Mighty Mallet

Mighty Mallet is an activity appearing in JumpStart Reading for First Graders. It is accessed by clicking on the stage with the pole at the Fairway.

Characters

 * Frankie
 * Motchie

Description
The weight at the bottom of the pole has part of a word, and the player has to click on the correct blend, diagraph, or word that completes the word. Then Frankie will make the weight ring the bell. If the player chooses incorrectly, the weight will only go up to the selected choice. If Frankie rings the bell 5 times, Motchie will give the player a ticket.

Digital manual description
Meet Motchie the Kangaroo and help Frankie ring the bell by swinging his mighty mallet! There's part of a word on the weight at the bottom of the pole. It matches another part of the word on the side of the pole.

SKILLS: blends, digraphs, compound words
 * Click the word part on the pole that goes together with the word part on the weight.
 * You'll be building blends, digraphs, and compound words.
 * For each correct word, you'll see a light appear.
 * When you ring the bell five times, you'll earn one ticket!

EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS: spelling, word recognition