JumpStart Preschool '99
© 1999 Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
In this engaging variety pack there are 20 play areas that teach 30 preschool skills. The games have three levels, with a range of challenges best for the three- to four-year-old set. Young children are introduced to their letters and numbers in dot-to-dot games and are presented with the letter sounds in picture/sound matching activities. Kids particularly liked the "paint by matching letter" game that helps them make letter-sound associations. The graphics and characters are appealing, and the tutor feature and reward system are unusually good. There are some noninterruptible animation and narration sequences that testers didn't seem to mind, in fact, this is a favorite of many children.
$30, Win 95, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: early learning skills, reading, math