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I like to provide an organized phonics program to my students throughout the school year as well as natural opportunities for introducing and exploring the sounds of letters. Last year, for our organized phonics program, I implemented the simple but super fun program called The Amazing Action Alphabet ….
The Amazing Action Alphabet flip chart comes with a CD of songs to sing-along with each letter of the alphabet. The songs are lively and fun but I must confess to you that we did not use the CD along with the chart as suggested. Instead, we played the CD during our center time for the children to listen and sing along with while they played…
For each Letter that is Introduced in the Alphabet Action Flip Chart, there is a specific sound and motion the children are to make. The sound is the sound of the letter and the motion is a physical reinforcer of that letter sound. For example, for the letter C the children held out their hands and moved their fingers to “c, c, cut!”…
Because we are a mixed age group class of children ranging from ages 3 to Pre-K, we needed to keep our phonics program short and active so everyone enjoyed the experience. On Pre-K day only, we would quickly review all the letters with the children and they amazed me at how they easily remembered every sound and every action…
We gradually worked our way through all the letters throughout the school year and even did a very quick run-through of all the letter sounds and actions for our parents on graduation day…
We will certainly be using The Amazing Action Alphabet flip chart and CD again this next year in my classroom!
Enter to Win
If you would like to enter to win The Amazing Action Alphabet CD and Flip Chart from The See Hear Do Company for your home or classroom, simply follow the directions below…
To enter the give-away…
- Go to the The Amazing Action Alphabet website then come back here and leave a comment on this blog post telling me something you read, saw, or heard about this phonic’s program while there.
- Enter a correct and current email address when you enter your comment so that I can notify you if you win.
- This giveaway will be closed on Monday, August 6th, 2012 by 10pm EST.
- The winner will be announced back here on my blog on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012.
- The winner of the giveaway will be notified by email and has 48 hours to respond to my email so I can then forward the winners name, email, and address to The See Hear Do Company.
- If the winner does not respond 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen…
- The See Hear Do Company will contact the winner by email to make arrangements for mailing the Flip Chart and CD to the winner.
- This give-away is only open to only those who live in the US.
- One winner will be chosen from the comment section below by Random Generator.
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Disclosure: I received The Amazing Action Alphabet flip chart and CD to review and provide this give-away. I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions are 100% my own.
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I love this idea. I teach preschoolers and If I’m not the winner I will be purchasing this.
Flip Chart – I can use this during circle time.
The essential guide to learning letters and sounds for the Amazing Action Alphabet program.
I love the flip chart. I can use it at circle time
I read that the best way to teach letters is through: see + hear + do= learning.
I’d love to win!
What a great reminder! “Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do”. The more senses we use in learning the more we retain. I love that this program uses a combination of seeing, hearing and doing! Thanks for introducing me to The Amazing Action Alphabet program!
Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear opposed to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do. I definitely can testify to that since I know thats how I learn best, and also I’ve seen that method really stick with my own preschooler. thanks! this giveaway would be great for our little homeschool
*kelly
kelly-tillotson@hotmail.com
Hi! I particularly like the audio samples and the flip chart. Love to integrate literacy throughout the day- this would be a great addition!
I love the concept of using motion to cement ideas of print. So often letters are demonstrated and then students have to jump to trying to correctly draw them. Little ones need to “play” with their ideas before they become concrete. I would love this for my little one who has no interest in making letters:)
Love that it includes movement…songs and movement I have found grow my kid by leaps and bounds…it is amazing how something so simple can help so much!
I love this! I like how it said children learn by seeing, hearing, and doing!
SEE+HEAR+DO= LEARNING
I would use this with my daycare kiddos.. would be a wonderful addition to our program
Oh my goodness this is so cute!! I’m homeschooling my children, and my youngest is preschool-aged. This is a fantastic way to teach phonics. Thank you for this giveaway opportunity!
What a super new way to use all the senses to teach the sounds and symbols!!! I’ve used a couple of other similar programs with great results so I am confident that this one would be a great addition!! As I have worked with many children for multiple years (yes I have worked with and continue to work with multiple aged classes) I sometimes find myself getting bored doing the same thing each year….this would give a stupendous way to vary my teaching methods in order to help the children learn to their best potential!! I have found that using all the senses along with movement and music to be the VERY best way for young children!! I WANT THIS!!!!!
I love how this program gets the children involved!!! I like this scensory process!
