JumpStart Reading for Kindergartners is a subject-based JumpStart game released by Knowledge Adventure in 1996. It focuses on a kindergarten reading curriculum.
Hopsalot wants to find the lost Carrot Patch treasure. The player can visit Hopsalot's family and friends and play games to help him find it.
Characters[]
- Hopsalot
- Hopsalot's Grandpa - He lives in the bayou and enjoys telling stories.
- Hopsalot's Grandma - She lives in the far north and coaches a hockey team of penguins.
- Gracie - Hopsalot's big sister. She lives in the southwest and makes pinatas.
- Romulus - Hopsalot's cousin. He lives on a ranch with cows.
- Flash - Hopsalot's cousin. He lives on the beach and loves to surf.
- Bebop - An old friend of Hopsalot. He lives in the big city and plays a horn.
- Einstein - Grandpa's pet egret.
- Crazylegs - A monkey who is friends with Flash.
Activities[]
- Play in Hopsalot's burrow.
- Help Einstein deliver mail to Grandpa.
- Play a game of hockey with a team of penguins.
- Break pinatas with Sister Gracie.
- Make words on Romulus' farm.
- Help Flash win the surf race.
- Help Bebop finish the lyrics to his songs.
Songs[]
- ABC in Harmony
- The Birthday Cake
- JumpStart Kindergarten Reading
- A Special Song
- Where Did They Go?
- It's Been Fun
Educational Concepts[]
- Phonics
- Rhyming
- Word-building
- Sentence-building
Re-releases / Bundles[]
In 1999, JumpStart Reading for Kindergartners and its first grade and second grade counterparts were packaged and sold together as the JumpStart Learn to Read bundle.
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References[]
- ↑ Knowledge Adventure. What's New. Archived on May 1, 1998. Retrieved on September 17, 2019.