LeapFrog MIND MANIA SPELLING CLIP manual Educational Focus contd

Educational Focus: Each game has 3 levels that are linked to words taught in grades 1–6. See charts below for examples.

Gameplay Level	Key Spelling Skill	Sample Words
1	Words with Short Vowels	hat, met, fin, mop, hug
1	Words with Long Vowels	plane, feed, dine, joke, prune
1	Consonant Blends l, r	plan, crop
1	Words That End in ck	tack
1	Consonant Combinations sh, th, ch, tch	hush, than, much, ditch
1	Words That End with st or nd	rust; bend
1	Adding ed or ing to Words	wished, going
1	Adding s or es to Words	dogs, flashes
1	Words with the ow Sound	cow
1	Consonant Blends ng and nk	sing, rink
1	Words with a Double Consonant at the End	boss
1	Words for Numbers	nine
1	Words That Begin with qu or squ	quest; squeak
1	Words with the oo Sound	toot
1	Compound Words	birthday
1	Consonant Combination wh	whisker
1	Words with the ar and or Sounds	smart, sport
1	Two-Syllable Words with Short Vowels	insect
1	Consonant Combinations mp, ck, nd	damp, rock, find
1	Words with the oy Sound	choice
1	Words for Color and Size	green, small
1	Words for Family and Friends	father
Gameplay Level	Key Spelling Skill	Sample Words
2	Three-Letter Consonant Blends	march, strum
2	Words with Long Vowels	chase, speech, scribe, elbow
2	Words That End with the j or s Sounds	fudge, slice
2	Words with the er and aw Sound	splinter, drawer
2	Compound Words	butterfly, teaspoon
2	Words with the ar, or and ur Sounds	heart, explore, curve
2	Consonant Blends	grumpy
2	Words with Silent k or Silent w	knock, wreak
2	Words with the oy Sound	loyalty
2	Words with a Double Consonant in the Middle	million, carrot
2	Words with a Double Consonant Followed by y	hobby
2	Adding es or est to Adjectives	braver, bravest
2	Adding ed or ing to Words	played, drawing
2	Unusual Plurals	geese
2	Words with the Prefix re-	rewrite
2	Words with the oi Sound	coil
2	Words with the ar or air Sound	dairy
2	Words with the or Sound	forecast
2	Words with the ur Sound	earth
2	Words with the eer Sound	fears
2	Words with the j Sound	gymnastic

Educational Focus (cont'd):

Gameplay Level	Key Spelling Skill	Sample Words
2	Words with the Unstressed uh Sound	conduct
2	Words with the uh Sound and l or r	nickel
2	Words with the uh Sound and n	chicken
2	Words with the aw and uh Sound	caught
2	Three-Syllable Words	harmony, sensitive
2	Words with the Prefix mis-, dis-, in-, un-	misplace
2	Words with the Suffix -ful or -less	respectful
2	Words with the Suffix -ness, -ment, or -ly	development
2	Words with Silent Letters	comb
2	Geographic Words	Houston
Gameplay Level	Key Spelling Skill	Sample Words
3	Words with Long Vowels	cyclone
3	Words with Short Vowels	enemy
3	Words with the vowel sound in huge	amuse
3	Words with the aw, oi, or ow Sound	lawful
3	Words with the air, ar, or or Sound	heirloom
3	Words with the ur or eer Sound	murmur
3	Words with the Unstressed uh Sound	effective
3	Words with the uh Sound Followed by l, n, or r	cannon
3	Compound Words	classmate, headquarters
3	Words with the sh or ch Sound	furniture
3	Words with the k, or j Sounds	chemical
3	Words with the fu Sound	dolphin
3	Words with the Prefix pre-, re-, post-, or co-	precaution
3	Words with the Prefix dis-, in-, im-, non-, or un-	disinfect
3	Words with the Prefix bi-, mid-, semi-, or tri-	midnight
3	Words with the ie or ei	receipt
3	Adding er, est, ed or ing to Words	cozier
3	Words with the Suffix -ful, -less, -ment, or -ness	friendliness
3	Words with the Suffix -ion, -tion, -sion, or -ess	decision, commission
3	Words with the Suffix -ent, -ant, -able, or -ible	radiant, diligent
3	Words from Law and Government	preamble, federal
3	Three-Syllable and Four-Syllable Words	especially
3	Unusual Plurals	halves
3	Words with a Greek or Latin Root	centimeter
3	Words with the Vowel Sound in hoop	cocoon
3	r-Controlled Vowels	gorgeous
3	Words with the Unstressed uh Sound	elevate, molar
3	Adding ed and ing	occurring
3	Double Consonants	blizzard
3	Words with Suffixes -ance, -ence, -ate, or able	convenience
3	Spelling the sh Sound	initial
3	Negative Prefixes	discontinue
3	Prefixes super-, sub-, inter-, intra	subterranean
3	Prefixes per-, pre-, pro-	presume