JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade [OLD VERSION]

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The CD’s work great and they’re compatible with my tablet laptop’s Windows 11 operating system. At one point, I had another set of the same three JumpStart games, but I could not find them, eventually leading me to believe that they’re lost forever. Fortunately, I got those memories back when I bought this three-game set a month ago.These games serve two significant benefits:1. They’re nostalgia-inducing.2. A kid at a second grade level age would find these games educational, but for an adult like myself, I find these games to bring a HUGE load off the mind after a busy and tiring work day, let alone work week. Not only that, they make for good cognitive exercises.

I just opened the box (so now I can't return this item) only to find that the fundamentals disc would not install on my computer without internet connection. I would not have ordered this if I had known that you had to have internet to install it. (I know that I'm one of the few people that doesn't rely on internet, but there was nothing in the product description to alert the consumer that internet is a must for this disc installation.) I contacted customer service and the gentleman said that it is written on the bottom of the box that internet connection is required. My box doesn't say anything about this NOR could I have possibly read the bottom of the box when ordering online! He asked if my box had the sticker "New for 2010" on it...mine did not. (I'm not sure how this changes things, but it may help you.) He informed me that the 3 other discs should work without having to register to install. However, he confirmed that the fundamentals disc is the disc with the majority of the educational activities on it compared to the other discs.

I'm having my daughter write this review. She has actually used the JumpStart programs and just finished 2nd Grade. If you think it is well written, maybe the program had domething to do with it.Hello! Here are some notes on JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade and how it is better and worst then JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade. One of my sisters got Advanced 1st Grade 3-CD Set for Christmas and we got 2nd Grade from the library. They are a lot alike because they both are JumpStart Advanced because the sign-in and credits both look alike, but not sound alike! I like 1st Grade music better. The 1st Grade sign-in has Kelly Club music, 2nd Grade...detective music...not as good. The credits in 1st Grade are a triumph. Starts out small, gets bigger. 2nd Grade struggles. Keeps repeating science music and sounds struggle-ish. But I do like 2nd Grade, very fun and more my age. (1st Grade is too easy) But in 1st Grade, CJ the adventurous frog can swim. Not in 2nd Grade, where they are...secret agents? All spies can swim! And 1st Grade has more characters. 2nd Grade's missing Casey the sportsy cat, Eleanor the pink elephant, Kisha the creative koala, and Pierre the musical polar bear. Maybe cuz' they are actually Preschool characters (made for JumpStart Preschool). But they have Hopsalot the inventor rabbit, a Kindergarten character! But remember: I still like 2nd Grade a lot! Here's something great about 2nd Grade: I thought that Edison would be adventurous in JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade, but he was just the opposite! LOL! He was silly! Anyways, comparing...2nd Grade is very silly! Hopsalot said, "Clues! Clues! Clues! It gives me excuses to stay up past my bedtime to decipher them!" and 1st Grade's not very funny. Both pretty much even, and both great!

My kids love these games and I love how educational they are.

Great tool to help a child who is falling behind in math. No problems downloading.

Good!

My 7 year old loves this game - all 3 cds are great. He especially loves the mystery aspect of the game - it reminds me of the Carmen Sandiego mysteries I played as a kid. It also is a bit challenging - it includes the stuff that will be in his 2nd grade class.