JumpStart 4th Grade

by Knowledge Adventure

Product Features

• For Ages 8 - 10
• Kids Learn: Parts of Speech, Spelling & Vocabulary, Addition & Subtraction
• Multiplication & Division, Prime Numbers, Fractions, & Decimals
• Estimation, Science, Geography, Music, The Arts, History
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• ASIN: B000R9BNO6
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 23, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #4 in Software > Children's Software > Activities
  • #5 in Software > Children's Software > Math
  • #15 in Software > Children's Software > Early Learning

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA Publisher:  KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE Packaging:  JEWEL CASE Rating:  AGES: 8-10 Use your 4th Grade problem-solving skills to unearth the secrets of the lost treasure map! Pack extreme fun and exciting adventure into learning as you find clues in caves unlock hidden tunnels and solve the mystery. Master skills in Math Geography Grammar Science and more!Kids Learn: Parts of SpeechSpelling & VocabularyAddition & SubtractionMultiplication & DivisionPrime Numbers Fractions & DecimalsEstimationScienceGeographyMusicThe ArtsHistoryContinuous Challenge:Auto-leveling helps children learn at the pace that suits them.Endless Fun:Creative games challenging activities and exciting adventures keep children involved for hours of learning fun.Varied Learning Styles:Seven different learning styles help kids achieve better understanding.System Requirements for Windows Windows Vista XP 2000Pentium II 266 MHz or faster processor (300 MHz for XP Vista)64 MB RAM (128 MB for XP Vista)10 MB free hard disk space640x480 resolution 16-bit colorWindows-compatible sound card & speakers12X CD-ROM drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "Sucks!" is too kind, March 30, 2010

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written on sand (Fairbanks area AK USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JumpStart 4th Grade (CD-ROM)

There needs to be a "no star" rating. There is no way to move back and forth between levels if your kid cannot finish them. If you cannot finish the Mah Jong level - not because of math skills but because the tiles don't line up - you have no choice but to do it over again. You cannot progress otherwise.

Both my wife and I are very computer savvy - I design databases for fun - and this software is beyond salvage. The authors should be forbidden to write software. The positive reviews were written by company stooges who never used the product. We want our $15 back plus the hours of our lives we wasted on this sadistic product.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love the Jumpstart Series, October 7, 2009

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Early Childhood Specialist and Homeschooling ... (Seattle Wa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JumpStart 4th Grade (CD-ROM)

We are a homeschooling family. The Jump start series has been wonderful. My three children are all working above grade level and love to learn. I just purchased the Jump start 4th and 5th grade and I am happy to say that finally something is challenging my kids.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Continuous Crashes, October 7, 2010

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seekinggoodbuys - See all my reviews

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This review is from: JumpStart 4th Grade (CD-ROM)

I have received the blue screen of death everytime I attempt to open this product. If your operating system runs on Windows 7, be prepared to hold down the shift key everytime you want to open this program.

Nevertheless, I was expecting a more interactive tutor-type software, where lessons were taught and afterwards my child would apply what she had learned to the subsequent games that followed. Not the case at all. I have to help my child consistently to ease her frustrations which arise from her not knowing the answers to most of the questions in all of the subjects. And even at a level 1, the questions, to me, were very difficult.

I sense more frustration in the future as the game progresses and coupled with the continuous crashes I am afraid she will therefore lose interest in this program.