Kids and TV
I started a Netflix profile for A today. It has 12 movies consisting of Sesame Street, Electric Comapany, and Mr. Rogers. I'd put School House Rock on there, but we own it. Also I like Magic School Bus, but I think that is a little to advanced for at first.
We don't have TV at all outside of movies, and we don't really have many kid friendly movies. I know some families severly limit TV and some watch none at all, but I really think that it will help him learn the language faster - especially when it comes to reading.
Also, I may be overanalyzing, but I think that getting mail with his name on will be exciting and help him feel part of the family.
Anyone else have any educational movie/TV show suggestions? I know Netflix has Baby Einstein, but I didn't know if that would be too young for him. He seems to like real people better than cartoons anyway. Let me know what you think. Uh, no Dora please....
We don't have TV at all outside of movies, and we don't really have many kid friendly movies. I know some families severly limit TV and some watch none at all, but I really think that it will help him learn the language faster - especially when it comes to reading.
Also, I may be overanalyzing, but I think that getting mail with his name on will be exciting and help him feel part of the family.
Anyone else have any educational movie/TV show suggestions? I know Netflix has Baby Einstein, but I didn't know if that would be too young for him. He seems to like real people better than cartoons anyway. Let me know what you think. Uh, no Dora please....
Labels: Homeschooling, Parenting
posted by Tracy at 4:52 AM
5 Comments:
No idea on the videos, but for information and resources about learning and teaching reading check out http://www.readingrockets.org/
I'm not sure if the series is available on DVD, but HBO has been making cartoons of fairy tales from around the world for many years. I sometimes pop one of those up "on demand" for my daughter (5) and turn on the captions. She loves the stories, and has a great time trying to read ahead of the characters.
The stories are technically cartoons, which I know isn't your first choice - but they are so different from the typical Disney/Nickelodeon fare that I think they'd be worthwhile.
That sounds cool, Joy. Do you know what they're called or have a link to the HBO series? I looked but didn't see anything.
My boys like a series by Little Mammoth Media. All the movies start with "The Big...". Some of the titles are The Big Auto Plant,
The Big Aquarium, The Big Aircraft Carrier, The Big Newspaper. I checked and Netflix has some, the library has several as well. One of our favorites is The Big Renovation.
My kids also love the Magic School Bus, starting as early as age 4.
Animated Tales of the World - if the link doesn't work, go to HBO's website & pick HBO Family.
http://www.hbofamily.com/programs/magnet/animated_tales.html
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