Customer Reviews

JumpStart Kindergarten

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This title is third in the Jumpstart series of learning games (it starts with Toddlers) and is typical of the high quality, fun learning games produced by Knowledge Adventure. The characters are engaging for the designated age group, and the activities are both fun and encourage learning. The game increases the levels depending on your child's skill (not by a preset formula) making them more or less challenging depending on the individual, and the progress report helps you see exactly what areas your child needs help in. This software is a great compliment to the Jumpstart series of workbooks. Highly recommended!!

Both my 18 year old daughter and my 5 year old son have enjoyed this product. My daughter had all the Jump Start programs from kindergarten to the 8 th grade. She would do them a year ahead of the year she was enrolled in her private school. My son is in public school so he is right at his grade level. The games are fun and with some easier and some challenging. This variety gives him the chance to select what he is ready for at the momement. After using it a few times he is now independant in navigating throughout the program. It's highly interactive with great sound to accompany the visuals. I feel it has helped him with his critical thinking skills more than anything. He's so proud when he finishes a game or task. We love it !

This game helped my litte brother over the summer so he would not forget what he learned in preschool. It helped with his math and his reading which was a struggle for him. Overall it is a great game.

I really enjoyed this game when my older kids played it. It provided a nice go to when we were homeschooling and I either didn't have the time for a proper lesson or they were begging for computer time. Now that my youngest is five I wanted the same for him so I bought "Jump Start Kindergarten" at Target. The new version is not nearly so well made as this one! So save the aggravation and the money and buy this one instead.

My daughter is 5 and heading into Kindergarten this Fall. She uses this software in her pre-K class and loves it. The item arrived in a much quicker time than the shipping method we selected and we're very happy with it

The kids like it and it helps them to learn. They used it for a couple of weeks, then got bored of it. It got them interested in letters and numbers though. It's a good change of pace from hand written learning activities.

Really this should be rated NO STARS. I will not buy from this vendor again. This product was designed for older PCs and was not compatible with mine. This product should've made it really clear that it will not work with XP. They claim it was on a link somewhere. I lost out and feel cheated.

I have 3-4 jumpstart programs. These are good. Kids 3 and 5 year old love them. But unfortunately the programs does not install on the PC. Installation just put the link on the desktop. Everytime you have to put the CD into the computer, only then you can start the program. With kids CDs can be easily damaged. Without CD the program will not run. If you have your PC put inside the cabinet it may be a big hassle to change CDs everytime you want to run the programs.

It would be good if the programs get installed on PC and you never have to bother about CDs again. But seems like company is deliberately not letting it installed on computer so that you buy new CD if it gets corrupted. SMART way to rip-off. I'll think 10 times before I buy any Jumpstart program again. I would give 5 stars to appreciate the programmers efforts to make these programs very useful. But I'll deduct 2 stars for company's dirty tricks.

I have tried so many times to get this thing to work and I'm so dissapointed because I was really excited about getting it for my son as he has had other cds that work perfectly. And as others have had the same problem, I recommend not waisting money on that product

Buyer beware - purchase of this game only allows you to access 2 of the 12 levels of the game. To access the full game, you must become a jumpstart member (for an additional cost of $8/month). From the moment the game starts, it talks about earning the 12 badges to unlock the mystery - so that by the time you complete the first two levels, your child is fully aware that there are other areas of the camp under construction that they have not accessed, and that they need to become "members". Unless you want to spend the money or deal with an extremely disappointed child, do not purchase!! My guess is that this is true with other Jumpstart products as well.