| | |  | DANCE INSTRUCTION | Home » » Rock 'N Learn: Colors, Shapes & Counting | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Join Rollie Roundman, Trollie Triangle, and Rockford Rectangle for a learning adventure full of songs, laughter, and games. Children will enjoy counting objects by color, shape, or a combination of both. Even gifted learners will be challenged by advanced colors (maroon, turquoise) and shapes (polygons, ellipses). Recommended for ages 3-5.
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| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Rock 'N Learn | | Director:
| Richard Caudle | | Format:
| Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Rock 'N Learn | | Run Time:
| 46 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| March 04, 2003 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
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| $12.35 | Used
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 My 2yo loves itJan 16, 2010
I find the voices and music annoying, but my kid loves this DVD and has learned a lot by watching this DVD over and over.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
It's a Hit!!Jan 12, 2010
My 2-year old son loves it! It is entertaining education for him. He has been watching the series from "My Baby Can Read" since he turned a year old. Nothing could take their place until I bought the Rock'N Learn Colors, Shapes & Counting. I even learned a couple of things. What I like about it most is that their presentation of each concept builds on the previously introduced concept. There is also good repetition - not the kind that can drive you batty. Another thing I love about this DVD is how it transitions to the next concept and then brings everything presented together. I think this would be an awesome addition to every pre-schooler's dvd collection.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
My child's favoriteNov 30, 2009
My little girl loves colors and shapes. Whenever we are out in the public, she'll blurt out "circle" or "red".
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Actually, you DO need to teach shapes!Jul 16, 2009
When my first daughter was born I was firmly convinced that children learn basic colours, shapes, and counting skills through daily life. As my child grew and matured I realized that some of my assumptions were correct; my daughter learned to count verbally, most colours, and a few basic shapes through our daily interactions. As she turned six I realized that she hadn't picked up any of the symbolic representations for numbers that she was familiar with - well, okay that's a bit like learning phonics, so we'll need some structured teaching there. I also found that she was missing out on the names of a few very simple shapes - mixing up rectangles and triangles, for example - oops. My previously held notions that children never needed to be formally taught shape names blew out the window, taking some of my pride along with it.
With the need for some remedial education becoming apparent, I was happy to find Rock `n Learn's Colours, Shapes & Counting educational DVD a good fit for our family. Recommended for children between the ages of three and five, my oldest doesn't find it babyish, my three-year-old is captivated, and even my one-year-old dances around the living room and points at the television when the disc is playing. Not only are the bright, simple animations and illustrations child friendly and the rock-inspired songs engaging, this disc also incorporates a true wealth of essential instruction for early education. We've found the learning value to be excellent with a very wide range of concepts introduced, reinforced and informally tested through fun games with built-in pauses for children to shout out their answers.
The DVD's hosts - Rollie Roundman, Trollie Triangle, and Rockford Rectangle - introduce basic concepts before building into combinations of everything presented to date, and advanced levels within the topic areas. For example, basic colours, shapes, and numbers up to ten are introduced before children are asked questions that combine all three concepts: "How many purple circles do you see?" After mastering the basic shapes more advanced forms are introduced, as well as helpful tricks to differentiate between similar forms. The children progress all the way up to ellipses, trapezoids, polygons, and more. Intermediate colours are introduced after basic colours are familiar, and counting to 20 is practiced after the first ten numbers are well established.
Most of the songs on the DVD are rock-inspired, though Rollie often employs a rhythmic jazzy-swing instructional style. Some of the songs are catchy and easy to sing along with, such as the song in "Mixing Colors," our family's favourite segment hands-down. At other times the background music accompanies rhythmic counting or verbal instruction. The easy to use navigational menu makes it easy for parents to zero in on specific lessons for review if they don't need their children to work through the entire 46-minute disc.
As an owner of a variety of educational DVDs, I'm impressed by the amount of information effectively conveyed in Colors, Shapes & Counting. The continuous integration of colours, shapes, and counting as the disc progresses, counting shapes, then asking for the colour, stating the colour then counting and asking for the shape name, and so on, provide thorough review and practice. Now my six-year-old can identify trapezoids with ease. She still needs a bit more practice with her triangles and rectangles (I think the similarity in suffix is confusing for her), but we're well on our way.
A video sample can be viewed online at the Rock `n Learn website.
Lessons Included:
1. Meet Rollie
2. Colors All Around
3. Basic Colors
4. Color Practice
5. Learn Our Shapes
6. Shapes Are All Around Us
7. What Color Is It?
8. Name That Shape
9. Music Helps Us Count to 5
10. Zero
11. Mixing Colors
12. Counting Up to 10
13. How Many Shapes?
14. So Many Shapes
15. So Many Colors
16. The Ellipse
17. Diamonds and Squares
18. Four Cool Shapes
19. Polygons
20. Polygon Song
21. Let's Count to 20
22. Fun Time Quiz
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great videoJul 09, 2009
My 2.5 year old loves this video. He requests to see it everyday. He learned his numbers 1-20 (counting and identification), his colors and shapes in 6 days!!!!!!!!!!! This is a MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!
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