Jay Jay Earns His Wings

by BRIGHTER MINDS

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000067PF3
• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,093 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #37 in Software > Children's Software > Science & Nature
  • #85 in Software > Children's Software > Math
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Jay Jay, the adorable airplane from the PBS series, is starring in this pleasant but overly directive CD. He's finally mature enough to collect packages to bring back to Tarrytown Airport. To collect the package he plays six early learning games. These are brief but generally well designed. The program's biggest weakness is the tendency to over-instruct and not allow children to interrupt. (The long intro in the opening and map screen can be skipped after the game is played once, however.) In general, it's assumed that kids won't be able to figure out what to do if they click through the directions. The simple, strong interface of this program is intuitive enough that the detailed instructions could have easily been skipped. Along the same lines, the program over-reinforces correct responses, delaying the game's general responsiveness. On a more positive note, many of the activities are nicely designed with lots of opportunities for practicing skills like shape identification, letters and remembering sequences. An overall "collect the packages" theme kept testers playing for the first few sessions, though they didn't go back when the goal was complete. Children also enjoyed the six onscreen, printable coloring pages provided after each package is found. After the kids solve the game once, however, the adventure is done, and aside from three levels of difficulty, the game is the same with each replay.
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Age Range: Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue

Product Description

Help Jay Jay Earn His Wings, and Learn about Nature, Numbers & Math

Product Information

Jay Jay is nearly ready to embark on hisvery own delivery route! But first, the young jet plane must show he has mastered all the right skills. Hit the skyway for fun, games, and lessons about nature, numbers and math. Help Jay Jay pick up packages and pass his tests with flyingcolors!  Help Jay Jay prove he's ready to fly solo on his own delivery route.  Create colorful drawings with Jay Jay and learn about nature, numbers and more!  Celebrate success with Jay Jay and his fabulous fleet of flyingfriends.  Then celebrate with the best fleet of friends a child could ever have!

Get ready for a magical flight with Jay Jay!

• Nature
• Science
• Addition
• Measuring
• Sequences
• Estimating
• Matching
• Comparison
• Number Recognition
• Pattern Completion
• Following Instructions
• Deductive Reasoning
• Coloring & Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Computer Skills

Includes

• 6 Activities
• Nature Videos
• Fun Jay Jay Songs
• Fun Printables

Fun Activities Include

Which Animal?
Find the right animals at E.Z.O'Malley'sTM Ranch! Listen carefully to the clues. You only get three chances to choose!

Lightning Bug Patterns
Lightning bugs dance, creating a pattern of colored lights. Click on the bugs that repeat the same patternsequence!

Number Chase
Help HerkyTM The Helicopter round up numbers on a slippery slalom. Follow Jay Jay's directions to stay on course!

Stack & Measure
Use a variety of tools to measure objects for BigJake'sTM cargo hold. That bicycle is two hammers high

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS!!, September 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Jay Jay Earns His Wings (CD-ROM)

Jay Jay is one of my almost-3-year-old son's favorite TV characters. My son is fascinated with basic math right now. When I found that it taught simple math addition and measurement, etc., I decided to pick it up right away. After we ran it on my son's computer, we were pleasantly surprised by the vivid animation and the quality of the games it offerred. Usually the drawings of the characters in a computer do not look as good as what you would see on TV, but this one is just as good. It even plays the theme song in the beginning. BUY THIS ONE!! Your kids will learn a lot from it, even though he may think he is just playing an interesting computer game.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jay Jay EARNS His Wings, September 16, 2003

By 

Hank Stevens (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jay Jay Earns His Wings (CD-ROM)

What a wonderful word for a child to learn: EARN. With concerns about my nephew being given almost anything he reaches for I bought this for his birthday. At four he is starting to develop a concept about work equating reward. His favorite cartoon show Jay Jay has helped with this wonderful computer program where Jay Jay has several errands to run to EARN his new job. The math skills taught were presented in a way that my nephew was totally unaware that he was learning! I'm looking to buy more Jay Jay programs. this one has done the job and more.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall very good purchase, January 6, 2008

By 

dkr (Wauseon, Ohio) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jay Jay Earns His Wings (CD-ROM)

I purchased this product for my almost 4 year old boy. He loves Jay Jay, in general, and has enjoyed the game, also.

The only problem I can see with the game, so far, is that one of the 5 or so games you need to complete in order to "win" is hard for ME to complete as an adult - - even at the lowest level. In it a downhill skier needs to quickly click on the correct numbered flag as they fly by. Although my child can correctly identify the numbers he is supposed to be clicking on, his hand-eye coordination isn't what it needs to be to be able to succeed...or even begin to progress through that game. The other games are all age appropriate and fun and he enjoys them.

The only possible other problem I could see is that a child much older than 4 would probably get through the games too quickly and then become bored with it, although I am making this comment knowing that there are 3 levels to the games and we have only tried the 1st level.

Overall, I give this game a high rating for being kid-friendly (with the exception of the skiing game) fun, educational, and SAFE for kids to use without parental guidance/supervision.