User Manual

Welcome to Grammar Games. There are Setup and Installation

15 fun-filled games hidden on 5 islands.
Please read this instruction manual carefully
to understand how to use the software. Step 1: For software purchased on CD simply insert the
CD into your computer’s primary CD/DVD drive and launch
‘Grammar Games Setup’. If this software was downloaded
from the Internet, then navigate to your downloads folder,
unzip the files if necessary, and launch ‘Grammar Games
Setup’ from there. You will see a locked treasure chest.

Contents Step 2: Please select your font and audio preferences, then
press ‘OK’. These can be changed later. Precursive letters
have joining tails to assist in learning joined-up cursive
writing whereas print letters do not. If you’re using this
software at home please use the same letter preference as
Setup and Installation 2 your child’s school.

System Requirements 3 Step 3: Enter a valid serial number and press the button to
unlock the chest (your serial number will either be printed
The Islands 4 on a sticker inside the CD case or sent to your email
address). The site licence edition of this software will give
The Games 7 you an option for ‘Network Installation’. This is useful for IT
administrators. Further information on this can be found in
End User Licence Agreement  14 the ‘readme’ file included with your software.

Epilepsy Warning and CD Handling  16 Step 4: When the chest opens you will be prompted to
login or register. To help protect your software it is highly
Credits 18 recommended that you register. You will also gain access
to added benefits such as free updates when they become

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 available. An Internet connection is required. If you prefer
The Islands
to register later please press ‘Skip…’.
This is the main screen. Select one of the five
Step 5: After you have logged in or completed registration islands and Inky Mouse will row to it. Each island
(or skipped this step), the chest will close and launch the contains different games and a different character
installer. Please follow the on-screen instructions to install to welcome you.
your software.

It is recommended that you check for updates after

installing and running this software. This is explained later
on in this manual.

To uninstall this software from your hard drive, run the

Uninstaller program from the Grammar Games folder on your
hard drive. This will typically be found in the Applications
folder on Mac® computers and in the Program Files or
Program Files (x86) folder on Windows®. On Windows you
can also use the Control Panel to uninstall.

System Requirements The treasure chest on

each island opens to reveal
all the games available on
Windows that island. Each game is
• Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP2), Windows 7, represented by a bronze
Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 coin. This coin turns into
• 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or a gold coin once the game
Intel® AtomTM 1.6GHz or faster processor for has been completed.
notebook class devices
Some games have more than one
Mac level but a gold coin is awarded
• OS X® 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 on completion of any level. This
• Intel CoreTM Duo 1.83Ghz or faster processor ensures a sense of achievement
for children of all abilities.
• Minimum 512MB of RAM required for both Mac and PC
• You must have Administrator/Privileged Access Rights
to install this software

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 Navigation Bar Menu Items

The application has two menus that become available when

not in full screen mode. These appear in the top left-hand
corner of the screen (Mac) or application window (PC).
Use the ‘Quick links’ menu for easier access to any of the
The buttons in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen islands or games instead of clicking on an island or a coin.
are used for playing audio instructions, navigating back to
the previous screen, resizing the application window and There are special menu items that
quitting the program. These buttons are sensitive to the provide further information or allow
current screen and adapt accordingly. This also means they you to configure the application.
are only available or visible when they have a function. When you select one of these items
a scroll unfolds over the screen.
The first button in the row shows
the main character that speaks on a The special menu items are described as follows:
particular screen and toggles the play
and stop functionality for the audio About
instructions on that screen. Provides further information about your software and lists
the credits.
The middle button (not shown on the
main screen) enables you to navigate Preferences
back to the previous screen. Allows you to select either British English audio or American
English audio and use either the precursive letter font or
The last button consists of two the print letter font.
separate functions. The left-hand side
of the button toggles full screen mode Register…
on or off. You can also press ‘cmd’ + Allows you to register your software (recommended) in
f on a Mac or ‘ctrl’ + f on a Windows order to keep it up to date and has other benefits. An
PC to enter full screen mode or the Internet connection is required.
‘Escape’ key or ‘esc’ key to exit full
screen mode. Updates…
This checks for any available updates for your software. An
The cross on the right-hand side of the Internet connection is required.
button gives you the option to quit
the application. You can also quit the Each of these menu items has a keyboard shortcut
application by using standard Mac or alternative for quick access. This is illustrated next to the
Windows keyboard shortcuts. menu item.

