Jump onto the synonym leaf!
A Persian learning game for primary school, Grade 3 to Grade 6
Word Frog is a vocabulary game for grade 3 through grade 6. A word is written on the frog's leaf, and a colored sign at the top of the screen states the rule — synonym, opposite, or same word family; the child taps the lily pad that fits the rule, and the frog leaps leaf by leaf to the far shore.
The Android app is on Cafe Bazaar and Myket, Iran's app stores. Anywhere else, play the online version in any browser.
Word Frog is part of the Nikipoo School app, alongside 85 other games. The game is in Persian.
In the vocabulary section of the Persian textbook from grade 3 on, the child constantly has to ask: what's this word's synonym? its opposite? its word family? In Word Frog, the child reads a word, figures out that jump's rule from the colored sign at the top of the screen, and picks, among two to four lily pads, the word that fits the rule. The rule sometimes changes mid-level. In grades 5 and 6, singulars of Arabic plurals, present stems, and homophones join this pond too.
With every jump, the child links a word to its synonym, opposite, or word family. Words get stored in the mind as a web of connections; the more of these links there are, the easier it is to recall a word and understand more literary texts with words like «دلاور» (“brave”), «ژرف» (“deep”), «گیتی» (“the world”).
When the rule shifts from “synonym” to “opposite,” the child has to set aside the old rule and think with the new one. This deliberate switching, which psychologists call cognitive flexibility, is one of the key skills of executive function.
Levels like “synonym, not opposite!” and “same family, not same topic!” deliberately include one close, misleading choice — the very mistake often seen in class. The child learns to read carefully before jumping, to see exactly what the rule is asking.
If the child jumps onto the opposite leaf when a synonym was asked for, the game tells them “that was its opposite,” and the leaves stay put. After two mistakes, the correct leaf glows. The child understands where their mistake came from and continues without worry.
A tip for parentsPlay “word jump” in the car or at the table: one person says a word and states the rule, say, “opposite of brave.” The next person answers and then states a new word and rule themselves. Sometimes switch the rule suddenly.
Level titles are listed in the order the child plays them — from easy to hard, following the school textbook.
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The Android app is on Cafe Bazaar and Myket, Iran's app stores. Anywhere else, play the online version in any browser.
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