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Preschool Activity DVDs - Meet The Letters And Meet The Numbers

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by Dipika Mirpuri
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The Bottom Line
Meet The Letters and Meet The Numbers are two must have DVDs which make a great preschool activity. Preschoolers will enjoy learning about the letters and numbers in a fun manner. These DVDs hold the attention of most preschoolers, and are pretty effective in teaching letter and number recognition skills to the kids. Parents will love these DVDs as they make a perfect preschool activity which most preschoolers would like to watch over and over again. Overall, they make a good buy.

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Pros
  • Preschoolers love learning the alphabet and numbers with these fun DVDs
  • These DVDs make a great educational preschool activity
  • These DVDs are simple and yet to the point. They make an enjoyable and effective preschool activity.
Cons
  • The DVDs tend to get repetitive after a point.
  • The Meet The Letters DVD could do with some more animations.
  • The Meet The Numbers DVD is rather short
Description
  • The teaching style is straightforward
  • A letter or a number is shown repeatedly accompanied by it's sound
  • A brief animation follows which uses the letter/number
  • Upper case as well as lower case letters are shown
  • Kids remember the letters and numbers due to the animations
  • If your child has a short attention span, you can split up the viewing using the DVD features
  • Also included is an alphabet song, tricky letters and flash cards for additional learning options
Guide Review - Preschool Activity DVDs - Meet The Letters And Meet The Numbers
Meet The Letters and Meet The Numbers are two of the better DVDs for preschoolers that I have viewed in a while. Very simple and yet effective, these DVDs aim to teach the alphabet and numbers to preschoolers in a fun fashion. If you are looking for a preschool activity which will help your little one learn, look no further.

In Meet The Letters, the various letters are presented one by one, each followed by a short animation which makes use of the letter. A voice repeats the letter sound multiple times while the moving letter is shown on the screen. There is also an alphabet song, and various ways to learn including the option of flash cards, tricky letters and more. Meet The Numbers is on the same lines, although it is filled with much more animation. Both these DVDs make a great preschool activity. Preschoolers would definitely benefit from viewing these DVDs. This preschool activity is a nice way to introduce learning at home before starting school.

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