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Saturday, July 30, 2011

sj and bob turn back time when they watch an old video

I was singing a song in the car the other day.  It was the backwards alphabet song from an old kids DVD we have at home.  The DVD was Here Come The ABC's by They Might Be Giants.  Bob asked me what I was singing, so I told him.  He said he didn't remember that video.  I was surprised since they probably watched it 1,000 times.  It was a great learning tool for the boys.  The best part was they didn't even realize they were learning because the songs were so much fun.  SJ's TSS had told me about it and felt it would be good for SJ.  She was completely correct.  SJ and Bob loved it.  SJ is a visual learning, so he could use the graphics as a reinforcer.  I was telling my husband about it and he said I should just put it on one day.  Yesterday when I was preparing dinner, I put it on.  Slowly, the boys made it into the living room.  They both sat down on the couches and were mesmerized.  "Oh, I remember this one," said SJ.  "I love this song," said Bob.  I said, "See, I told you that you have watched this before."  The boys were so into it.  They went upstairs and got SJ's puppets.  They were using the puppets like the ones that were in one of the songs.  It was hysterical to watch.  I was flooded with memories of SJ being 3 and Bob being 4.  It was only 6 years ago, but it almost seems like a lifetime ago.  We no longer have a TSS, but if we did I would have thanked her again for introducing us to such a great video.  Check it out if you have a child who would benefit from visual learning!

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