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Schoolhouse Rock: America Classroom Edition [Interactive DVD]

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Wonderful tool for capturing the attention of first graders while teaching them a difficult subject that they have trouble relating to. I was very excited to find [[ASIN:B001GTS9GG Schoolhouse Rock: America Classroom Edition [Interactive DVD]. I had the video and was frustrated trying to fast forward and rewind to find the song I needed. With the DVD I can play the song I need with just one click.

I love to use School House Rock in my classroom. The songs are catchy and the students remember them. I bought this one so my students could memorize the Preamble easily. It worked!

For anyone who grew up with the Schoolhouse Rock commercials as a kid you'll know how helpful these were to us as kids. Since I was never taught much about the U.S. history or the Constitution in school, most of what I learned was from these videos. Sad I know. Well now I'm quite interested in U.S. history and the Constitution and I teach the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge to our Boy Scout troop. Depending on the age of the boys, I frequently use the Schoolhouse Rock: America because who doesn't want to know how to sing the Preamble to the Constitution? Did you know that Gouvernor Morris wrote the Preamble because he believed that the citizens of this country wouldn't read the Constitution? Well, that wasn't the case when the Constitution was new, but it sure seems to be the case now! For anyone who wants to light a fire under the next generation, Schoolhouse Rock: America can sure help with its catchy tunes. It helps make the learning fun!

I donated this edition to my son's first grade teacher and it is a big hit with her class. I can't think of a better way to learn about our government and history than school house rock.

I graduated 8th grade in 1978, and thanks to School House Rocks mini-songs in between after school cartoons I was easily able to remember the Preamble & sing silently to myself during test time to write it down in 8th grade. Now my little ones 5 & 12 watch the video's in the car while traveling. I sneakily have only educational DVD's (also love Liberty Kids)in our van, because while we are traveling I have a captive audience. My now 12 year old at 1st said he was to old to watch them & before you knew it he's in the backseat eyes transfixed to the video. I pretend not to notice his avid interest, but hope that he will find learning this way will eventually be useful for his tests as well. School House Rocks!!! Do check out Liberty Kids as well, you can buy the whole series here on Amazon & very educational as well.Liberty's Kids: Complete Series