thundersweet Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I have an 8yo (2nd) and an 11yo(6th). I also have a 2 1/2 year old but I suspect he's too young for the jr. Can I get away with just purchasing Brainpop or do I want the jr version for the 8yo? Thanks, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItoLina Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I have both. My son is 5 and we mostly use Jr, but even he is able to get something out of the regular site. I would think that you could just get Brainpop for an 8 and 11 year old. There is a lot more stuff on the BrainPop than on Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicklepede Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 My kids are 6 and 9, and sometime last year I noticed that they never, ever watched the Jr. videos anymore. They seem to be perfectly happy with just Tim and Moby, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypatia. Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Mainly my 6 and 8 year olds use Brainpop (though the 4 year old likes to sit beside them and watch the movies, we just have the free ones on the app right now) so we're going for just a regular Brainpop subscription for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I have an 8yo (2nd) and an 11yo(6th). I also have a 2 1/2 year old but I suspect he's too young for the jr. Can I get away with just purchasing Brainpop or do I want the jr version for the 8yo? Thanks, Sandy In short the answer is yes. BUT they have a Homeschool discount for both. You only need a single user license for each so just make sure to get the HS single user each. The long answer... My dd is 8 and unless you 8yo is seriously advanced the regular version will be too much. Don't get me wrong they will pick up some info but most will be over their head. I got both thinking that I would use stuff from both. The reality of the matter is that I am using some of Jr. this year.. then taking a break from it until she is in 6th grade because IMO the older one is just too advanced. I would recommend it for 6-12 even though it is for 4th-12th. My dd loves the Jr version BUT we have covered almost all of the material it covers so I won't spend the extra$ on it for the next 2 years. Your 2.5 yo is definitely too young but may enjoy watching with the older one. There are some free videos and they do offer a week of free trial so that you can try out all the videos and activities I would recommend this first. See if the older one is in line with you 8yo as all kids are different. You may find that your dc is more advanced and won't get much from jr! Good luck deciding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundersweet Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 My 8 yo is not advanced in any way. lol In fact, he struggles. Maybe I should get both. Anyone else want to weigh in? Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 My 8 yo is not advanced in any way. lol In fact, he struggles. Maybe I should get both. Anyone else want to weigh in? Sandy I would definitely do both then. My dd asks to do them for fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesadream83 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I will just bump you a few times as I think this is on my page 3 right now :) Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 We have both. Our 7 yo prefers the Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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