annlaura Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I found a copy of the dvd at half-price books yesterday, so based on all the recs here, I bought it. I will admit that I half hoped DS4 wouldn't like it. But he did. And asked to watch it again this morning. And is wandering around reciting the letter sounds. I don't know why I have reservations about using a dvd to teach when using starfall doesn't bother me. But I'm glad Letter Factory is working, and thank you for the recs that convinced me to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Yeah, I spent 3 weeks doing OPGTR to teach my middle son letter sounds, and then I put the frog on and he had them cemented in 3 days! Next time? I'm letting the frog teach the letter sounds. Actually, he already is. My 22 month old walks around saying "A says /a/" and "B says /b/" because of the fridge magnets. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwin Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 ha ha ha We got our leapfrog DVD with some annoying toy. It was the only children's DVD we owned and there was one eye-twitching day where we caved and put it in... and it turned out to be pretty darn educational. It beats making up your obnoxious song, that's for sure...:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachmejoy Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I finally gave in when teaching my ds his letters. Leap is the one that made it click for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Another fan of LeapFrog here. I too had some reservations but really there isn't much not to like about it. We recently got the Math to the Moon dvd from our library. My girls (even the 2 year old) have been running around counting in 5's and 10's. They even pretending they were going to the moon and started "sorting space crystals" - which were nothing more than their baby sister's blocks. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffanieh Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Another fan here! My kids had all the letter sounds memorized after the 2nd viewing. I've loaned my copy out a bazillion times and everyone says the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceO Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 My daughter is 5 but she still loves the Leapfrog videos. She just begged me to buy her a set of 3 from the store and I caved (then came home to find out they are on Netflix streaming, lol). The Letter Factory is how she learned her letters and sounds as well. My oldest two boys learned from the Leapfrog radio toy and the refrigerator magent toy. Gotta love those frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJCMom Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I used it for my 5-year-old. I was reluctant, too. I use OPGTR, and the sounds just weren't sticking with that format. We spent weeks on those lessons. After the second time watching Letter Factory, he had them down cold. The funny thing was, my 2-year-old did also, just from watching it with her brother. I recommend it to everyone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisandpaula Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 We love Leap! My dd, then 3, taught herself to read after watching The Letter Factory and The Talking Word Factory. One day she brought me a BOB book and said, "Look Mom, I can read this!" And sure enough, she could. I recommend them to everyone. What does Bill call it? Oh yes... "The Cartoon Road to Reading!" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guateangel Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've seen this posted recently but for those of you who don't know, Netflix now has The Amazing Alphabet, Math Adventures to the Moon and Numbers Ahoy. DS loves them, especially Math Adventures to the Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've seen this posted recently but for those of you who don't know, Netflix now has The Amazing Alphabet, Math Adventures to the Moon and Numbers Ahoy. DS loves them, especially Math Adventures to the Moon. I was just coming on here to post this! You beat me to it. They have what looks like an older version of Letter Factory too but it wasn't available so I put it on my save list. People here probably have all the copies.:glare::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessieC Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Yep, same experience here. DS knew "T" three months ago, and now he knows every single letter, uppercase and lowercase, and the sound each one makes. Is the Word Factory one this good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisandpaula Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Is the Word Factory one this good? I have to say YES! It teaches how to sound out basic CVC words, how to "put the words together" and the job of the (short) vowels. This video worked great for us paired with the first set of BOB books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 there was one eye-twitching day where we caved and put it in... and it turned out to be pretty darn educational. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Another fan of LeapFrog here. I too had some reservations but really there isn't much not to like about it. We recently got the Math to the Moon dvd from our library. My girls (even the 2 year old) have been running around counting in 5's and 10's. They even pretending they were going to the moon and started "sorting space crystals" - which were nothing more than their baby sister's blocks. :) Oooh, I need to go look at the mathy one. Thanks! I've seen this posted recently but for those of you who don't know, Netflix now has The Amazing Alphabet, Math Adventures to the Moon and Numbers Ahoy. DS loves them, especially Math Adventures to the Moon. My computer is too old for Netflix:nopity:... But I can watch at my sisters place. Thanks! Between the Letter Factory and They Might Be Giants ABCs DVD, my son had them all down pat in less than a week. We love it here, too! BTW, The TMBG one isn't nearly as straight forward as the Froggy one, but it worked for my son because he is SO physical, and I think it helped cement it for him to be able to dance to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've seen this posted recently but for those of you who don't know, Netflix now has The Amazing Alphabet, Math Adventures to the Moon and Numbers Ahoy. DS loves them, especially Math Adventures to the Moon. :iagree: My 7yr old DD will watch these with my 4yr old, she insist on putting them on for him as she watched them when she was his age. The newer ones have different themes, which has made the content seem new and they sit quietly together -- can't go wrong with that. I am not good at all at making the sounds. I think this might be because that is not how I learned, so making them confuses me and I'm not even sure which is the right sound to begin with. My DD is better at phonics than me and a better speller too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amie Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've seen this posted recently but for those of you who don't know, Netflix now has The Amazing Alphabet, Math Adventures to the Moon and Numbers Ahoy. DS loves them, especially Math Adventures to the Moon. Thanks for sharing! Just added these to our instant queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 I may have to look into Word Factory too, then. Our laptop is having issues, so no Starfall right now. And DS4 is suddenly showing interest in figuring out letters and words. Strike while the iron's hot and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year Round Mom Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Shoot, I learned my short vowel sounds from The Frog! :lol: I just recommended the videos to a gal I met at the park. Her oldest is in K and she was considering homeschooling him next year. When I have something this good, I like to spread the love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Oooh, I need to go look at the mathy one. Thanks! My computer is too old for Netflix:nopity:... But I can watch at my sisters place. Thanks! Between the Letter Factory and They Might Be Giants ABCs DVD, my son had them all down pat in less than a week. We love it here, too! BTW, The TMBG one isn't nearly as straight forward as the Froggy one, but it worked for my son because he is SO physical, and I think it helped cement it for him to be able to dance to it... Where did you find that cool violin-playing icon?!??! Also, my dd loves the TMBG paleontologist song. I never thought to look to see if they had a DVD. I just checked Netflix and they have an TMBG 123 movie that I just requested. Didn't see the ABC one though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Ds4 has enjoyed watching these videos too. He didn't learn all his letter sounds from it as quickly as a lot of people have posted their kids did, but every kid is different. He has learned them all mostly now and loves the little sayings like "Okey Dokey Artichokey!" and the reference to long underwear he finds hilarious :D. I had to explain to him that they didn't actually mean underpants :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) Talking Word Factory I and Talking Word Factory II are both great!!! Bill Edited March 27, 2011 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son has started calling us Mommy-O and Daddy-O because of the letter D room. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Amanda~ Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 ayup. My 2 year old can recognize some letters, and mimic their sounds :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) 100s of Hive mind recommendations and Of 909 Amazon reviews, 832 gave it 5 stars and 53 gave it 4 stars How can you go wrong? (Better a talking frog than me, and I like teaching phonics.) Edited March 27, 2011 by ElizabethB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You know, I have 3 of these Leap Frog DVDs for sale on the for sale board here. ;) hint hint nudge nudge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 A few days ago my DH said, "This LeapFrog DVD is the BEST thing!" LOL! He has watched our second DD learn her letter sounds SO much more quickly than first DD did. It is amazingly painless :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto3innc Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I also highly recommend Talking Words factory 1 and 2 and Storybook Factory. Math Circus was also a hit with all of my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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