Learning Resources Pretend & Play Electronic Teaching Cash Register Guía De Actividades página 3

Let's Play
Using the Teaching Cash Register for pretend play is not only fun, but also educational. Levels 2
and 3 of each activity become increasingly difficult. All the games are intended to encourage an
expansion of your child's knowledge, but please allow him or her to set the learning pace.
Quick Steps to Playing Store
1) Scan items.
2) Press =/TOTAL key.
3) Press PAY$ key.
4) Use the number keys to enter the amount paid or use the CREDIT CARD.
5) Press OPEN to open the drawer.
Using the Teaching Cash Register to Scan and Enter Items
There are two ways to "ring up" items for sale. The first way is to pass them over the SCANNER
for an automatic price. To do this, select any item to scan and drag it slowly across the scanner
button. The button will light up as the item passes over it. Be sure you press down on the item
firmly enough to depress the button. As you pass the item over the button, the cash register will
display and say a price for that item. If you pass the same item over the scanner twice, it will not
ring up the same price each time. The scanner is only for pretend play.
To add an amount using the number keys, press the "+" sign, a number key to enter the amount,
and then the ENTER key. If you wish to subtract an amount, such as a coupon or an item that your
customer doesn't want, press the "–" first, the amount you wish to subtract, and the ENTER key.
That amount will be subtracted from your total.
When you finish "ringing up" your order, press the =/TOTAL key. The total amount of the items
(less anything you subtracted) is displayed on the screen. Now it is time to pay for your items.
Press the PAY$ key and you'll be asked, "Cash or Charge." If you have a COUPON CARD, now is a
good time to pass it into the slot, although you can use it at any time. An amount for the coupon
will be displayed and that amount will be subtracted from your total bill. If you wish to charge a
purchase, insert the CREDIT CARD into the slot. To pay cash for a purchase (this is great practice),
enter an amount of money and press the ENTER key to accept the amount. The Teaching Cash
Register will display any change to return, or if not enough money was received, the register will
announce how much more is owed. Try it!
Helpful Hints to Understanding the Teaching Cash Register
Important Notes:
• Wait for the Teaching Cash Register to stop speaking before inserting coins. Coins will not be
recognized if you insert them while the register is speaking.
• When "CB OPEN" is displayed on the screen, this means that the door to the COIN BANK is not
latched properly. Press down firmly on the latch to close the door.
• The register rounds numbers during division to two decimal places.
• To make the play pattern intuitive for younger shopkeepers, the register is programmed to
recognize any single button press as a total dollar amount. For instance, when you press the
number "5" and ENTER, the register will show the amount as $5.00. As your child grows and
learns, he or she can use the decimal key to enter any amount desired, including cents!
• Although this cash register has addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division keys, it is not
intended for use as a full-function calculator. The multiplication key and the division key only
work for very specific functions and at certain times during play. You can use them to multiply or
divide an item, or amount, before you press the ENTER key if you are buying more than one of
an item, or buying a single item that is priced two-for-one. To do this, either enter the price of
the item or scan the price, and then press the "x" key. The top line of the display will indicate that
the cash register is ready to multiply. Now enter the number of like items you have and press the
ENTER key. The register will then tell you the total for all the items. The method is the same for
division. Once an item is scanned or a price is entered, press the ÷ key. The top line of the display
will indicate that the cash register is ready to divide. Enter the number of items that you are
buying and the correct total will display.