River Raft

River Raft is an activity in JumpStart Phonics.

Description
This activity has two sections: Explore and Game. In the Explore section, the player can freely make 3-letter words by clicking on turtles that have letters on them. The player is given three letters to choose from at a time. Each time the player picks a letter, that letter appears on Mount Jumpmore in the background, and one of the characters on Mount Jumpmore says the letter and what sound it makes. After three letters have been chosen, the three letters and the word they form are spoken out loud.

In the Game section, the player must help Casey manuever a raft down the river by moving it towards turtles with certain letters. Casey will instruct the player to look for a turtle with a certain letter or letter sound, and then the player must use the mouse to move the raft to that turtle.

Digital manual description
River Raft Explore Activity

Casey loves playing with the turtles! Help Casey make words by choosing turtles for each letter. The characters on Mount Jumpmore will help you out by giving you the name and sounds of the letters you've chosen!

Gameplay: Click on the turtles to choose letters and you'll spell out a word!

River Raft Game

Casey is rafting his way down the river rounding up turtles. He needs your help to find the correct turtle so he can find his way down the river.

Object: Help Casey round up turtles. Level 1 & 2 - Round up four turtles to earn a merit badge! Level 3 - Spell out four words with the turtles and you'll earn a merit badge!

Gameplay: Maneuver the raft with your mouse to help Casey round up the turtles. Level 1 - Find the turtle with the letter that matches the other turtles on Casey's raft. Level 2 - Find the turtle with the letter that completes the word that Casey is looking for. Level 3 - Round up three turtles that spell out the word Casey is looking for.

Curriculum: Level 1 - Letter Recognition; Level 2 & 3 - Spelling