JumpStart Preschool (1995-1998 PC Game)

Activities

 * 1) Easel: Color pictures with Casey. The areas in the pictures have numbers, letters, or shapes in them. Use the paint cans to fill in the areas that have the same number, letter, or shape as the paint can.
 * 2) Notepad: Connect the dots with Kisha. You can choose numbers or letters. Connect the dots in numerical or alphabetical order to create a picture.
 * 3) Turtle Bowl: Play with the classroom's pet turtle with Casey. Match turtles to the nests that have the same number of eggs as the number on the turtle's back.
 * 4) Jigsaw Puzzle: Place objects on the picture with Pierre. Look at the silhouettes on the picture. Click and drag objects from your toolbar, and place them on the picture where they belong.
 * 5) Bulletin Board: Play at the bulletin board with Kisha. Click on the picture on the bulletin board that matches the one in Kisha's hand. Eleanor co-hosts this game.
 * 6) Fish Bowl: Play hide and seek with Felicia the fish. Click on the light switch so she can hide. Then she will give a clue as to where she is hiding. Pierre co-hosts this game.
 * 7) Nursery Song Book: Listen to songs with Casey. The lyrics will appear on the screen so you can sing along. There are four songs: I'm a Little Teapot, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, You Are My Sunshine, and I've Been Working on the Railroad.
 * 8) Doll House: Make matches in the dollhouse with Pierre. Click on two window shutters to see what is behind them. Make matches of the same objects.
 * 9) Pierre's Picture: Find visual differences with Casey. Look at the four Pierres. One Pierre is different than the other. Find the one that is different.
 * 10) Trash Can: Clean up the yard with Eleanor. The trash can will tell you which item it wants, and how many of that item. Click and drag the correct item and quantity to the trash can.
 * 11) Blocks - Help Kisha sort her blocks and put them away. The blocks come in different sizes, shapes, and colors. Click and drag the blocks into the buckets that they belong in.
 * 12) Connect the Dots Book - Connect the dots to make a picture. You can choose to play connect-the-dots with either numbers or letters. You have to click on the dots in either numerical or alphabetical order.
 * 13) Kitchen - Help Pierre bake tasty foods. Pierre will ask you for a certain food. Click on the food that he asks for and put it in the pot.
 * 14) Toy Box - Help pick up the toys and put them away. Eleanor, Pierre, and Kisha will each say a word. Find the toy with the same beginning sound as those three words. Click on it to pick it up, then move the cursor over the toy box and click again to put it away.
 * 15) Player Piano - Choose a song to listen to and sing along with. Pick a scroll to play a song. There are five songs: "London Bridge", "Old MacDonald", "This Old Man", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", and "I've Been Working on the Railroad". The song lyrics will appear on the screen, and the characters will clap or dance. You can also play your own song by clicking on the piano keys.
 * 16) Bird Nests - Help the mommy bird feed her hungry babies. Kisha will hold up a picture with worms on it, and say out loud how many worms there are. Click on the nest with the same number of birds.
 * 17) Easel - Find hidden letters, numbers, or shapes in Kisha's paintings. Click on the buckets to change to shapes, numbers, or letters. Kisha will specify what you should look for. The hidden shapes, letters, and numbers will be transparent with faint visible outlines. If you move your mouse over one, it starts blinking red. Click on all of the shapes, letters, or numbers that Kisha asked for.
 * 18) Mouse Hole - Play hide and seek with Cecil. First you have to turn off the light. Cecil will have hidden behind an object. He'll give you a clue as to where he is hiding. Click on the object you think he is hiding behind.
 * 19) Mix and Match Book - Pierre will put on a costume. His book has various clothes in it. Flip to the pages that have the same clothes that Pierre is wearing.
 * 20) Wagon and Balls - Casey, Pierre, and Eleanor stand in three different lanes. They will roll different colored balls towards you. You will be instructed to only catch balls of a certain color. Move your wagon back and forth to catch balls. Move your wagon out of the way of balls of the wrong color.
 * 21) Magical Train Ride - Once you have four tickets, you go the station. Click on one of ten tunnel entrances to go to a location. The locations are: The Animal Kingdom, Calendarville, Color World, The Land of Many Seasons, The Land of Numbers, Letter Island, The Musical Notes Land, Ruler Land, Shape Land, and The Stars and Moon. When you go to a location, you get to see a short musical video clip.

Songs
Original JumpStart songs from the game:


 * Welcome to JumpStart Preschool
 * Seven Days of the Week
 * Sunday Song
 * Monday Song
 * Tuesday Song
 * Wednesday Song
 * Thursday Song
 * Friday Song
 * Saturday Song
 * The Alphabet Thing
 * Numbers Song
 * Seasons Song
 * Winter Song
 * Spring Song
 * Summer Song
 * Fall Song
 * Shapes Song

Songs originally performed by the musical artist Bethe:


 * Jellybean Jive
 * Shirley and Nate
 * Still Hungry
 * Sam the Snake

Adaptations of pre-existing songs:


 * ABCs Song
 * "Wheels on the Bus" Song
 * "Rock Around the Clock" Song
 * I'm a Little Teapot
 * You Are My Sunshine
 * I've Been Working on the Railroad
 * The Itsy Bitsy Spider


 * 1) JumpStart Preschool Theme Song
 * 2) The Animal Kingdom
 * 3) Calendarville
 * 4) Color World
 * 5) The Land of Many Seasons
 * 6) The Land of Numbers
 * 7) Letter Island
 * 8) The Musical Notes Land
 * 9) Ruler Land
 * 10) Shape Land
 * 11) The Stars and Moon
 * 12) I've Been Working on the Railroad
 * 13) London Bridge
 * 14) Old MacDonald Had a Farm
 * 15) This Old Man
 * 16) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
 * 17) The Days of the Week
 * 18) The Alphabet Song