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 The Games game you need to keep putting the books back on the
bookshelf in alphabetical order until the bookworms grow
The Alphabet and Capital Letters Island too tired. When you are happy the books are in the right
order press Phonic to submit your answer. Phonic is the
face in the screen on the top shelf and he is watching to
Splat the duck alphabet challenge see how well you know your alphabet!

How to play: This game teaches alphabetical order using letters and
There are six levels to choose from. whole words.
Select a level and the tent curtain
goes up revealing a constant stream of ducks swimming
left and right on two levels. Some of them will have letters Letter matching
on them. You need to splat the duck with the next letter in
the alphabet (as indicated by the ‘?’ on the board). How to play:
Three clowns stand behind a table
This game teaches alphabetical order. with their mouths wide open. They all
have balloons attached to their hats. Another clown pops
up and explains what to do. The aim of the game is to match
Capital letter writing the upper or lower case letter displayed on the board with
the corresponding one shown on one of the balloons. You
How to play: do this by spraying water into the mouth of the clown who
Select a capital letter in the honeycomb has the correct balloon, then watching what happens!
and Bee will show you how to write it,
then you can have a go. Click the empty honeycomb cell in Children will learn to spot upper and lower case
the middle for a random letter. Select ‘Play Game’ to test representations of each letter and be able to match
your capital letter writing. Letters will be shown randomly. them up.

This game introduces upper case letters and gives the

children lots of practice in writing them.
Tricky Words Island

Phonic’s alphabet order game

Tricky word word search
How to play:
Choose one of the levels shown on the How to play:
big book. The naughty bookworms Choose which set of tricky words you
keep pushing the books off the shelf. To succeed at this would like to search for from the board

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 Building Words Island
or choose ‘All’ for a random selection of all of the sets. You
now have to find all the words that are listed on the board
to the left in the word search grid on the right. Click and The blends wheel
drag to select letters in the grid and let go when you reach
the last letter in the word. Words can be horizontal, vertical How to play:
and can overlap. They cannot be diagonal. If the word is Listen to the duck say a word
correct it will be crossed off the list. The game is complete containing a consonant blend, then
when you have found all the words in the word search grid. drag the inner and outer wheels to form the correct word
in the blends wheel frame. Click the duck to submit or click
This will help children to learn how to spell the 72 tricky the signpost to hear the word again.
words taught in Jolly Phonics.
Hearing consonant blends in words helps with spelling.

Punctuation Island
Compound birds

Punctuation game How to play:

Drag the bird tails to the matching bird
How to play: bodies to complete all the compound
There are three levels of difficulty words.
to choose from. The cat will tell
you how to play. The different punctuation marks have to This game provides practice in making compound words.
be put into the correct place in the sentences. There is
also a ‘Capitals magnet’ that is used if any of the letters
need to be changed from lower case to upper case. Click Spider web spelling
on the cat when you think you have correctly punctuated
a sentence. The punctuation marks used are: full stops How to play:
(British English) or periods (American Choose the Grammar 1 or Grammar 2
English), commas, speech marks, spelling word webs and then choose
question marks, exclamation marks, a spelling word list from one of the smaller webs. All the
apostrophes. If you need help, click spelling word lists contain some tricky words but you can
on Inky Mouse and she will explain choose to spell only tricky words from the central web.
the different punctuation marks. Alternatively, click the tricky word hat for a random
selection of tricky words. If you click the spider she will pick
This will help children to use punctuation marks correctly a random selection of words from all the word lists. When
and to understand when they need to use capital letters. you have chosen your spelling list use your keyboard or the
on-screen keyboard to spell the word you hear. Click the