I like the idea of seeing, hearing and doing the alphabet.
I love that it teaches by seeing, hearing, and doing. Not all students learn the same way…this product allows for this. I would love to win this for my preschoolers.
I love the hearing, seeing, doing. My class would love it!
The combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn. How fun!
I might use this concept as my preschool theme for the year! My little students love making books so I am very interested in the mini-books. We will certainly consider using this program at our school in the Fall !!!
I teach 3′s and the flip chart and cd sound perfect for this age where it is hard to be still!
See + Hear + Doing = Learning! Absolutely…don’t tell me what to know or do, let me at it!
Loved this whole idea. I am a new teacher and have been looking for something simple but informative for my class. Thank you and will pass this on to my director and other preschool teachers
love it, have been looking for something similar for few months now:)
I really like the approach of “seeing, hearing and doing” in order to learn the letters and and their sounds. I highly recommend this book to educators wanting to go to the next level in teaching a child the sounds of the alphabet. Definitely considering incorporating this into our program!
Very interactive for children for children. It has been proven that you learn better when you see+say+do. My students will truly engage themselves with this. I want like the mini books and the worksheets. Hands on learning is so effective for young children. I want to win the Amazing Action Alphabet phonics program for my class. This is a great program.
I think this would be an asset to my classroom. What an amazing idea to incorporate the senses to help children retain the alphabet better. I can’t wait to use this in September!
This looks like an excellent program whose “seeing + hearing + doing that = learning method” would be a great addition to other curriculums that are required in the classroom. Thank you for the opportunity to learn about this!
I would love to see what is in the Handwriting book. My daughter is 3 and can easily write her name Gabby on anything. (even though she doesn’t know all the letters of the alphabet.) She will be writing sight words very soon. I think it’s backwards from the normal timeline. But she basically taught herself… Now I need to keep her going and fill in the missing spaces.
Would love to win this!
What I like about The Amazing Action Alphabet phonics program is that its lets children use multiple senses to learn. According to the research from the program this type of learning is “most powerful method for learning and retention we know”. This looks like a fun and engaging program for young children.
This is great! I’ve been teaching prek for five years now and every year I have tried new strategies for teaching letters and sounds. This is something I certainly want to try!
Letters are an abstract concept. Children have difficulty learning concepts that aren’t concrete. This program takes the abstract and makes it concrete by attatching something real to each letter. I think this concept is a great learning tool for the children. They will finally be able to make the connections they need to.
Wow! Great program- I didn’t realize that children learn 90% of what they see, hear and do as opposed to only 50% of what they see. I love that it is so interactive.
This looks like an amazing program. This will be my first year of officially teaching a young 5′s program and I was looking for something different to use with the students, and I think I have found it. I like how they do movements with their bodies to recall the sound of a letter. What a great idea!! It is also nice that you can buy the items individually. What a great find!
I think this looks amazing. I very much believe in the concept of seeing, hearing, doing. If I don’t win I will be ordering this!!!
they mentioned 20 percent of what you hear, fifty percent of what you see and hear, and 90 percent of what you see hear say and do; they did not mention (which is also important) that music helps kids remember. WIN WIN
This would work so well for my kids. The site say “Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.” And I so agree with this.
I’ve been looking for a way to actively engage children in learning letters. I like how this incorporates visual, auditory and kinesthetic approaches to learning!
I applaud this program for including a kinesthetic component. This essential component is missing in many programs.
When children first see letters they see abstract lines and symbols without any meaning to them. I liked the fact that they have taken an abstract shape and made it into an familiar animal that begins with that letter. The child knows animals so they can link the animal to the letter and it begins to make make connections by scaffolding what they know to this new concept.
Would love to use this is my classroom!
This program looks amazing. Seeing hearing but mostly doing is so effective when teaching young children. I would be super excited to implement this program in my class!!
I love the fact that it uses many different sences and forms of learning. This is what I try to base all my lessons on as a pre-k teacher. This is a wonderful product!
My son is just about to turn 3 and would love this!
I love the “mull-sensory” approach to learning letters that this program offers – children do so much better when you introduce new concepts using a variety of modalities. I also like that they have a “handwriting” book for practicing letter formation.
