I wanted to make a quick list and review of the educational baby dvds we have in our home library. Please note that all of our educational baby dvds are aimed at teaching our child a specific skill, namely perfect pitch, reading, and math.
Perfect Pitch DVD
Introducing Trebellina -- you can get this baby dvd from the Cristofori Baby Company website or from Amazon link on this blog. We do not know whether TJ has good pitch, it seems as though he does. In the next year or so of working with him I will be able to work out a way to test his pitch on the keyboard.
Baby Reading DVDs
Your Baby Can Read -- I recommend you purchase the entire set and commit to the program of 4-7 months. I'm afraid you will not get the great results we have gotten without all of the resources of the system available.
Leapfrog Letter Factory -- This is a very cheap educational baby DVD that is very entertaining and fun starting maybe around 12-15 months. This dvd teaches pretty explicit beginning phonics.
Baby Math DVDs
Tweedlewink -- I purchased this on a whim because I could not bring myself to commit to the baby math dot quantity sessions. I did not end up using this dvd and it was pretty expensive.
Brainy Baby 123 -- Get this educational baby dvd for math instead. It teaches counting explicitly as well as shows the baby quantities up to 20. It has good music, and we play a scene or so a few times a week.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Early Baby Reading
"Early baby reading" here is another video of us reading. He got a little focused on handling the cards, so this session was over quickly. Ah well, a little peak of real life with a baby! I would never get any good shots if I was going for "perfect," kwim? Early baby reading video is just another chance for me to show how well the system is working for us. Thanks for watching!
"If You're Happy"
Your Baby Can Read videos are not about all skill and drill. There are about 7 songs that are used throughout the video. TJ is pretty familiar with all the songs, and is pretty enthusiastic about doing the motions to "If You're Happy." The best thing about getting your baby familiar with this song is it gives him something to do during diaper changes!
Playing with sliding word cards!
Here we are playing with a few of the sliding word cards. TJ does not mind practicing every once in a while!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Baby Educational Toys?
I don't spend much time thinking about the toys my son plays with, although we do go to Toys R Us occasionally and see a slew of baby educational toys. He has a toy laptop, which has taught him, pretty much, how to slide the cartridges in and out! We choose pretty basic or "classic" toys, and he seems to enjoy them. I never thought much about toys as educational objects. Meaning, I have never tested him to see if a particular toy has helped teach him a concept. Maybe I should think about that. I assumed when he got a bit older he would get into Legos, puzzles, or games but as of right now, I don't really direct his toy play at all.
Friday, November 6, 2009
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