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 Parts of Speech Island
spider to hear the word again. Press the green button or
the enter key on your keyboard when you think you have
spelt the word correctly. To delete a letter press the red Bee’s verbs
button or the backspace key on your keyboard. To switch
to a capital letter press the up arrow or hold down the shift How to play:
key on your keyboard and press a letter key. Watch the plane as it flies across the
sky, then listen to the words left on
This game provides practice in writing the spelling list the cloud. Click the cloud to hear the words again. Click the
words from Grammar 1 and 2. picture in the beehive that shows the right verb.

Children learn how to spot verbs.

Popcorn digraphs

How to play: Noun spotting with Inky

The clown says a word and popcorn
pops out of his popcorn-making How to play:
machine. Each piece of popcorn has a digraph in it. Look at First click on a photograph on the
the picture on the side of the popcorn-making machine and table to go to that scene. Inky Mouse
say the word. Listen for a digraph in that word and click the will lend you her camera. Click on one of the words in Inky’s
matching piece of popcorn. Click on the picture to hear the photo album, then click the matching noun in the scene.
word again. There are two albums to complete per scene.

This game helps children develop skills for listening and Children learn to identify common nouns.
identifying digraphs in words (a digraph is when two
letters make one sound).
Inky’s parsing challenge

Magpie vowels How to play:

There is an easy level and a difficult
How to play: level, which has more parts of speech
Listen for the vowel sound in the word to identify. When you have chosen your level, you will see
spoken by the magpie and look at the Inky running on a treadmill trying to get to the swimming
picture on the coin dropped in the nest. Click the matching pool without falling in the custard! Read the sentence on
short vowel sound on the acorn or the matching long vowel the wall at the back and decide which part of speech the
sound on the leaf. Click the coin to hear the word again. highlighted word is. Click on the part of speech shown on
the wall on the left-hand side of the screen. If you choose
Children learn to identify short and long vowel sounds. the correct part of speech the treadmill will start to slow

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 down and eventually allow Inky to run up it and jump in the End User Licence Agreement
pool. If you get the answer wrong the treadmill will speed
up. If it goes too fast Inky will end up in the custard! Click
on the spider if you need some help. This software is protected by both copyright law and
international copyright treaty provisions. Failure to comply
Children learn to identify different parts of speech and with this agreement will result in automatic termination of
how to use them in sentences. this licence and will make available to Jolly Learning other
legal remedies.
Do not accept unlicensed software. Illegally used software
Snake’s adjectives jeopardizes the development of high quality software and
can harm your computer.
How to play:
The aim of the game is to build snakes Important:
from body parts that depict different Installing or using this Jolly Learning product indicates your
adjectives. The ringmaster will pull the lever on the machine agreement to be bound by the terms of this agreement.
and the curtains will open to reveal a selection of body
parts. Select the body part that the ringmaster asks for. Grant Of Licence:
Click the adjective shown at the top of the machine to hear This is a licence between you, the end user, and Jolly
the ringmaster say it again. If you get stuck click on the Learning Ltd. This agreement permits you to install and
ringmaster. use this Jolly Learning product. If this product is labelled
‘single user’ it is for use on a single computer only. If this
Children learn what adjectives are and how to use them product is labelled ‘site licence’ you may install and use it
creatively. on any number of computers that are on the same site and
belong to the same owner of the software. This includes
new computers that may be purchased in the future and
laptops. There is no annual fee and everything you need
Rewards and Scoring to use and enjoy the software is included. Different sites
would need to purchase their own copy. The site licence
edition is network installable. Further network installation
When playing games a treasure chest fills up instructions may be found in the ‘readme’ file included in
with coins to indicate the score in all of the the software.
games except ‘Noun spotting with Inky’.
Restrictions:
You may not:
There are also fun reward a) Copy the software or documentation except as provided
animations for every successful in this agreement.
completion of a game. b) Make the software available to any third party by way of