Love this ! ! ! While visiting the website and learning more about this incredible product, I came across one part that felt as if i had written it myself. The part talking about why the letters look, sound, and are called what they are. My son loves asking questions, and these questions are ones that he has asked me before. My answers were usually “Because that’s what they are!” I ABSOLUTELY love this product. If I do not win, I will be purchasing two, one for home and one for my son’s preschool class !!
OMG! Absolutely love this program-the children see, hear, do while increasing their vocabulary. This is a MUST for teaching the alphabet.
I love the flipchart and the CD! It would be wonderful to win, but I also teach preschool and I might be interested in purchasing it! Thank you for introducing this to me!
You know it’s true! Research shows that hearing, doing and seeing helps kids learn! I know it’s true even for me! LOL! I find myself singing and doing the motions to our little pre-school ditty’s while house cleaning and working in the garden! My kids think I am crazy, but they just stick with you! <3 , love, love it!
I teach preschool for 3 and 4 yr olds. This is great option to implicate literacy in the classroom. It would come in handy for our circle time
This looks great! I read about adding visual stimulation to auditory stimulation and kinesthetic stimulation for best retention of information. This would be fun to do with my kids! Thanks!
Wow! I love the multi-sensory approach. I teach kindergarten and this would be really beneficial!
I would love to win this!! I like that each letter has it’s own “personality” that helps bring life to what could just be boring letters.
I have the flichart but didn’t get the CD
It sounds so fun, I wish I had it to go along with the flipchart! Music and songs makes learning easier and more fun 
I LOVE the Amazing Action Alphabet! I teach 22 pre-k students in an urban setting. The children have varied learning styles and backgrounds. I love the multisensory approach to learning the letters. I would love to use this in my classroom.
I love how it states :Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do. ” Then it includes all these ways into the program!
I love how it touches all learning styles! Seeing, hearing, and doing all while increasing vocabulary as well! What a great program for my 3 &4 yolds.
THIS looks really neat!!! I’m sure it would be a lot of fun to teach with
I LOVE this idea! I have 2 very wiggly boys and I read that this program combines seeing, hearing and DOING! I wish I could bold DOING! My boys would love this! I am so excited to win or even buy this. I can’t wait to see who gets it! Thanks for this great opportunity!
Wow!! This would be great for my ECSE students.
I use zoophonics for my phonics program a that has signals for each letter. I think the extra action words will help me teach to a variety of skill levels.
I want this! Combining seeing, hearing and doing the way the Amazing Action Alphabet does is exactly the way my kids learn.
If my class is anything like last year, they would live the CD! I would live to win this!
I saw right away this statement, “The combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn.” As an early childhood educator I learned many years ago that the more senses a child uses in an activity the better they will learn. This sounds like a top notch product and I hope that I am selected to win it. Thanks so much for offering this give away!
I loved what Heather Abbott
The more senses you can take in the better!
had to say about this program. The fact that it is a FUN way to learn the alphabet is what teaching this age is all about.
Mary
I love this idea! I do not usually use flash cards because I don’t find them interactive enough and the children become easily bored with them. I love that these use so many of their senses to learn. Very interactive and they look like fun to use!
How cute of an idwa! See, hear and doing is a key concept for our younger jellibeans! Would love to have this for them!
What a fantastic resource!!! Thank you for sharing this ; ) I just accepted a Pre-K teaching position and this is a MUST HAVE for my students! I visited the Amazing Action Alphabet website and previewed their materials. Their See + Hear + Do = Learning approach to learning letters and their corresponding sounds is sure to be effective, engaging, and FUN for little learners! Thanks for entering me in your contest…I’d LOVE to win it to use in my classroom for years to come <3
The combination of the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic is the key! We’ve done similar things without a program, but this program looks like it’s just what we need to be consistent and organized! Thank you!
When I read that researchers tell us that we retain 90% of what we see, hear, say, and do, it just solidified for me the teaching concept of hands on and communication that I try to foster in my own classroom. Thanks for sharing this program! I would love to implement it in my class!
The child hears an amusing story and learns the name and sound of the letter in the hearing portion. I love how so many senses are used in learning the letters.
I’ve been on the hunt for a formal phonic program like this.
Love how the website said the curriculum engages so many of the children’s senses — the perfect way for young children to learn.
This is awesome! I would love to win! I read that Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do. This program is so successful because it uses this combination of all three. Thanks for introducing me to this. If I don’t win, I will be buying it for my preschool classroom and to use with my own kids.
