Editorial Review:Description:With a little help form Barney and big imagination, the children enjoy a fun-filled day at 'Baby Bop's School' where every lesson includes unexpected surprises. Join Ashley, Hannah, Robert and Jeff as they sing an alphabet song, read in Baby Bop's book center, eat macaroni and cheese, and bounce into gym class. When the day is just about done, settle in with Baby Bop and her 'blankey' for an afternoon nap. It's an unforgettable day of learning and laughter!
Amazon.com essential video:Like perky Kathie Lee Gifford, Barney, the ubiquitous
magical purple dinosaur, can elicit violent hatred and fierce loyalty. You're likely to get the latter from the average toddler, weaned on the inexplicably popular (to some) PBS series. Parents may want to first teach their children the original classic songs before they're invariably introduced to Barney and his lyric-altering renditions. (By now countless children think 'This Old Man' is the 'Barney I Love You' song.) This 50-minute video, never seen on television, focuses on Baby Bop (Barney's yellow baby dino friend), envious and curious about school. Barney and friends Ashley, Hannah, Robert, and Jeff offer to play school, with Baby Bop as teacher. Their songs include the Barney versions of 'The Alphabet Song,' 'One, Two, Buckle My Shoe,' 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider,' 'Where Is Thumbkin?', and more.
Let's Play School! offers a gentle introduction to toddlers curious about preschool and may waylay any apprehensions. With its emphasis on how school is both fun and educational it also entices its youngest audience by showing that Ashley, Hannah, Robert, and Jeff (who are about 8 or 9) represent those awe-inspiring
older kids. They like school. Therefore, it can't be that bad. And neither is this video's ultimate message.
--N.F. Mendoza
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great for pre-schoolers
my daughter is only 2 and already goes to a day care/preschool so she was really able to relate to it and can't stop watching it. it really helps her learn more about school and to beleive school is fun.
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Great DVD for 2-4 yrs olds!
This DVD was EXCELLENT for my 20 month old! It held his attention and he knows all the songs by heart! Especially, the "Mac N Cheese" song!!!
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wonderful but presents an idealized world
This really is a wonderful DVD that hits all the basics of preschool education such as discriminating between colors and shapes, learning to count, recognizing letters, etc. My one criticism is that it presents a world so idealized that few children will be able to relate to it. No one except Baby Bop for a few seconds has a problem, no one stops smiling. It's relentlessly cheerful to the point that you wonder if the producers have ever read any child psychology that discusses that huge and immense fears and aggressive urges that children have to learn to master. Fairy tales like Grimms have captivated children for centuries--why do the producers of this Barney video think that they must extract all negativity to only present the sunny side of life. I'm not saying I want a gloomy Barney but this video is so over the top happy that it is essentially a fantasy world not having much connection to any school its child viewers will ever encounter. Nevertheless, I give it 5 stars because despite this flaw, it has a lot going for it, and when viewed in the context of other DVDs like Mr. Rogers (who definitely deals with anger, fear, etc.) it all balances out. Nevertheless, if you're going to go with Barney, I would recommend the Rhyme Time DVD, which, by the way, also includes a section of numbers and the alphabet.
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Barney - Let's Play Schoo
I gave this to my grandaughter for Christmas and she loves it!
Easy to order and beats going into crowded stores during holiday crunch.
Thanks for being there.
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More school - less pretend
I bought this DVD because my 3 year old is starting preschool. It has lots of singing and dancing but could focus more on the actual things that my son should expect to do in school. My son is convinced that his school will have a giant, multi-shaped bubble blower now! It's a fun DVD but doesn't help very much to prepare kids for school.