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 loan, hire or lease. or any other person ever exceed the purchase price of the
c) Incorporate any part of the software into other software software, regardless of the form of the claim.
developed by you for use outside your organization.
d) Remove any proprietary labels, notices or marks on the General Law And Governing Provisions:
software, documentation, or packaging. This licence shall be construed and governed by the laws
of England and Wales. If any part of this licence is found to
This software may be transferred on a permanent basis to be void or unenforceable, the remainder of the licence shall
another person or organization only if: continue in full force and effect.
a) The person or organization agrees to the terms of this
agreement, and
b) The software is removed from all computers on which it
has been installed. Epilepsy Warning and CD Handling
Limited Warranty:
Jolly Learning Ltd warrants to the original purchaser of this Please read before using this game or allowing your children
computer software product that the recording media on to use it.
which the software programs are recorded will be free from Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss
defects in materials and workmanship for 90 days from of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights
the date of purchase. During such period, defective discs or light patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a
will be replaced if the original product is returned to Jolly seizure while watching television images or while playing
Learning, together with your return address, a dated proof certain video games. This may happen even if the person
of purchase, and a statement describing the defects and has no medical history of epilepsy or has never had any
the hardware used. epileptic seizures.
If you or anyone in your family has ever had symptoms
This warranty is in addition to, and does not affect your related to epilepsy (seizures or loss of consciousness) when
statutory rights in any way. exposed to flashing lights, consult your doctor prior to
This warranty does not apply to the software programs playing. If you or your child experience any of the following
themselves, which are provided “as is”, nor does it apply symptoms while playing: dizziness, blurred vision, eye or
to discs which have been subject to misuse, damage or muscle twitches, loss of consciousness, disorientation or
excessive wear. any involuntary movement or convulsion discontinue use
and consult your doctor.
Limitation Of Liability:
The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach of Precautions To Take During Use:
this limited warranty shall be limited to the replacement of • Do not sit too close to the screen.
defective CDs or documentation and shall not extend to • Avoid playing if you are tired.
any claim for, or right to recover any other damages. In no • Play only in a well lit room.
event will Jolly Learningʼs liability for any damages to you • Rest for 10 to 15 minutes per hour of game play.

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 Handling Your Grammar Games CD
Credits
(This section only applies if you purchased the software on CD)
Production Manager
• The disc is intended for use in Mac and PC only. Alexander Bennett
• Do not bend it, crush it, or submerge it in liquids.
• Do not leave it in direct sunlight or near a radiator or Authors
Sara Wernham and Sue Lloyd
other source of heat.
• Keep the compact disc clean. Always hold the disc by Software Developers
the edges and keep it in its protective case when not Alexander Bennett, Michael Yip, Hamed Zeraatpisheh
in use. Clean the disc with a lint-free, soft, dry cloth,
Senior Editor
wiping in straight lines from middle to the outer edge. Louise Van-Pottelsberghe
Never use solvents or abrasive cleaners.
Designers
Louise Van-Pottelsberghe, Lydia Bennett
Icon, on-body artwork and inlay designer
Lydia Bennett
Manual booklet design
Lydia Bennett, Caroline Petherbridge
Additional design and editorial
Jenny Broom
Illustrations
Lib Stephen
Animation
Alexander Bennett, Hamed Zeraatpisheh, Michael Yip
Sound FX
If you experience any problems using this software please Hamed Zeraatpisheh
visit our website support page at: http://www.freesfx.co.uk
Voice Artists
www.jollylearning.co.uk/support Claire Wyatt, Adam Bennett

or Sound Recording and Editing

Nick Ware
email us at: [email protected] Publisher
Christopher Jolly
© Jolly Learning Ltd 2015

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