#Jumpstart kindergarten 1st grade download
#Jumpstart kindergarten 1st grade windows
Graphics have come a long way since our first JumpStart Pre-K program available for Windows 95! Hooray for JumpStart’s characters who repeat the next game move with Doris Day enthusiasm and consistency that no parent could ever offer in real life. She also enjoyed tinkering with different musical instruments in the Music Studio to create lots of sounds. Overall, the scooter suited Sophie better than the racecar of Kindergarten. Though Sophie hasn’t studiedįractions yet in school, dividing up ingredients at the Pizza ParlorĮnlisted visuals to reinforce the message and she was able to fill enough pizza orders to gain the dog bones necessary to build her flashy scooter.Īs Sophie pointed out, “You don’t really have to know about fractions to play. She found the perfect application of her recent school lesson in sortingĪnimals into categories at the Science Fair. Her favorite game and favorite JumpStartĬharacter quickly became the scientist who conducted the Science Fair. Sophie, our Kindergarten student, was best matched for both KinderĪnd 1st Grade programs. Though it was slow-going for Nathan to control his car with the arrow keys (he’d move forward, stop, change directions, move forward again, stop, etc) he enjoyed powering his racecar through the castle kingdom collecting the sparkling gems necessary to advance. The customized race car theme was also a little boy’s dream come true. Nathan’s enthusiasm for “Wock” music has us thinking about a guitar The different styles of music, accumulating multiple carrots and finallyįinding his groove with the electric guitar. Most of the games, try again was absolutely necessary at Nathan’s level.īut he turned maestro with Music Lessons, navigating with ease through It took aįew tries before Nathan was comfortable in the reading room. Guidance with the Science Skills and Math Made Easy games. However, our keyboard took some beatings when our little guy facedįun with Phonics. “souped up” accessories and super power in the Kindergarten version. Task collecting multiple carrots necessary to build a race car with Was also an asset in helping little brother Nathan (almost four) stay on Program but recognized that many more games were available with theįirst-grade edition and found entertainment in both the Kindergarten’sįreestyle Paint and Draw game and the 1st Grade’s Music Studio. Julia is in the second grade and was not challenged by games of either The “All New Advanced Edition” of both JumpStart Were familiar with some of the characters and graphics. JumpStart programs as teaching tools, our two school-aged kids Thanks to Dad, our resident program installer. Laura Horansky is a part-time working Mom with much less computer prowess than her children, Julia (eight), Sophia (six) and Nathan (four).