Jumpstart Advanced 1st Grade V2.0

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Product Features

• Motivating reward system keeps children engaged
• 4-CD set helps kids practice and build essential 1st-grade skills
• Activities address 50+ fundamental skills in reading, math, and more
• 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: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000EXS488
• Item model number: 20163
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 9, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #741 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Product Description
JumpStart® Advanced 1st Grade Descriptions The Complete 1st Grade Readiness Program Ages 5 – 7 years

JumpStart® Advanced 1st grade ensures the mastery of fundamental skills in subjects like reading, math and science. This 4-CD set includes the all new Pet Playground where kids care for and play with a virtual pet. Prepare your child for the 1st Grade and beyond.

Disc One - Fundamentals
Master more than 50 different math, reading, science and spelling skills.

Disc Two- Music
Learn about melodies, rhythm, instruments and harmony with fun toe-tapping songs.

Disc Three - Art Club
Create works of art including cards, banners, crafts and more.

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

Over 50 Skills Taught

Reading and Writing
• Consonants
• Short and long vowels
• Blends and digraphs
• Vocabulary and spelling
• Sentence building
• Parts of speech

Math
• Addition and subtraction
• Fractions
• Counting coins
• Skip counting
• Sequencing

Science
• Life and Earth Sciences
• Nutrition

Social Studies
• Communities
• World regions

Art & Music
• Colors, shapes and patterns
• Melody and rhythm
• Instrument families

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 1st Grade Readiness Program!JumpStart® Advanced 1st Grade ensures the mastery of fundamentals in reading math and more. Prepare your child for 1st grade and beyond with this 4-CD set!Disc One FundamentalsMaster more than 50 different math reading science and spelling skills.Disc Two MusicLearn about melodies rhythm instruments and harmony with fun toe-tapping songs!Disc Three Art ClubCreate works of art including cards banners crafts and more.Disc Four - Pet PlaygroundAdopt your own virtual pet. Teach it tricks buy accessories and play pet games.Over 50 Skills Taught!Reading & WritingConsonantsShort & Long VowelsBlends & DigraphsVocabulary & SpellingSentence BuildingParts of SpeechMathAddition & SubtractionFractionsCounting CoinsSkip CountingSequencingScienceLife & Earth SciencesNutritionSocial StudiesCommunitiesWorld RegionsArt & MusicColors Shapes & PatternsMelody & RhythmInstrument FamiliesSpecial FeaturesLearning Profiler determines child s learning style and adjusts playAutomatic leveling adjusts to child s paceMotivating reward system keeps children engagedBased on State Educational StandardsSystem Requirements:Macintosh® Workstation PowerMac G3 266 MHz or faster OS 9.2.1 10.1.5 10.2.3 10.3.1 (Music and Art Club Discs OS 9.2.1 and OSX Classic Mode Only) 64 MB of RAM (128 MB RAM for 10.1.5 10.2.3 10.3.1) 16x CD-ROM drive 16-bit color Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP Pentium® II 266 MHz (Pentium® II 300 MHz or faster for XP) 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for XP) 12x CD-ROM drive 16-bit color Windows-compatible sound card Pet Playground CD (Windows Only) Windows 2000/XP Pentium III 1GHz 256 MB RAM 32 MB DirectX 9.0c-Compatible 3D Video card 24x CD-ROM drive 450 MB Free HD Space DirectX Compatible Sound CardFormat: WIN 98ME2000XPVISTA/MAC 9.1-9.X10.1 OR LATER Genre: EDUCATION Age: 876930001116 UPC: 876930001116 Manufacturer No: 20163

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Expected more from Jumpstart, February 28, 2007

By	E. Bader (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We recently purchased this software for my son. He is in 1st grade and LOVES to play educational games on his computer. Unfortunately this has been a let down for both of us. The background music is way too loud and interferes with the voice that gives the directions for each game. It is very difficult to understand what they are trying to tell my son to do. Also there has been at least one game (maybe more) where he would do what they were telling him, but they still said it was wrong. How frustrating!

So far he still enjoys playing this game, and hasn't given up on it yet. There are some good areas and I think he will get some benefit, but there is definitely some improvement needed!!

Jumpstart Kindergarten was not like this at all! I really can't recommend this software, especially at this price!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good collection, April 7, 2007

By	T Underhill "TJSH" (Southern Tier NY United States) - See all my reviews

Very good collection of educational games. The concept for the Scooter portion is a little complex. It drives the user to exercise each type of game several times to collect items. You need to get one of each to complete a scooter and one of each to complete a track.

Portions of the scooter game are clumsy in their controls. For example: the scooter race - to control the scooter, you must tap the right and left arrow keys to turn in that direction, but the scooter does not auto center.. so if you tap twice left, you need to tap twice right to go straight again. It can be a little frustrating, but my kids are very adaptable, and they handle it well.

The 4th disk is a bit strange (Pets) It is a small demo version of a game which has not been released yet (spring 2007). It is fun 3D environment, but limited in features.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent education games, January 9, 2007

By	S. Oshel - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My son received this for christmas this year. He is only in Kindergarten but finds this to be challenging and he is enjoying learning the math.