Jump Start Kindergarten (PC and Mac, CD-ROM) Knowledge Adventure - 1994 USA, Canada Release

Jump Start Kindergarten
Product ID	38981-00531
Product UPC	738981005317
Platform(s)	PC and Mac
Media	CD-ROM
Copyright date	1994
Publisher(s)	Knowledge Adventure
Category(s)	Education, Kindergarten
Recommended age(s)	4-6.
Country of Origin	United States of America

Description from the packaging.

Teaches essential skills for school.
A full year of pre-reading, beginning math and language arts.

Mr. Hopsalot, the rabbit, invites your child to explore his interactive classroom and garden, where fun, music and games are the reward for curiosity. Packed with 16 games and puzzles that teach over two dozen fundamental skills, Jump Start Kindergarten covers a full year of pre-reading, early math, language and creative arts.

Kids learn:

• Pre-reading.
• Alphabet.
• Letter combinations.
• Counting.
• Quantities.
• Similarities and differences.
• Ordering.
• Sequencing.
• Solving problems.
• Shapes.
• Colors.
• Time concepts.

Endless fun.
Creative games, challenging activities and educational songs keep children involved for hours and hours of learning fun.

Continuous Challenge.
The program automatically monitors successes and attempts and adjusts the difficulty levels in each activity. Children stay challenged because the levels match their abilities. They can also change the levels themselves. This Jump Start innovation tracks up to 99 children.

Friendly Guide.
Your teacher, Mr. Hopsalot, will lead you to discover new activities or work on skills that need more practice.

The award-winning Jump Start Elementary Learning System is based on nationally recommended curricula and actual teacher lesson plans. The result is an incredible variety of activities that makes learning fun.

A full year of learning in one box!
Choosing the best educational software for your child can be challenging. The Jump Start System makes it easy by taking what children learn in school and organizing it by grade, so real grade-based learning is reinforced in every Jump Start product. The innovative classroom setting encourages your child to explore a familiar world filled with cuddly friends who provide encouragement through dozens of games, puzzles and songs- a variety unmatched in other educational programs.

Letter combinations.
Recognize letters and words by identifying objects in the closet.

Similarities and differences.
Learn about patterns and series by sequencing plants in the garden.

Integrated learning.
Match numbers, case letters, opposites, companions, and more to reveal a hidden picture. Contains 10 categories of puzzles.

Pre-reading.
Learn about nouns, verbs, and adjectives by playing with the magic blackboard to make silly sentences.

Solving problems.
Listen carefully to find Bee Bop, one hip hamster who frequently escapes his cage.

Colors.
Select the item that doesn't belong. Then color the pictures or draw anything freehand.

Recognizing shapes.
Learn shapes by building a bridge of colored patterns to help Roquefort get to his cheese.

Ordering by size.
Create an understanding of math concepts such as "bigger" and "smaller" by rearranging dolls according to their size.

Sequencing.
Build a foundation for math and reading by rearranging the blocks according to the alphabet or numbers.

System Requirements

PC Windows 3.1
Required CPU	486-25
Required RAM	4MB
Req. Hard Drive	5MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	2X
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	SVGA 256 Color

PC Windows 95
Required CPU	486-25
Required RAM	8MB
Req. Hard Drive	5MB Free
Requires Mouse	Yes
Required CD Speed	2X
Required Audio	Yes
Supported Video	SVGA 256 Color

Mac System 7.1
Required CPU	Mac LC III
Required RAM	8MB
Req. Hard Drive	1MB Free
Required CD Speed	2X
Supported Video	13" 256 Color