Alphabet Exercise by Rock 'N Learn

So, this is pretty silly and a little weird for an adult, but my son (3.5 years old) LOVES it. This is the third exercise video I tried with him to give us something active to do during the winter when it is cold and dark after school. We do it together. The first two he would only half-heartedly participate in, and argue with me when I would start them up. This one, though, by the letter D for Dance, he was participating the first time we played it, and by letter E for Eagle, he was way into it. He loves this bizarre dude, and the kids who will flash through (we sometimes give them names of kids he knows from school). He loves that he knows the letters and which will come next and what it stands for in the video, and interjecting other trivia he knows about each letter as we exercise. As for people who complain about the level of exercise, I would say that this is not Insanity or P90X, for sure, but comparing it to my son sitting on the couch/floor (or even running around like a maniac), it seems to give him some varied exercise over his different body parts--enough that he welcomes the break at "N for nap" and the sleep at the end for Zzzzz. He is pretty young, of course, and will probably grow out of this level of exercise, but if you have a young child, I would recommend giving this a try.

I bought this DVD after falling in love with it's sister Rock n Learn Phonics I&II, despite the one review. I understand that they are trying to reach kinesthetic learners here, which is great since most toddlers and small children are kinesthetic learners to start out with, and very few have the patience or attention span to do seat work. All my kids (ages 8,7,4, 20 mo.)liked it and participated in the majority of it. The moves are not strenuous (it is perfect for my physically disabled 4yo), but its enough to keep your kid moving(for 44 minutes), which is a great thing these days with video games and the dangers of playing outside keeping most kids inside. The reviewer above me said that the exercise was too easy, given that it is for a small child audience I feel that its appropriate. I mean you wouldn't expect your 4 year old to follow Jane Fonda? The video goes through the alphabet 2 times and then a third time showing kids how to write each letter.Pros:*exercise and alphabet introduction in one*reaches kinesthetic learners (most kids are till grade 3)*easy, slow paced movements, not strenuous exercise, good for kids with disabilities (lots of arm movement)and kids without*introduces letters with stretching and warm up, ends with a cool down*shows other kids doing movements at different intervals*Introduces capital and lowercase letters at he same timeCons:*guy can be annoying, but I can't stand Barney and this guy didn't bother me.*not the most attention grabbing video

My son does like to watch this video (although not his favorite from this company), but I thought the exercise part of the video would actually be a little more strenuous and help on rainy and cold days that we have to stay indoors. The actor in the video is hardly in shape and puts little effort into the moves. The video itself is a good idea as far as exercising while learning letters, but the actors voice is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANNOYING!!! I have a very high tolerance, and Barney doesn't even bother me one bit if that tells you anything, but I really can't stand listening to this video. This company does make several other alphabet videos and I should have chosen another one. I just thought an exercise video for kids was a great idea, although there isn't much real exercise involved. They could have made this an AWESOME video! We LOVE the Rock N Learn collection and have close to 7 or 8 videos. I stand by this company and will definately continue to buy their videos.

The kids ages 7, 5 and 2 love this. They are always asking to do the exercises on the dvd. Excellent way for them to get some physical activity in when they're stuck inside. Highly recommend.

I would give it one star because I can't stand it, mostly because all of the songs are always stuck in my head, but my 2 1/2 year old son LOVES this and watches it at least once a day. He exercises to it and even does all the same motions that Alphabet Al does when presenting the letters. He also loves to trace the letters at the end with his finger on the tv (resulting in me having to buy electronic wipes for sticky finger marks on our tv). He now knows all of his capital letters and lower case letters as a result of frequent viewing.

I work with preschoolers. We needed something to help us burn off steam in the winter months. I borrowed this from the library not knowing then that the children would love it!!! I ended up buying a copy. We now begin each morning with this video exercising. This video is not only good for their bodies but it is also good for their minds. It reinforces the alphabet and words that begin with each letter. I must say as an adult, the main characters voice was annoying in the beginning but the children loved it so much that I quickly got used to it.

This has been a staple in our house with all 3 of my kids from about 18 months and on. My kids love this DVD but it is every parent's nightmare (similar to Caillou's voice) - but they love it and have learned their ABCs all while having fun.

I am very impressed by the entire collection of Rock 'N Learn DVD's. Alphabet exercise is very child oriented and inviting. It allows the children to interact with the show and physically gets them active.I reccomend that the first few times you watch it you participate so they understand that it's ok to interact. After that you will see just putting the DVD in will have them busy all on their own.I run a daycare and the children rant and rave that they want this video.Great purchase and look forward to completing the series!!!