JessMcG Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) I'd like to look into some new educational dvds for my dc. I am interested in titles from any subject. Here's a couple of our current favorites... Mathtacular Lyric Language French :bigear::) Edited January 25, 2009 by Einen giving link a title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessMcG Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 forgot to subscribe :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrina Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Usually any of the IMAX movies are good and they often cover history and science. My kids love them, even my 4yo and they are all on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Letter Factory (and the sequels) Liberty's Kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanM Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 My kids loved the Magic Schoolbus and the National Geographic's "Really Wild Animals" DVDs. My older ds would watch almost any nature DVD as long as it wasn't too violent. Oh and they also liked the "Popular Mechanics for Kids" DVDs. Hope this helps, Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Well, Magic Schoolbus is a pretty obvious choice. Charlie Brown's America, despite being cartoony, is a solid series. I noticed (I think I am remembering correctly) that the Pilgrims/Thanksgiving one was doe with input from Plimouth Plantation -- the video did mention that Pilgrims did not wear black clothes & shiny buckles, so I was happy. I like the videos from Schlessinger Media -- they have a good website. Each video is about 20-25 min long and usually children are the main narrators. Libraries usually have some of these; Netflix doesn't. Also there is a series of history videos -- Animated Hero Classics -- that are appealing to young kids. I haven't seen Libert'y Kids, but it seems similar. I am gradually acquiring David Attenborough's series. My dc age 8 love some of them, but are a little bored by others. Jean Thanks for the Popular Mechanics for Kids idea. I didn't know about these -- I just put some in my NF queue. Edited January 25, 2009 by Alessandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 The Magic School Bus videos are a hit here! So are the School House Rock ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I will put in another vote for Magic School Bus. My kids also really like Bill Nye the Science Guy ... Not sure why, as I am positive that most of what he talks about is WAY above their heads, but he is funny. :tongue_smilie: Not sure if this is considered educational, but they also love Sid the Science Kid on PBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorothy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 On, Amazon I see that there is Mathtacular Mathtacular2 Mathtacular3 Are these by grade? What are the differences? There is a big price dfference. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessMcG Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) The Mathtacular dvds are by grade. The first one is recommended for K-2. I'm not sure about the exact grade rec's for the next two. My 5 and 3 year olds LOVE Mathtacular. I got it on this board used but if I had to buy it again, I would consider it worth full price. Edited January 25, 2009 by Einen spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Discover and Do science from Sonlight (especially great with the accompanying materials kits for recreating all of the experiments) The Animated Shakespeare (12 plays using the original language but abridged to 30 minutes -- we usually watch these between reading a story version and seeing the full-length play)... Excellent actors doing the voices. The animation styles are each quite different, and some are obscure enough that my kids don't care for them much. Jim Henson's The Storyteller and The Storyteller: Greek Myths (some of these -- both sets -- can be a little scary and dark) I love, love, love Georgia Public Broadcasting's "Salsa" for beginning Spanish immersion for younger students (up through about 3rd grade), but the dvds are priced for schools, not individuals. People who can record from GA public television can gain access to them however... HBO's "John Adams" last year was a huge hit with both of my kids. My husband found it a little slow, but the kids and I loved it. The dvd edition even includes a feature where you can have "pop-up" facts shown during viewing. Not a good way to watch the series the first time, but great for subsequent viewings. A few things to be aware of when watching with kids: a tarring and feathering (viewed from a distance, the victim is at one point naked and glimpsed so, the event is fairly brutal); small pox are rather gruesome (the most disturbing thing in the series to my dd); Ben Franklin makes some rather lewd remarks (went over my kids' heads); there's a rather lewd discussion at a court dinner in France (I ff'd for my kids -- Adams' discomfort is obvious, but I just didn't want to explain the entire discussion to young children); when J and A reunite after years apart, there's a scene where they, er, fall upon each other... It's fully clothed, but clear (at least to an adult) what's going on. Again, I fast-forwarded for the kids... I think that's everything I found objectionable to my kids. It's possible there's some language that might be offensive to some, though I don't remember anything that seemed out-of-character or out-of-time, so if there was something, it didn't