JumpStart Kindergarten 2.0 installed easily on SuperKids' test machines running Windows 3.11, and Windows 95.Īlthough JumpStart Kindergarten lacks the charisma of some of the others in this category, it is well-developed, easy to use, and educationally sound. SuperKids child reviewers did become frustrated with one of the activities, the Pattern Blaster, which required hand-eye coordination and quick-thinking skills that were beyond the average ability for the specified age-range. Familiar kindergarten activities are easily accessed and simple to understand and attempt, yet adequately challenging.
The fresh new graphics and animation make JumpStart Kindergarten more appealing than the original JumpStart Kindergarten program, although much of the content is similar. With the notion of listening to and following directions, and builds overall ability Skills including beginning letter and sound recognition, counting and early mathĬoncepts, language arts, time concepts and the calendar. JumpStart Kindergarten contains 18 activities and exercises aimed at teaching and strengthening fundamental SuperKids' child reviewers especially enjoyed the Puzzle Game, which features a large array of puzzle possibilities which, when completed, reveal a hidden picture. There are many surprise animations to be discovered in the classroom and its environs. The ever-popular paint table awaits the creative young artist. "Bebop", the classroom hamster, plays hide and seek with the user, and Number and letter blocksĬan be arranged and rearranged in sequential order, while stacking dolls are arrangedīy size. Clicking on the classroom clock introduces time conceptsīy taking the user through the typical kindergartner's day. The class calendar can be manipulated to study The user scrolls around the classroom and playground, and chooses activities to tackle by clicking on the typical classroom objects that represent them.Īctivities are similar to those experienced in a real kindergarten.Īlphabet letters border the room. It also contains all new art and animation, while maintaining the interactive kindergarten-classroom setting. JumpStart Kindergarten 2.0 features the same multi-subject formula as its predecessor, but with an additional emphasis on phonics and reading preparedness.
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SuperKids Software Review of JumpStart Kindergarten 2.0.
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