This is great. I love the way you can reach each student. As a new teach er this is a great investment to be used year after year with out it ever getting old. This will keep the kiddos engaged. Simply love it!
This program looks very engaging! Seeing+Hearing+Doing= Learning that is awesome!!
Seeing +hearing+doing=LEARNING!!! Love this…..
I love the fact they make a something that is abstract as letter sounds a very tactical experience
I love this program. The actions seem short and simply enough and the songs are very catching. I will be purchasing this program for my in home preschool this year. Very excited about it!
A child learns by seeing, hearing, and doing!
I’d love to win and use this with my grandchildren!
Thank you!
I liked reading the review about the 4 year old who was struggling to learn the alphabet before this system!
The animals make it so the letter is no longer abstract. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would like the Handwriting Book too.
Movement and motions help memory and learning.
“The combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn”, how true that is and what a great way to use this product!!! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Like this idea of using this Amazing Action Alphabet CD with my 4-yr-olds. We don’t do intensive alphabet practice & worksheets, but we do daily letter recognition as we go about our business in the morning. This CD sounds like something I’d like to try! MPNoe@Roadrunner.com
What a great program! I love the way it includes music and movement to teach not only the letters but the sounds too. I would love this flip chart and program for circle time
Interesting that research has shown that we retain 90 percent of what we see, here and do (combination). Definitely interested in this program.
This program looks so neat. I love the actions that go along with the letters that make them easier to learn. The prices are so reasonable too.
I would love to win the Amazing Alphabet products. Great connection of phonemic sound to the letter! Super cute graphics too!!! My students would love learning this way!
I love the fact that this program incorporates all types of learners; those who learn by seeing, hearing and hands on learners. I would love to have this to use with my 2 year old. I’m currently a stay at home mother and a full time Early Childhood student. I could use this with my son and then in my future classroom! Thanks for the review!
I definitely think that kids do tons better when they have an action associated with their letters. I came up with my own last year and was getting ready to tweak them and print them larger, but maybe I will save myself the hassle and just use this. Love the research!!!
Amy
Davidandamy99@gmail.com
Love the program, I read Jiff eats. Jiff and Jill ate ham and jam.
I love the idea of kinesthetic stimulation. I have found that this really does work. Thanks for introducing this product to everyone.
“The Amazing Action Alphabet is so successful because it takes the abstract alphabet-with its shapes, names, and sounds-and presents it to the learner in terms based on knowledge that most children already have and understand.”
I have a home daycare and have had some struggles with some boys in my daycare learning their alphabet. This sounds like the perfect way to teach them.
The approach of taking already child familiar and recognizeable animals and form them into letters is such an awesome idea and absolutely more fun than learning the old fashion way. Then using an activity to emphasize the letter and sound is the best way to teach! This is a fantastic idea!
“Children recognize animals at a very early age. The Amazing Action Alphabet takes the already familiar look of an animal and bends it into the shape of an abstract letter. Now the shape of the letter is no longer abstract because the animal, which the child recognizes, makes the shape of the letter.” I have been hearing of this idea for quite a few years now. Great that there is now a unified system to use. Especially using all animals. First thing my 16 month old grandson learned to say, “Duck, quack, quack!” My 4 yr. old class will benefit greatly.
Seeing+ hearing+ doing = learning. This is great and I think my daughter would benefit a lot from this.
This flip chart looks great as do some of the other products on See Hear Do. I think the mini books would be good to use with the flip chart and CD. I don’t live in the U.S. but I have a U.S. mailing address – can I still enter?
What an eye-opening site. This quote:
“The letters of the alphabet are abstract symbols with no real meaning until someone attaches a name and a sound to the symbol”
is something I have always believed and this format for presenting letters to children takes into consideration how children learn. They must experience!
I would love to win this for my head start preschool class!!
I learned that 90% of what people hear+see+do+say is retained. Which makes this great for preschoolers–gets their whole body involved!
I love adding the kinesthetic aspect by having them do an action for each letter. Looks great! Thanks!
This is exactly the type of HandsOnLearning I love using in my classroom!!!
SuperExcited to check it out!!!
Children learn things easier and quicker when using multiple senses.
I am always on the look out for interactive teaching programs, and am so happy to find The Amazing Action Alphabet Phonics Program. This is something that will appeal to young children and their different learning styles. I am excited to share this with my co-workers for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year!
