What could be better than getting children to learn alongside watching the tv? Miss M loves watching television, more than I’d ideally like, but there are times when a little bit of tv keeps her entertained and occupied and gives mummy time to do some housework. So the NEW DVD that’s just been released from Abbey Home Media, Alphablocks : Phonics First Steps, is perfect.
Not only does it provide an entertaining cartoon, but each episode is centred around a certain set of sounds and each of the Alphablocks characters repeats it’s sound throughout the programme as it is used to make a word alongside other letters. This is great as it can either be watched and enjoyed as 2 year old Mister B does, although he has now started to repeat some of the sounds which is a great start to phonics for him. Or Miss M who now has a knowledge of phonics, gets the opportunity to practise and recognise the various sounds and try to say the words as she sees them before hearing them being sounded out.
“Based on best-practice phonics, your child will laugh and learn with the little letter people and their adventures, songs and all kinds of fun and games.”
With 18 episodes to watch on this Alphablocks DVD, therir is plenty to keep little ones occupied. Also included is a Alphablocks alphabet poster which is rather fun and brightly coloured. We have stuck this up alongside Miss M and Mister B’s reward charts so they see it everyday and Miss has been very good and used it to practice her phonic sounds of each letter.
Overall I think this is a fun, yet educational DVD that is ideal for preschoolers or those in the early years of school.
Find out more at www.alphablocks.tv or at www.abbeyhomemedia.com
All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions. We are not paid for reviews although we do receive the product to try out and enable us to write the review.
