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Some Leapster Explorer™ games allow you to customize/customise
the skills taught in that game.
Mathematics skill sets can be sent to the following games:
• Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
• NFL Rush Zone
Spelling lists can be sent to the following games:
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Getting Started
Install LeapFrog Connect and complete the
In order to use the Skill Selector, you must first set
up the LeapFrog Connect Application included with
your child’s Leapster Explorer handheld.
Install the LeapFrog Connect Application to your
computer and follow the setup wizard to create a
LeapFrog account and enter information about who
plays with the toy. If you did not complete setup of
the Leapster Explorer when first installing the
application, click the Parent Account tab at the top
the setup process.
Play the game you want to customize
Make sure you have created a LeapFrog Parent
account and entered information about who plays
with the toy.
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Play (or let your child play) one of the Mathematics
or Spelling games that you want to customize/
customise and then connect your handheld to the
computer to upload the play data. You must play a
Leapster Explorer game for each skill type before
you can customize its curriculum.
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To create a Mathematics Skill Set
see page 7
On the Skill Selector page, click the Create a
Spelling List or Create a Mathematics Skill Set
button to open the customization page for that skill
type.
Each subject has a list of games that can use skill
sets for that subject. As your child plays these
games, these subjects will become active and
appear in color/colour. Once a subject is active you
can create skill sets for it.
To create a Spelling List, see page 4.
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Creating a Spelling List: Step 1
There are two ways to search for Spelling words:
1. Type a word or letter into the search box and
press the Search button.
2. Choose a list and use the alphabet buttons and
scroll bar to find the word you are looking for.
When you find the word you want, press the Add
(+) button to move it to your custom list.
Search again until you have added at least five –
When you have finished creating the Spelling List,
click the orange Save to My Leapster Explorer
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Creating a Spelling Skill Set: Step 2
message will appear asking how many times you
want your child to correctly spell each word before
the Skill Set is considered complete.
Choose a number of times (3, 5, or 7) and click the
Save Settings and Continue button.
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Creating a Spelling Skill Set: Step 3
You will see a message letting you know that your
Skill Set has been saved.
If the Leapster Explorer handheld is connected and
turned on, the new Skill Set will be transferred to
the handheld. If the Leapster Explorer handheld is
not connected, the
next time it is connected and turned on. Press OK
to dismiss the dialog.
Wait a minute while the LeapFrog Connect
Explorer handheld. You will see another
confirmation window that says “Files have been
saved to your Leapster Explorer handheld”. Press
OK to clear the window.
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Congratulations! You’ve now selected skills and
saved them to your child’s Leapster Explorer.
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Creating a Mathematics Skill Set: Step 1
Roll over the skills to see a description. The
description will tell you which Leapster Explorer
games that particular skill can be sent to. Choose
the skills you want to add to your Skill Set by
checking and unchecking the boxes.
en you have finished creating the
the orange Save to My Leapster Explorer button.
, click
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Creating a Mathematics Skill Set: Step 2
message will appear asking how many questions
per skill you want your child to answer correctly
before the Skill Set is considered complete.
Choose a number of questions (10, 20, or 30) and
click the Save Settings and Continue button.
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Creating a Mathematics Skill Set: Step 3
You will see a message letting you know that your
Skill Set has been saved.
If the Leapster Explorer handheld is connected and
turned on, the new Skill Set will be transferred to
the handheld. If the Leapster Explorer handheld is
not connected, the
next time it is connected and turned on. Press OK
to dismiss the dialog.
Wait a minute while the LeapFrog Connect
Explorer handheld. You will see another
confirmation window that says “Files have been
saved to your Leapster Explorer handheld”. Press
OK to clear the window.
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Congratulations! You’ve now selected skills and
saved them to your child’s Leapster Explorer.
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