Customer Reviews

JumpStart 1st Grade

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The Jump Start series is very entertaining. My son started with Jump Start Toddlers when he was three. He has since gone through the Pre-school, Pre-k and Kindergarten. At five he is busy with First Grade and with Second Grade, although Second Grade is still too difficult.

The children are introduced to basic skills, in this case addition, subtraction, fractions, measuring, quantities, telling time, parts of speech, phonics, reading comprehension, basic science, music, art, synonyms and antonyms, counting money. Each skill is learnt with a game, Spelling Soup, Vending Machine, Lost and Found, and Bean Bag Science to name a few of the many activities. Each game is well constructed, has three levels, and the ability to track progress should this be desired.

Typically each Jump Start has a meta-game, in this case, clues for a treasure hunt. The treasure hunt is slick and adds to the enjoyment.

Though we have spent many hours on first grade reading and first grad math, we spent more time on first grade than on both these other activities together. Lots of fun, lots of learning.

I have enjoyed Jumpstart programs for years. This is my most recent purchase. My 5 year old daughter enjoys it, but is frustrated at times. A few things that bother her are: The dog's collar (control buttons) appears and disappears at the bottom of the screen when she doesn't want it to (whenever the cursor is at the bottom of the screen it pops up); she can't bypass the introduction segment and must watch it every time; and she has some trouble physically navigating the boat to find the treasure. However, she really likes all the actual learning games.

We started out the JumpStart series with the Toddler version and have been hooked ever since. It's really the only series that my son has asked for by name. He got the 1st Grade version for his birthday this fall and even with alot of false starts due to computer problems (our old hardware is faltering resulting in several re-installs after he had barely gotten started), he is still absolutely hooked on it. If he had his way, he'd be on that computer all day playing! And he's learning too! The game starts you out in the classroom where you can play either the science bean bag game or a game dealing with opposites and synonyms. It took him awhile to find the other games (you have to leave the classroom) but soon he was in the hall learning to tell time by stamping hall passes and then on to the kitchen to learn about measurements and fractions, the playground where he worked with numbers and words (would you believe he's already learning about nouns, verbs, and adjectives!), and finally into the lunch room to dish out some alphabet soup (spelling) and his ultimate favorite, the snack machine where he's learning math. At barely 6 years old and only in kindergarten he's now up to doing addition on 2 digit numbers (with some help from mom, but still...)! This is definitely a great learning game!

This is perfect for 1st graders who want a fun way to practice the new skills they are learning, and it is a nice way to introduce new concepts to younger children.
I bought this program for my son who is just finishing Kindergarten. I was looking for something to prepare him for 1st grade and have been very happy with the many different activities that the software includes. However, I will say that unless your child has been exposed to 1st grade concepts, such as fractions, parts of speech, or counting change, you may want to walk your child through each activity before leaving them to explore the game on their own. My son has found the game easy to navigate, but the activities are a bit challenging given that he has not had prior experience to some of the concepts. This is by far is favorite game and I have seen him make great progress in the few short weeks that we have had this software. My daughter, who is just finishing up her 1st grade year, has had no difficulty at all with this game and enjoys working towards the incentives! Well, worth the money!

This software allows three different levels to fit each child with quite a few activities ranging from music, reading, math, and geography. It rewards a child with a token to play another game and collect more tokens. My son loves this game and has played it for many hours all ready. It improved his reading and math skills until he is in the highest level in his grade. I strongly recommend it for all 1st graders and some kindergarten children.

My six year old daughter was having trouble reading. Each night she would come home from school with a new reading assignment. As horrible as it is to admit, I have very little patience. And despite my best efforts, I didn't seem to be helping her. So I searched the internet for some reliable software that could do what I just couldn't. I came across the Jump Start series, and immediately purchased 1st Grade. She couldn't wait for me to load it into the computer!! And afterward, she spent countless hours playing with Frankie and the others. Then much to my surprise (and relief) her reading grades went steadily up. It was a bona fide success!! And as an added bonus, when she had trouble counting money, Jump Start 1st Grade was there! I'm so pleased with the results that I've purchased the 2nd Grade, and Typing games as well!!

It's tough finding something for kids to play while not spending a fortune and wasting brain space on senseless games. The Jumpstart series are great because they offer great ways to learn while keeping things simple and fun in a cartoon-like format. The software is easy to install and I found that my 1st grader could easily navigate the program without getting stuck. She sat on it for hours!! I was surprised to see the fun she had with the program and look forward to purchasing further copies. I was surprised that fractions were used, but it was in a kitchen setting where kids could bake cakes, cookies, etc., while being told to add 1/4 cup, 1/2 teaspoon, etc.. I found that interesting and a good way to get into that form of math.

My girls are 11, 6, and 3 and all three girls play this game!My 11 yr old of course knows most of this info , but it still holds her interst because it is so Fun!!! I bought it two yrs ago for my then 4 yr old when we bought our computer.Our computer has been used more for that ame than anything else.

I for one spend time with my sister. and ever since she was four,
she spent a lot of time playing with this game. The first time I saw it, I thought: "what a colorful, eyecatching game!"
and when I actually sat down to try it, jumpstart amazed me even more. the fun characters, the talking dog... who could not love this game? the level of difficulty is even adjustable, and it gives the parent a full report on how the player is doing in diffrent areas. so it was great for me to see that I found this game not boring and long but, amusing. even to me. :)
I would definitely suggest YOU, go out and buy this for your child.

I have purchased about 20 pieces of educational software over the last 4 years for my daughter. For most of them she grows tired of after 30 minutes, and this is not an attention span issue. Generally this occurs because either the controls are too difficult for her to master, the educational games are too counter-intuitive, or the product is simply uninspired.

With that said, my daughter loves Jumpstart 1st Grade. We limit her computer time to 1 hour max oer session, and we literally have to pull her away from the computer. The games are easy for her to follow, and challenging. What a great way to learn.

The only aspect I find a little off to this game is the currency adventure. It becomes too difficult too quickly once you get the first couple of problems correct.

I would recommend this product to a 5 year old who is an early reader, and a 6 year old.