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Sesame Street - Do the Alphabet & 1 2 3 Count With Me (2 in 1 Video) [VHS]

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Both of these video titles are so fun and educational!

Do the Alphabet features Baby Bear in a hurry to learn his ABCs (in order to avoid being teased by Goldilocks!)...Big Bird helps him with his method to learn the alphabet, which includes songs, relaxation exercises and an appearance by Billy Joel, too! My toddler loves to dance with the kids and has even picked up a few letters along the way!

1-2-3 Count With Me is one of my toddler's favorite videos -- it features Ernie, who helps hotel workers (which include the hilarious Benny the Bunny) discover how useful numbers can be! Numbers are showcased either through a fun song or a skit with Benny -- both are innovative ways to learn.

Both of these videos are entertaining to toddlers (and their parents, too!) and will encourage them to watch and learn again and again.

I purchased Do The Alphabet for my boy/girl twins when they were 6 months old and they've been mesmerized by it since. They are now 20 months old and are beginning to say the words of the alphabet song along with Big Bird and Baby Bear. I think that this video and some of our other Sesame Street videos (like The Alphabet Jungle Game) have helped them begin to recognize and be able to say the letters sooner. They are particularly fascinated with Baby Bear. I would highly recommend this one!

I bought this video along with some of the Elmo's World videos which my son loves, and I was so disappointed after watching it only once. I will not let my 17 month old son watch it as he loves to watch Elmo videos over and over. I don't want him watching Baby Bear doing his "mispwonunciations" while my son is in this stage of learning speech. I do not want my son to listen to the "mispwonunciations" and pick them up and then have to teach him the correct pronunciation later. It's hard enough for them to learn speech but their learning is based on what they hear. Since Sesame Street does not include an age guide on the outside of the video, I'm not sure if they meant for this to be for older children and maybe it isn't a problem when they're older but I plan to donate this video because I wouldn't even give it to another mom to have then go through this. Maybe in a library or a doctor's office where children only view the tape occasionally it would be OK but this was NOT the video for my family to own. I also will not be bringing home anything else with Baby Bear speaking in it.

I bought this video for my son when he was three years old and in no time, he mastered the video. Now I am passing this knowledge down to my grandaughter who is 7 months. I can't wait to see how she will re-act to the video. My son had a sing along sesame street record he grew up with and I found myself playing his record for my own enjoyment.

My son is four and in Pre-K 4. His teacher told me he was falling behind because he couldn't recognize the numbers. Well, I started searching around for learning tools for counting and I found this set of tapes. I got them and started playing them for my son and they are really catchy tunes. He has improved 100%.

The best way to help your child learn the alphabet or numbers is to work with them one on one with books and letter shapes. However, these videos are a fun way to reinforce what you're teaching them.

My two-year-old son will easily watch one of these videos all the way through, dancing and "singing" along. He can almost make it through both of them back to back, which is quite high praise for a video from a toddler!

I must admit that Baby Bear has never been one of my favorite Sesame Street characters. He *seems* older than a little baby, and his "mispwonunciations" a la Elmer Fudd grate on my ears. But he is the character who is being taught the alphabet in "A,B,C", not the one doing the teaching, so he doesn't bother me as much. He goes to Big Bird for help learning the alphabet. Big Bird is the teacher who uses various cartoon clips and live action bits to illustrate the entire alphabet and most of the letters individually. Please note I say "most"--Baby Bear already knows A, B, and C, for instance, so although they are mentioned in passing they are not featured. Also, a lot of verbs are used for illustration (J is for Jiggling, Jumping, and Jogging, for instance). Because children usually learn nouns before verbs this makes some letters a bit less meaningful than others. But don't get me wrong--there is plenty of singing and dancing and the entire alphabet is repeated multiple times. My son loves to hear the Sesame Street gang sing the ABCs!

"1,2,3" is the video that inspired me to buy this tape. My son saw it at a friend's house and was captivated. In this case, each number between one and twenty is featured in at least a small sketch or song. The plot focuses on Ernie who finds a hotel room key and then proceeds to teach the managers how counting can help them do their jobs. It, too, is great fun.

In short, buy the video for your preschooler, but don't rely on it alone to team him or her the alphabet or numbers.

My daughter is two years olds. She loves these vidoes , escpecially the ernie 123. She can now count to 20 just from watching the video. The ABC vidoe has also helped her learn the ABC song. She has been watching and loving these vidoes since she was 14 months old. I don't like the way baby bear speaks in the abc vidoe, its confusing for little kids. The text and the adventure is simple enough for toddlers to enjoy, and not too annoying for parents to watch along.

My daughter loves Sesame Street, so we picked up this video on a whim. Great purchase! At 20 months old, she says her alphabet and counts to 15. It's not just number recognition, either -- she counts items on pages of books and groups of toys. She loves Ernie and Baby Bear, and loves to sing along and dance to the songs. We're very pleased!

I have to say my 12 month old daughter loves do the alphabet she tries to sing along with the songs and dances. This video definitely has her attention. I wouldn't say just because baby bear can't pronounce words correctly my child would speak that way. Unless that is all your child will hear day after day. If the child is conversating with you then baby talk will not be an issue. My daughters vocabulary is very advanced for her age and I don't see her having any speech problems because of the way baby bear talks. As the previous parent suggested. The video is just meant to enforce what you are already teaching you child so they see the alphabet in different settings, cards, toys etc. And help them learn. Not teach them how to talk. My daughter loves it and so do I!!!! The song is very simple and easy for any child to remember.

My son who is 8 months old has watched this ABC video since he was 2 months old. He still loves it and he now swings his arms and kicks his legs while watching it in his toddler chair. I have the words memorized and if I sing him the ABC's his face lights up immediately! Hopefully he's learning the alphabet!