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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

05.18.06

My son and I started reading this book regularly about 4 months ago.? He loves the rhythm and rhyme and at the end of the book, I turn out the flap and we sing the alphabet song while I point out the letters.? We went through a phase of about 6 weeks that we read this book every night ? now it?s at least 3 times a week and he is identifying the letters and knows most of the words.? This is certainly one of the more fun books for a toddler and a great learning tool as well!? There’s also a ‘read with me’ DVD that I’m considering.? Highly recommended!!!?

From the publisher:? A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.” Countless children and their parents can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The lively rhymes and cheerful pictures have made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom a modern-day classic. This Read With Me DVD software is filled with learning exercises and games based on the charming story of upper case “adults” rescuing lower case “children.” Helps Teach: Story Comprehension, Main Ideas, Story Settings & Events, Character Traits, Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast, Vocabulary, Word Definitions, Descriptive Words, Context of Words Within a Story, Phonics Skills, Words that Relate Concepts, And more.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Aladdin Picture Books)Read with Me DVD: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom DVD Rom

North Carolina Students Teach the Teachers

02.17.06

A slightly humorous story making the rounds on the Internet posted below:

From CNN:

The school purchased 23 PlayStations last month to use with educational games for third- through fifth-graders.

But not all the teachers took to the video games — one became so flustered that she didn’t want use them in class, principal Sharon Sand said.

So on Wednesday, students gave advice on plugging in the machines, using the software and navigating the buttons.

Sony PlayStation 2

Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letters by Leap Frog

12.19.05

This has been a great, fun learning tool for my son! It was a gift when he was 15 months old and he thoroughly enjoys it. Although he doesn’t yet grasp the enunciation of all the letters, it has given him a good start and he sings the tune of the alphabet song quite well. His only frustration with it was turning the letters to get them to fit for the first year we had it. That is no longer a problem. This is a gift that I am likely to buy for others since it has been so beneficial to us!