LeapPad™Learning System Products
The LeapPad family of products is designed to make reading and learning fun! From pre-readers to more advanced learners who are developing reading fluency, there’s a LeapPad system for every stage!
My First LeapPad™ Learning System
(Ages 3 and up)
Engages and delights with fun, interactive stories and activities that teach pre-reading skills. Interactive talking Flip Books come alive as children touch, play and learn!
LeapPad™Learning System
(Ages 4 and up)
Interactive talking books come to life and reinforce the magic of reading. LeapPad books include special tools that develop vocabulary, spelling, and phonics awareness. Each book is packed with engaging activities, games, stories and facts that make reading and learning fun!
LeapPad™ Pro Learning System
(Ages 6 and up)
LeapPad Pro learning system is designed to provide a more challenging learning experience for more advanced readers. Activities on each page help reinforce a variety of subjects in new and exciting ways. Books are designed to broaden vocabulary and improve reading comprehension, with topics such as math, science, geography, music and more!
Mind Station™ connector
The Mind Station connector provides access to a world of learning on www.leapfrog.com. Using the Mind Station connector and cartridge, you can download new content and activities for use on your LeapPad. Join the LeapFrog Never-Ending Learning Club to get Leap’s Pond magazine, LeapPad Reading Activity Sheets and more!
(Paid subscription required for some content.)
Visit www.leapfrog.com for more details.
GETTING STARTED
•Insert the cartridge and place the LeapPad™ book into the LeapPad player. (Please note: you will not need a cartridge for the LeapPad collection book, included with your LeapPad.)
•Press the ON/OFF button to begin play.
•Use the LeapPad Neartouch® pen to touch the GOon the edge of the page.
•Now use your LeapPad Neartouch pen to touch words and pictures and make them come to life! Remember, you must touch the GOevery time you turn the page.
Only the LeapPad pen will work with your LeapPad learning system. Never use a regular pen or pencil on any of the LeapPad books.
The LeapPad Learning System Helps Teach Your Child to Read!
Say It | Say | | |
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• Touch the | | to hear the entire page read aloud. |
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• Touch the | Say | with the LeapPad pen, then touch any word on the page to |
It |
hear it spoken.
Sound It Sound
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Explore letters (or groups of letters) and their sounds.
• Touch the Sound with the LeapPad pen to hear words spoken.
It
•Try touching each letter in a word (left to right) or lightly drag the LeapPad pen across a word to hear it sounded out.
•Certain letter combinations, or letter groups, are highlighted in yellow.These letters make phonic sounds that are different from the phonic sounds of each letter.Touch a letter group to hear the sound it makes.
Spell It
•Learn how to spell words by touching the 
with the LeapPad pen, then touching any word on the page.
Define It
•Learn the definition and hear the proper pronunciation of words in bold in the chapter books and Classics.Touch a word in bold once for pronunciation, twice for the definition.
The LeapPad™Library
Open the Door to Learning with the LeapPad Library!
The LeapPad library is divided into Leap levels, which make it easy for you to tailor the system to your child’s current reading level and special interests.
Reading Readiness/Simple Activities
Leap Start introduces concepts that develop reading readiness, such as letter recognition, phonics, repetition and rhyme, matching, music and simple poems.
Learning to Read/Early Activities
Leap 1 teaches your child how to read by developing basic reading fundamentals. These books have special vocabulary builders, and focus on the relationship between letters and sounds (phonics). Characters and themes stimulate interest in beginning story reading.
Reading Practice/School-Related Subjects
Leap 2 introduces your child to chapter books, and strengthens vocabulary and reading comprehension skills through subjects such as math, science and foreign languages.
Reading Comprehension/Reading to Learn
Leap 3 is for readers ready to master more complex vocabulary, develop logic and reasoning skills and explore school subjects such as science, geography, history and music.
Each sold separately. Actual artwork may vary.
©1999, 2001 LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. ARTHUR ©1998 by Marc Brown. ARTHUR® is a registered trademark of Marc Brown. All rights reserved. ONCE UPON A TIME Illustrations ©1993 John Prater. All rights reserved. RICHARD SCARRY ©1991 The Estate of Richard Scarry. Published with the authorization of Egmont Books A/S. All rights reserved.
Play a Fun Learning Game 
Look for the game icon at the bottom of the page to play a fun learning game.When you see one of these icons, touch it with the LeapPad™ pen to shift into game mode.The icon for each book will be unique, but will always be located at the bottom of the page.
•Touch the game icon at the bottom of the page with the Pen, and then follow the instructions.
•Try keeping track of correct answers so you can play against yourself and friends!
•Look for other special icons at the bottom of the page that feature fun activities such as music mode and language mode. 
Interact with Pictures on the Page
Touch any of the characters or pictures with the LeapPad pen to hear them magically come alive.Touch them again, and they may surprise you with more fun sounds and phrases!
Stop an Activity | |
You can stop any activity, story or sound by touching the LeapPad pen to | . |
Volume Control 
Touch the LeapPad pen to the volume controls to adjust the audio volume on your LeapPad learning system.
Automatic Shut-off
When you are done playing with the LeapPad learning system, press the ON/OFF button with your finger. Otherwise, the LeapPad player will turn off automatically if it hasn’t been used for a few minutes.
Headphone Jack
For quiet play, the LeapPad learning system has a jack for use with your personal headphones (or speakers) located on the back of the LeapPad base. Consult the head- phone or speaker manufacturer’s operating instructions. Headphones are not included.
Warning:
•Headphone wires can be dangerous to small children. Headphones should only be used under adult supervision.
•In case of electrostatic disturbance, the unit will turn to standby mode.To resume play, simply turn the LeapPad on again.
Care and Maintenance
Caring for your LeapPad learning system and LeapPad books:
•Keep away from food and beverages
•To clean, use a slightly damp cloth and mild soap. Air dry only
•Never use in water, or submerge in water
•Avoid bending, fraying, or biting LeapPad books
•Remove batteries for prolonged storage
•Avoid extreme temperatures
