 "Fantastic learning tool" | 2008-10-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2ZTQXGC4G151O |
| Schoolhouse rock was a fantastic learning tool when it was first created in the 70s and is just as popular with kids today as it was then! |
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 "Can you sing the Preamble?" | 2008-10-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1URGGIPADIN6J |
| That was what I asked on my first day of Constitutional Law. Our professor and many of my fellow classmates looked at me like I had three heads, but from certain corners you could hear a familiar humming and even a softly muttered "we the people, in order to for a more perfect union..."br /br /That's the impact that Schoolhouse Rock had on those of us who were of "a certain age", and thanks to these DVD's, we can pass it on to another generation, as I am with my four year old daughter. She can't understand multiplication quite yet, but she's loved "My Hero Zero" for over a year, can say that a noun is a person, place or thing, and knows that Three is a Magic Number. Whether this will make a difference or not in school, who knows; but it can't hurt, she likes it, and maybe some day, when she's all grown up and working in a staid office job she will hear a co-worker talking on the phone to someone in another department named "Lolly" and shout out of the blue; "Ask her if she has any adverbs!"br /br /And her co-workers will look at her like she has three heads, except for a select few who will start humming and softly sing "lolly lolly lolly, get your adverbs here" |
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| "All the Favorites " | 2008-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1X795MOETHEGM |
| This product was exactly what I was looking for - all the School House Rocks! favorites for my kids. No real complaints, but things to point out to would-be purchasers: lots of Disney promotions that you can skip by going right to the menu. Also, a couple of songs were re-animated, not that my kids would know. (But the kid in me noticed, prefers the original animation from memory out of nostalgia ,and thinks the new animation is sub-par/hokey). Still satisfied with my purchase though. |
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| "Hot Item" | 2008-09-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A311X71XPV319F |
| I live overseas. I keep buying this for myself and then I'd give it to a family with young children as a means to assist them with learning English. It is a learning tool and entertaining as well. I like that it has a variety of American subcultures represented throughout the different presentations. I think I'll stock a few extra for gifts to my neighbors. |
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| "School House Rock Really Rocks!" | 2008-09-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: ADUW0ED0FGZ8P |
| I have used the School House Rock DVD with young children and with preservice early childhood teachers. Music is a powerful medium through which to acquire and retain information. What's great about this DVD is it has all of the songs created for all of the subject areas. Everyone loves it. The children are captivated by the songs and images. The teachers love recalling how much they enjoyed watching the videos when they were growing up and they can remember the songs as if they heard them just yesterday. Parents can use this DVD at home and teachers can use it to supplement their instruction. |
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| "Here's what's included--complete table of contents" | 2008-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2VQYPCB5KA3XI |
In an effort to describe for our library catalog (I am a school librarian) what all is included in this 2-disc set (in short, everything), I compiled this table of contents that I thought might be helpful to others. Our teachers and students all love Schoolhouse Rock!
Disc 1: Top Ten Jukebox. Includes: Conjunction Junction; I'm Just a Bill; Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here; Electricity, Electricity; Interjections; The Preamble; Three Is a Magic Number; Interplanet Janet; A Noun Is a Person, Place or Thing; A Shot Heard 'Round the World.
Grammar Rock. Includes: Unpack Your Adjectives; Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here; Conjunction Junction; Interjections; Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla; Verb: That's What's Happening; A Noun Is a Person, Place or Thing; Busy Prepositions; The Tale of Mr. Morton.
Science Rock. Includes: The Body Machine; Do the Circulation; Electricity, Electricity; The Energy Blues; Interplanet Janet; Telegraph Line; Them Not So Dry Bones; A Victim of Gravity.
Money Rock. Includes: Dollars and Sense; $7.50 Once a Week; Where the Money Goes; Tax Man Max; Walkin' on the Wall Street; This For That; Tyrannosaurus Debt; The Check's In the Mail.
"I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College"
Multiplication Rock. Includes: My Hero, Zero; Elementary My Dear; Three Is a Magic Number; The Four-Legged Zoo; Ready or Not, Here I Come; I Got Six; Lucky Seven Sampson; Figure Eight; Naughty Number Nine; The Good Eleven; Little Twelvetoes
America Rocks. Includes: No More Kings; Fireworks; The Shot Heard 'Round the World; The Preamble; Elbow Room; The Great American Melting Pot; Mother Necessity; Sufferin' Till Suffrage; I'm Just a Bill; Three Ring Government.
"The Whole Enchilada"--choose to play songs in order or shuffle them.
Sneak Peeks of other Disney Films.
Disc 2:
Extra Credit--Quick List. Includes: Making of "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College"; Emmy Awards Featurette; "Scooter Computer and Mister Chips"; Weather Show; Nike Spot; Top 20 Shuffle; "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College" in surround; Audio Commentaries; Arrange a Schoolhouse Rock Song; Earn Your Diploma; Music Videos.
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| "Very educational yet interesting songs" | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2R0ULE4FI99II |
| Good to have subtitles for all the songs, but it would be best if lyrics of all the songs come with the DVD. |
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| "BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES" | 2008-09-09 |
| - Reviewed By scottmop |
| I can remember waking up saturday mornings and turning on the tv to watch cartoons and such and between them schoolhouse rock would be on. Some of the songs were more catchier than others but still were great fun and a neat way to learn. Whether it was "conjunction junction" or "im just a bill" they made you think along with singing along. Great for young kids to learn about so many different things. for adults its a walk down memory lane. back to when things were simple and fun. |
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| "I couldn't pass up this one!" | 2008-08-25 |
| - Reviewed By gcallahan10 |
| I grew up on Schoolhouse Rock - - didn't we all? My husband and I bought the videos for our son (10 years ago??) and now we wanted the DVD for our daughter. I have so many favorites on it that I can't help but sing along. My daughter looks at me, then at the t.v., then back at me... I'm not sure if she's enjoying the segments or enjoying how I sing along! Pretty soon, she'll be singing along too! And of course, it is only because of Schoolhouse Rock that I know any of the Preamble to the Constitution... You too?? |
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| "Who can forget Schoolhouse Rock!" | 2008-08-25 |
| - Reviewed By djcomeofage |
Now doesn't this remind you of those great Saturday morinings a long time ago? Schoolhouse Rock is a classic. When I first ordered this, I convinced myself that I was getting it for the kids. Well, I think I've watched it more than they have! Great songs, cute cartoons, and it has that nostalgic appeal that the 30+ generation will appreciate. Excellent DVD for the young, and uhhhhh, the old. Lol!
DJ Come of Age |
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