Seems like a great brain based program-cost effective, time effective-engaging and fun. Sounds like a great way to start the day with the kiddos. Combining all three senses to work toward 90% retention as opposed to 20 or 50 is definitey what we all strive for. Very ZPD (zone of proximal development) friendly! Would love to try it out.
I love the idea of combining these, hear & action in learning the alphabet.
I like the way it targets different types of learners! Looks like fun!
slwp67@msn.com
I teach special education K-3 and also Child Development classes for a local college. This CD sounds amazing! I definitely believe and teach the fact that “Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.” When you store the information in multiple locations within the brain, it is easier to retrieve the information when it is needed.
I would love to have this for circle time. I could definitely see the childreinn getting involved in the stories and acting out the motions. Doing the motions will definitely help connect the letter sound to the letter.
For the ‘doing’ portion, the kids learn a body movement to help them remember the sound of that particular letter. The program utilizes all the kids learning areas of visual, auditory and kinesthetic ways to best learn the alphabet.
This is great because as the website says, it uses what kids already know (animals) to teach the abstract letters. What a wonderful way to use prior knowledge and add a more concrete factor to the alphabet!
Love the CD and the flip chart. The music was catchy and I think that everything connected together will be a great benefit to all children.
I love their equation See+Hear+Do=Learning. This program looks like it appeals to all types of learners and can easily be adapted to fit in various classroom settings. From the reviews on the website it also sounds like it is effective for a wide range of ages. I would love to use this program for the Joy School I teach! Thanks for the review!
hilarylarson@gmail.com
i love that this uses so many senses!
Love how this product uses all of the senses but feel i need to be honest. It is very similar to zoo phonics but seems more colorful and has more products. I would love to try it and if we like it. If we do id switch over.. thanks for sharing
Somehow I repeated myself there at the end but you get the idea. That’s what happens when I post from my phone;)
Jhuffman@surewest.net
I loved the integration of the five senses with this program
I am always looking for new things and fun ways to teach my kids here, I would love the CD and Flipchart.
I LOVE the flip chart with the cute letter pictures, and stories to get children familiar with the letter and sound! What a great first letter experience!
I’ve seen similar done in a few of the preschool classrooms I’ve observed in and the children really seem to enjoy it and they learn quickly from it. As an aspiring preschool teacher this is something that I would love to use in my future classroom!
The video of the little girl going through the letters and saying their sounds is so impressive! Looks like a great product!
I learned that this program allows the children to see the letter, hear about its sound and perform an action to reinforce the letter sound.
I love the flip chart and the use of all of the senses. It is a great program. The video that is on the first page is great. I love that it can be used so seemlessly and in any classroom.
Bobbi
bcapwell@ccisd.net
I learned that if kids DO something they LEARN something. Cool!
I have used different action signs for teaching vowel so I know that this will work…thanks for shring!
The combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn.
See-hear-do=learn! I love the multi-sensory approach. They remember it so much better when more than one sense is use.
Seeing, hearing, and doing = learning. I would love to win this product.
Thank you
This looks like a great program. I love the connection of see, hear and do to get the child’s interest and help them learn. The statistics they give of 90% retain what they learn in this manner is proof that supports this type of learning.
My kids loved the sample song. Very multisensory and love the animals and see + hear + do approach. Homeschoolers on a budget would love a copy.
dantamez@gmail.com
The little girl in the video was absolutely adorable!! I like how this teaches upper case and lower case and incorporate sound. Using several senses is a GREAT teaching tool! This product would be a great addition to my classroom!
Thanks!
seeing + hearing + doing = learning
love it and so would my three year old
I love the fact that this program appeals to the sight, sound, and action of the children.
I love this program and would love to use it in my classroom. I believe that music and movement are critical components of any early childhood phonics/literacy program. This is fantastic!
I love the idea of the multi-sensory approach. I use several different songs and actions when I teach the letters and would love to incorporate this program into my curriculum. I use sign language as well and I think these actions/stories can take my approach one step farther. Thank you!
I love the action with the sounds. Children learn some much that way!
I love the idea of seeing, hearing and doing to facilitate learning. My 3 and 4 year olds would love this! The graphics are adorable.
I work with ESE children and we constantly use pictures and movements. This program would be ideal for my class. I love how it no longer is about the lines of the letters but about relating it to kid friendly animals. My children learn better the more senses we use! Thank you for introducing this program to us!