register for me as offensive... My kids enjoy Liberty's Kids as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) SL's Discover and Do DVDs Backyard Math with Zach (by BJP) Bill Nye the Science Guy Digging for the Truth Edited January 25, 2009 by LisaTheresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrina Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 SL's Discover and Do DVDsBackyard Math with Zach (by BJP) Bill Nye the Science Guy Digging for the Truth Where do you guys find your Bill Nye DVDs? Netflix doesn't have them :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I almost forgot about Reading Rainbow -- my kids don't want to see these multiple times, so library is our source. Reading Rainbow has a website that I use as a source for book recommendations -- they often suggest non-fictions that go with the fictions. http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Where do you guys find your Bill Nye DVDs? Netflix doesn't have them :( Check youtube - there's episodes on there! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 We love Magic Schoolbus of course-and I put that down a lot as my "science" for the day, and we also just found some called "The Artist's Specials" that each feature a different famous artist in a story/movie type form. They really bring the artists to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Where do you guys find your Bill Nye DVDs? Netflix doesn't have them :( We check ours out from the local library. We have a very nice library system here. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrina Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 We check ours out from the local library. We have a very nice library system here. :D what do you know- ours has them too....thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Where do you guys find your Bill Nye DVDs? Netflix doesn't have them :( Our library has them. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Magic SchoolBus, obviously School House Rocks The girls really have learned a lot from Sid the Science Kid All of the LeapFrog DVDs I got this DVD too, and even Becca loves it and was riveted - I'm not sure how much she retained, but she was interested by a MATH video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 My kids have enjoyed: Magic School Bus Story Keepers - a terrific Bible series by Zonderkidz Eyewitness Science DVD's Liberty Kids - Friends and Heroes - Bible cartoon. I think TBN runs it. It is quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 My boys watch these over and over again. Liberty's Kids http://www.libertyskids.com/ Questar's Getting Ahead Mathematics http://questar1.com/shopexd.asp?id=838 Questar's Getting Ahead Science (particularly Life Science) http://questar1.com/shopexd.asp?id=840 The Way Things Work DVD Series http://www.libraryvideo.com/sm/twtwdvd.asp Scrambled States of America http://www.amazon.com/Scrambled-America-Celebrate-Scholastic-Collection/dp/B00019G4QY Animated Hero Classics Series http://www.nestfamily.com/38-Animated-Hero-Classics-Biography-DVDs-Plus-Devine-P131387.aspx Explore the Wildlife Kingdom Series http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d_0_13?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=explore+the+wildlife+kingdom&sprefix=explore+the+w Planet Earth and Blue Planet http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Blue-Special-Collectors/dp/B000TEUSQ8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1232943580&sr=1-4 Animal Life for Children series http://www.libraryvideo.com/ssl/animallife_fcdvd.asp?mscssid=MNWBTRJER9E98MTPAF7EQGG9Q3A030Q5 Magic School Bus (We have all of the DVDs they made, and my boys watch the others on United Streaming) Greek Mythology for Students series http://www.libraryvideo.com/product.asp?mod=Search&i_ACTIVE_ITM=1&i_FROM_GRADE=1&i_TO_GRADE=20&qs=greek&key=LVC&Exact=N&Words=A&mscssid=MNWBTRJER9E98MTPAF7EQGG9Q3A030Q5&sku=V6202&wherefrom=search Bill Nye the Science Guy http://www.billnye.com/ Scholastic and Weston Woods stories on DVD These are essentially a book told with audio and video. Beatrix Potter videos How to Draw Spirit (from Spirit DVD) How to Draw lessons on Veggie Tales movies Art Guy DVD http://rainbowresource.com/product/Basics+DVD/030983/ Dream, Plan, Build Model railroading videos. Department 56 They also love watching the design of these layouts. Reading Rainbow They like the math, science and history ones. We avoid the newer ones because they don't stick to educational subjects. Dangerous Journey http://www.answersingenesis.org/kids/videos Retelling of Pilgrim's Progress for children. The Story Keepers http://www.storykeepers.com/ Leap Frog Learning DVDs http://www.amazon.com/Leapfrog-Learning-Talking-Factory-Storybook/dp/B000EHQU1W/ref=pd_cp_d_1?pf_rd_p=413864101&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0000INU6S&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0KEFEZYWAECZ03GGF852 March of the Penguins http://wip.warnerbros.com/marchofthepenguins/ Nathan also watches a lot of History Channel documentaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 My children have loved School House Rock videos/dvds etc... My five year old has a ton of info memorized including the Preamble... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessMcG Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Thanks everyone. I'm getting some great resources! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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