Walt Disney Home Entertainment. (2004). Winnie the Pooh, ABC's: Discovering letters and words [DVD]. Burbank, CA: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Interest Level: 5 & under
Subjects/Themes: Rhyming Sounds, Word Recognition, Upper & Lowercase Letter Writing
Running Time: 30 minutes
Price: $15
Plot: Winnie the Pooh learns that a song can be the same a rhymes. Christopher Robin teaches Pooh what rhymes are while Pooh picks out the different rhyming sounds. Pooh wants to share Christopher Robin's book of rhymes with the rest of his friends but the pages accidentally get scattered in the wind. Follow Winnie the Pooh and friends as they put the book of rhymes back together.
Personal Thoughts: For those children who love Disney characters and those parents who would like them to have a little education with their entertainment. I would say this DVD is about 60% entertainment and only 40% educational. Children learn about rhyming sounds, are encouraged to write things down so that they can be shared or remembered later, and how to write certain letters. A nice feature which help strengthen word recognition is when Christopher Robin's finger going from word to word as the book of rhymes is being read as well as rhyming words being highlighted as Pooh identifies them. There is a bonus feature available that teaches children how to write each letter of the alphabet in both upper and lower case forms. The animation is of the high quality typical of Disney animation.
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