Jumpstart Advanced Kindergarten

by Knowledge Adventure

Product Features

• Motivating reward system keeps children engaged
• 4-CD set helps children practice and build essential kindergarten skills
• Activities address 50+ skills from math and reading to music and art
• Based on state educational standards; auto leveling adjusts to child's pace
• Learning Profiler determines child's learning style and adjusts play

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000EXU990
• Item model number: 2191280
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 9, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #57 in Software > Children's Software > Activities
  • #93 in Software > Children's Software > Early Learning

Product Description

Product Description

JumpStart® Advanced Kindergarten Descriptions The Complete Kindergarten Readiness Program Ages 4 - 6 years

The JumpStart® Advanced Kindergarten 4-CD set helps children practice and build essential Kindergarten skills. Engaging activities address over 50 skills from math and reading to music and art. New Pet Playground lets kids adopt a virtual pet that they can play with, groom and train. Prepare your child for Kindergarten and beyond.

Disc One - Fundamentals
Master critical math, reading, science and music skills.

Disc Two- Animal Field Trip
Discover over 40 amazing animals and explore their natural habitats.

Disc Three - Arts and Crafts
Paint, paste, color, sticker and design your very own works of art.

Disc Four – Pet Playground
Adopt your own virtual pet. Teach it tricks, buy accessories and play pet games.

Over 50 Skills Taught

Reading
• Phonics
• Listening comprehension
• Consonant and vowel sounds
• Word building
• Vocabulary
• Sequencing stories

Science
• Stages of life
• Comparison and contrast

Art
• Colors
• Shapes
• Creativity

Math
• Counting
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Making equations

Music
• Instrument sounds
• Musical patterns
• Musical styles

Special Features
• Learning Profiler determines child's learning style and adjusts play
• Automatic leveling adjusts to child's pace
• Motivating reward system keeps children engaged
• Based on State Educational Standards

System Requirements

Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP
Pentium® II 266 MHz (Pentium® II 300 MHz or faster for XP) – 64MB RAM (128 MB RAM for XP) – 12x CD-ROM drive – 16-bit color – Windows-compatible sound card

Pet Playground CD#4 Requirements
Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP Pentium® III 1GHz – 256 MB RAM – 32 MB DirectX compatible 3D video card - 12x CD-ROM drive – 200 MB Free HD – Windows-compatible sound card

Macintosh® Workstation
PowerMac G3 266 MHz or faster – OS 9.2.1, 10.1.5, 10.2.3 – 64 MB of RAM (128 MB RAM for 10.1.2 and up) – 16x CD-ROM drive – 16-bit color

Product Description

The Complete Kindergarten Readiness Program! The JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten 4-CD set helps children practice and build essential Kindergarten skills. Engaging activities address over 100 skills from math and reading to music and art. Disc One – Fundamentals. Master critical math, reading, science and music skills! Disc Two – Animal Field Trip. Discover over 40 amazing animals! Sixteen activities help you learn all about animals and explore their natural habitats. Disc Three – Arts & Crafts. Paint, paste, color, sticker, and design your very own masterpieces! Disc Four - Pet Playground. Adopt your own virtual pet. Teach it tricks, buy accessories and play pet games.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game!, September 14, 2007

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Ami "Book Lover" (Utah) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jumpstart Advanced Kindergarten (CD-ROM)

When my 5 year old is playing this game all of her siblings gather around to watch. They really like this game. The concepts are well presented and the learning is fun. I really like that even if they miss and pick the wrong answer the game lets them try again. We have had this game almost a year and my children still love it. It does a great job with addition, counting, colors, recognizing patterns, spelling, sounding out simple words, story ordering and it is just fun.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware, July 26, 2009

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Rooster's Mom (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jumpstart Advanced Kindergarten (CD-ROM)

Initially, I thought this was a great product. It kept our son entertained with educational games through two long hot summer afternoons. However, the game is designed so that when you pass level two, it directs you to their website and informs you that if you want to continue, [...] Unfortunately, my son was already excited about earning the "badges" and was upset that he can't earn all of them without a subscription. NO WHERE on the box is this explained to the consumer. On their website, other parents have complained; yet, the company feebly replies that it is sorry if subscription requirements are not made clear. Still, it appears as if it has made NO effort to change their packaging. Considering the initial price combined with a yearly membership is close to $100, I would not have bought this if I would have known my son was going to end up disappointed, and I would end up bamboozled.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Product is misleading, June 14, 2009

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D. Dorminey "dbd777" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jumpstart Advanced Kindergarten (CD-ROM)

We recently purchased this program & my 5 year old was immediately engaged and excited. Once she got to level 2 out of about 12 it tells her to "get her parent to log on to jumpstart.com and buy a membership". I'm not interested in a $75 annual membership and clearly feel that she can't get the full benefit of the program I purchased. It would be nice to be able to access the remaining 10 levels without shelling out more $$. We've gone online to use their "free" games to see if this allows her to pass to the next level but that doesn't work either.