I saw and read about the Handwriting Book, which I am excited to purchase! I think they’re idea of see, hear, do is spot on, so I’m really excited about this giveaway and implementing their techniques and ‘stuff’ into my preK classroom
ksworwood@yahoo.com
The activity book also looks fun. I should get that for my own preschooler. The flip chart would be a great addition to my preschool class, I would love to win!
I’m a Head Start Teacher for 3-5 year olds and children with special needs.I Stumbled across your site and fell in love with your ideas and have used a few. Like your easle started idea. I’ve noticed in my 20 year of teaching that children learn best when the can see-hear and do. This program would be a great addtion to my classroom.
See + Hear + Do = 90% retention.
I know this is true because the sign language alphabet has been so successful with my grandson. If I hand spell a word from a sign to him, he knows the letters. This will help me get him to the next step of recognizing all the letters without sign.
I learned that each letter has the Shape of an animal.
Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.
I’ve heard this before, but had forgotten the percentages… and how compelling that information is to make what we teach meaningful! I have never heard of this before and I love that it’s engaging multiple sensory needs. If I’m not a winner, I’m going to add this to my wish list of things to purchase for next year. It looks great!
i love the concept of see, hear, do. i, too, teach 3-pre-k age children. love the concepts. wwould love to win!! randvorak@aol.com
thanks for a great idea!
Seeing, hearing, and doing equals learning! If I dont win, I may be buying his for my daycare!! Seems awesome
I love the idea of incorporating a form of visual phonics with our letter-of-the-week program. We are a play-based learning environment and the more action we can incorporate with learning, the better.
The way the program forms the letters out of already-familiar shapes/animals is wonderful.
The Amazing Action Alphabet uses the research of seeing + hearing +doing=learning. Great concept for teaching preschoolers.
We use visual phonics to teach our letter-of-the-week program in our play-based learning environment. I love the idea of adding on more actions/movement to reinforce what the kids are learning. We use play to reinforce and introduce concepts that are new. “Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.” I knew this, but didn’t know the percents. I love that this program uses already-familiar shapes (animals) to create the letters we are learning.
If we don’t win, I’m thinking we might just have to add it to our wish list before preschool starts in September.
I love that this approach works for all sorts of little learners (auditory, kinesthetic, linguistic). I would love to have this for my classroom!
It is important to add movement to the things we do so this looks like an exciting thing to try. I like the handwriting book to go with it.
Children learn by seeing, hearing and doing. Having each letter the shape of an animal is engaging.
I would love this for my classroom!
I truly believe that the more senses used to learn, the quicker the lesson will be retained. Looks like a great fun way to teach-and learn!
I love that they use three ways to teach phonics- seeing, hearing, doing. Every child learns differently (all three of my kids do) and this looks like a wonderful program!
jandrmom2009 at gmail dot com
I love the graphics and the I believe the kinesthetic stimulation is very important to early learning. Looks like great products, thank you.
Joe Leonard
Learning a new concept is best achieved by relating the new material to previously learned concepts. This is a good reminder
I read the proram teaches the alphabet by seeing, hearing, and doing.
Isaw the way teacher was using flip book and asking a child about picture. The child was telling and doing actions according to the pictures and words in the flip book. I would love to win for my children. Thank you. Sandy
“We remember 90% of what we read, hear, say, and do!” I love the bright colors and fun illustrations, and the fact that this set comes with a music CD. Sounds fabulous!
I read: Seeing+Hearing+Doing=Learning!
I love the flip book! I have 2 kids plus a few more preschoolers who I could share the ideas with on the fall! Kids acting out letters and tracing in the air is a great intro to letters
I love that the program uses “see, hear, do” for maximum learning! If I don’t win I will strongly consider purchase.
This is a very easy and interesting way to teach the letters and their sounds to PreK children at all levels. I love the idea that the combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn. Thank you for sharing.
I am always looking for new ways to present the alphabet to my UPK classes. I like the Idea of matching a motion (movement) to the letter and letter sound. children, like adults, learn differently, and this system addresses visual, audioand, kinistetic learners.
I think using multiple learning styles (seeing, hearing, and doing) along with alliteration to emphasize the letter sounds makes learning fun and includes all children.
I so agree that seeing + hearing + doing = learning.
I listened to the sound clips, but I am sure they don’t give a completely accurate sense of the songs.
I would certainly like to win this product!
Lisa B.
ILuvKindergarten@aol.com
Quick question. How does it handle letters that make more than one sound?
