I'm a huge fan of Word World and so is Peyton. Last spring I received a disturbing letter from Peyton's kindergarten teacher informing me of Peyton's reading difficulties. I started looking for ways I could help Peyton learn to read while making it fun. One of the ways I accomplished this was with Word World videos. Kids are learning how to recognize letters, sound and make words all while having a good time watching television. They are learning but it doesn't feel like work. I did work with ...
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Caillou Goes for the Gold
Peyton was just fascinated with the Olympics this summer. She could not get enough of watching the women's gymnastic meets. We are also big soccer fans in our home so we caught most of the soccer matches too! In Caillou Goes for the Gold, we get to see Caillou learn some new sports. Caillou learns about soccer, basketball, karate, running and more. He learns that nothing is as easy as it looks. There are 11 episodes! That's about 60 minutes of Caillou having fun while learning new ...
Wild Kratts: Wild Reptiles
Have you ever watched Wild Kratts on PBS Kids? I stumbled upon it one day when I was home with Peyton when she was little. We were both drawn in. I liked how the two main characters in the cartoon are also in the episodes as regular people. Plus there's a lot of educational information in each episode. Children are learning a ton about animals, their behaviors, habitats and environments. Peyton loves it because she loves animals, learning about new animals and seeing the Wild Kratts suits turn ...
Under the Volcano
One of the first television series Peyton started watching when she was little was Dinosaur Train. Instantly, she fell in love with all the dinosaurs. Recently, Under the Volcano was released. With 120 minutes of Dinosaur Train fun, your little one is sure to be pleased. I love saving videos like these for rainy days or days I need to get a lot of housework done. Just pop it in the DVD player and your kid doesn't even mind you are running around the house cleaning. And I like how when Peyton is ...
Super Peg and Cat Guy
Peyton was pretty excited when she saw the new Super Peg and Cat Guy DVD arrive in the mail. But I made her wait until tonight to watch it. I wanted it to be our Friday night treat, plus I wanted to watch it with her so I could see what all the fuss was about this Peg and Cat. Within the first few minutes, I could see what all the fuss was about. It's super cute! Peg is a spunky little girl that solves math problems with her sidekick cat. Math! Yes, I said math. I was pleased to see a ...
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Daniel Goes Camping
We are a camping family so when I saw Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood was coming out with Daniel Goes Camping I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Daniel Goes Camping is made up of 3 episodes, one is an extended episode! Included in the set is - Backyard Camping Daniel and O the Owl are camping in the yard with Dad Tiger and O is a little hesitant to sleep in this unfamiliar setting. However, once he examines this new setting closely, he learns that it’s not so scary! In fact, different can be ...