Customer Reviews

Rock n Learn: Alphabet Circus

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I was told this DVD was a good seller so I purchased it. When I first watched it, I thought, there is no way that any toddler will like this. This is now the favorite DVD in my house. The obvious blue screened background and less than stellar graphics (the lions mane looks like a bad toupee) make it a clear case of you never know..We are Alphabet Al infatuated (even I sing some of the simple yet catchy jingles.) Anyway, why I didn't give it 5 stars was because of the "fire eater Freddy" character who spits fire (even with the "don't do this at home kids" and "I am a professional" - it is still very inappropriate - "F" could have been a FRIENDLY animal or maybe even a Frog/the Frog would be just as much involved in the circus as a vase by the way, the lion tamer who puts her head in the lions mouth), and hard to recognize words like orangutan and veterinarian. The good parts that are favorites are the question mark box, when Al falls, the acrobats, the bear on a ball, the hot dog man, and the juggler. But what is also an added bonus is that the DVD teaches how to write all the letters and numbers.

I teach at a preschool ...The kids love it!! We show the video once a week. It has really helped the children to learn their ABC'S

This is a wonderful dvd. My kids love it and are learning so much. DVD was shipped quickly. Excellent Service

Well this is my first review. i dont write reviews because to me everything is either ok or not worth my time. well this Rock N Learn series is way better than ok and well worth my time. i run a business from home and dad of 2 with my oldest just turned 2 years old Nov 17th and so my wife and i bought Colors, Shapes, & Counting, Letter Sounds, Alphabet Exercise, and Alphabet Circus for her to watch while i work. too my suprise she loves them. everytime 1 is done she picks the next 1 to watch. she knows her colors, shapes, can count to 20, knows her abc's, can read 2 small books she has and will try to sound out words she doesnt already know. ok some of you might think thats not a big deal it can be done yes but the big deal is she has only been watching these dvds for 3 days! her grandma just ordered some more Rock N Learn dvds for her for Christmas so i cant wait to see how she reacts to them and how my review with them will be. this series is truely awesome! to an adult it may look cheap made and things like that but if it holds them there with out blinking and they learn that makes it 110% besides if you are an adult and want to complain about how you cant watch it because of how it looks hmmmm something is wrong lol. its a childrens educational movie not Days Of Our Lives so got over it. for the learning experience for the kids and the price you cant beat it. this series is good enough i would of paid $50 a dvd. seriously i would have. if you are thinking about trying it, just do it you wont regret it i promise!

My kids LOVE Rock n Learn DVD's.
WARNING: They look tacky and sound robotic and mechanical (ahem - annoying to parents ears)
but the kids love it and it is catchy and they learn from them! If given the choice they
always choose Alphabet Circus over other dvd's!
We get ours from the library.... that makes it easier to get a break from it for me!
Really a great educational product!

The negatives: This video has terrible graphics, is really cheesy and as an adult you will think it's horrible.

The positives: My 2 year old son LOVES this video. Before watching it, I tried to teach him the alphabet, but he just wasn't interested. After watching this almost daily for 2 weeks (told you, he LOVES it) he started recognizing letters and pretty much knew most of them. At that point I was able to start working with him because he understood the concept. He is now 2 1/2 and knows all the letters of the alphabet, most of them in order.

The way the video is set up is they will show a large letter and a lower case letter at the top of the screen, talk about it a little, say some words that start with that letter and then have a song about the letter. At the end they go over all the letters in order. You will probably find yourself singing the songs from this video. They're not good, but somehow catchy...

My son is 2 and he benefited quite a bit, however my friend saw my success with Alphabet Al and got it for her 2 year old girl... she hates it. However, her 4 year old will watch it a little and learned some from it.

Summary: Like 1 reviewers said, see if you can preview before you buy because each kid is different. I would personally highly recommend this video.

You can preview excerpts from this DVD online at www.rocknlearn.com. Reading a review is one thing, but seeing it for yourself BEFORE you buy is even better. You can even let your child view the excerpts and see if he/she appears interested in the DVD, which is what I did.

First of all, even for a child this program is boring. Second, and most important, the "F" in the video stands for FIRE EATER! It actually shows someone igniting a fire and blowing alcohol (I would assume) on it to make a large fireball.

Now, in their defense they tell the child not to do this at home, but that's the same as making "G" mean gun and shooting someone and then saying 'don't do this at home'.

Ridiculous.

Stay away from this DVD!