#Youtube kids alphablocks series

And I think as a kid, it gave me a feeling of control over the universe. And the reason why I like a light switch is because as a really small kid, it's something that my parents would lift me up to reach and I could turn on and off the light. 299: Amber Case Subscribe to the Cool Tools Show on iTunes | RSS | Transcript | See all the Cool Tools Show posts on a single page Show notes:.If your kids have already made the connection of what letters mean, IвЂ™d recommend watching a couple of episodes yourself, and then watching them with your child. But it was hard work for him, whereas Alphablocks has just been a fun tv show that he enjoys watching.ДЄll the alphablocks episodes are on youtube (and BBC website вЂ“ not sure about outside the UK), and dvd, and they look to be branching out to books, web games, and tablet apps. With his older brother we used a book Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelman, which I also recommend. ItвЂ™s not a substitute for one-on-one time with a parent, but I can already see he enjoys books more now that he gets the meaning of the symbols. Now, a week or so later, he knows almost all the letters of the alphabet, with their basic sounds. He loved it, especially the music of it, and the characters (his favorite is X, the superhero.) HeвЂ™d ask for it a couple of times a day, and would happily sit through all 26 3-min episodes in one go.

#Youtube kids alphablocks series

Somewhere I heard about a BBC CBeebies show call Alphablocks, and got hold of the first series for him to watch. Up until about a week ago my 3 year-old had learned to recognize the 4-5 letters that are the initials for our families names (d for daddy, m for mummy) and was looking like he was ready to branch out beyond that.