Players are guided through the activities by Zoophonia, a friendly zookeeper and Zeke the Zebra. During any activity, players can request extra help by clicking on Zeke's Walkie-Talkie. The first lesson can be found inside the Address Book. Here, children are introduced to the alphabet along with its corresponding animal cast, letter sounds and letter signals. As each animal is clicked on, Zoophonia will sound and signal it.
Players can color each animal by using the umbrella color palette.
Each animal can be printed and used as flashcard for practice away from the computer. Players can search for the Zoo-phonics animal characters and letters in the Hidden Picture Aviary. A special set of binoculars are available if you need help locating the animals or letters. At the petting zoo, players can help Robby Rabbit match up the animals to the letters. If you visit the Refreshment Stand, you can search for the correct letter or character that matches the letter sound being requested.