help button.

Quiz Time

You will be asked a series of fun quiz questions. Press a LETTER BUTTON or move the CLOCK HAND to answer.

  • Level 1: Find the letter.
  • Level 2: Find the animal or object.
  • Level 3: Set the time.
  • Level 4: Find the letter sound.
  • Level 5: Find the letter order.

Music Party

Press any of the LETTER BUTTONS to hear fun melodies. The lights will dance with the music! Press a letter button at any time to change the melody.

Clock Phrases

  • 1:00: “Time to learn some letters!”
  • 2:00: “Time to play with my friends!”
  • 3:00: “Time to spell some words! (word) is spelled (spells the word).”
  • 4:00: “Time to play some music!”
  • 5:00: “Time to laugh and smile! (giggles)”
  • 6:00: “Time to take a bath! Mmm, great!”
  • 7:00: “Time to color and draw!”
  • 8:00: “Time to play a game!”
  • 9:00: “Time to read a book!”
  • 10:00: “Time to eat a snack!”
  • 11:00: “Time to run and jump!”
  • 12:00: “Time to give hugs and kisses! (kisses twice)”

Music List

Same as the 2008 version, but with new instruments. Some songs are extended, shortened, sped up, and/or slowed down.

Trivia

  • In the US version, Glow Worm and The Alphabet Song are high pitched, but in the UK version, they are low pitched.
  • In the US version, the worm has a child-like voice, but in the UK version, the worm has an adult-like voice.
  • The violin plays the first line of The Alphabet Song quickly when its sound effect is played.
  • The sound effects for the pairs Ant and Worm, and Cake and Jelly are the same.
  • The sound effect for Kite is the same sound for Feather, but with a wind blowing sound added.

External Links

Manuals