This would be great for my VPK class. I love the hear + see = do = learning concept.
bette@polkabean.com
How genius! Since children learn animal names at an early age, the abstract shape of a letter is transformed into a recognizable animal. The child “sees” the animal and names the animal with the appropriate letter shape. The story uses repetitive sounds of the letter so the child “hears” the sound the now named letter makes. Lastly, the child uses action movements to “do” while repeating the letter sound. See + Hear + Do = Learning. I love it and would really love to implement this program with my 5 year old class!
I love this idea. I have taught for many years and always love new ideas. I use Dr. Jean’s Alphardy song along with hand movements, we learn to sign the alphabet and would love to add this to my resources. What fun….See-Hear-Do. The little girl in the video is too cute!!
When you combine visual, auditory, and kinesthetic stimulation you have a 90% chance that the student will learn and retain the material taught. That’s what is so GREAT about the Amazing Action Alphabet. You don’t want them to just learn it momentarily, but you want them to be able to retain it for use at a later time! Love the concept!
DustyDuncan811@gmail.com
The use of mini books is a plus and the fact that they can listen and then put to actions.
You can never get enough of seeing, hearing, and doing
Looks like and engaging, straight forward program. I can imagine preschoolers loving it! The cost seems reasonable too.
I love the fact that the children do the actions. I also like the price. It is very affordable for me to buy it myself.
I LOVE that this program teaches through “seeing, hearing, and doing.” I am starting a preschool next month and just ordered the whole program to use as part of my curriculum. This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!
This looks like a much better, and updated program similar to Animated Alphabet. The website talked about how letter names and sounds are abstract, and what they stated made sense. I would love to give this a try with my preschoolers!!!
I have no formal training to teach but seeing how easy this works and how effective it is with the children is wonderful. See, hear, say, and do is brillant!
I love the concept of seeing, hearing and doing. My kids would love the “doing” aspect! Shaping themselves into a letter! So creative! I hope I win!
This is a great idea for teaching letters and letter sounds. It is always best to appeal to all of the senses! I also like the fact that there are other workbooks/cds that when used together cover just about everything related to pre-reading. Using these books and related activities would be a great way to begin a lifetime Love of Reading!
This looks like a fun way to teach letters and their sounds. I want to try these.
See+Hear+Do = Learning So simple, yet describes what we all know , multisensory teaching leads to the most effective learning. Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie
I like the story with each letter emphasizing the sound of that letter. The pictures of the letters with the animals in them are great. There are lots of activities that could go with each letter/sound.
I saw that they believe that the best way to learn is to see + hear + do. That is so true!!
Love this! From the website I was reminded that children retain up to 90% of what the see/hear/do/say and significantly less if one if those ways of learning is removed. I also glanced through the reviews and read many positive reviews from both parents and seasoned teachers. Sounds like a terrific program that makes letter learning less of a drill and kill and more like a playful, fun activity.
See + hear+ do = learning! Exactly the way a preschooler learns! Love it.
SEE HEAR DO – Special Education Teachers DREAM
A wonderful program Love it involves kinaesthetics, – its proven if children are actively engaged they tend to process and retain more information.
I am involved in teaching autistic children in Nepal
This is a wonderful way speakers of a different language to learn english at an early age.
I teach in a Pre-K program where this would just be a fabulous addition. I especially like the action piece. This would be the perfect program for several children that I have in my mind right now.
I love that it promotes early literacy and everyone who has used the program has seen immediate results and at a young age. It looks and sounds like a great program and I will be bringing it to the attention of my daycare director! Thank you for the chance to win!
See + Hear + Do = Learning. It makes sense to me!
This program is successful because it uses a combination of seeing, hearing, and doing. This is exactly what researchers and educators say creates the most retention! I would love to win this!
Great idea to use “sight” “sound” and “actions” to learn. Reaches learners thru multi learning styles.
Great way to attract multi-learning styles: “sight” “sound” and “action”
Great multi learning tool: “sight” “sound” and “action”
This program uses elements that are crucial for preschoolers when they learn there senses. The products are also reasonably priced which is so important to teachers.
I like how they use the familiarity of animals to help make the letters more familiar and understandable to children.
“The combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn. Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.”
This equation is important to each objective you approach in the classroom!
The See, Hear, Do multi sensory learning is always a plus!
As a retired educator, I know how important it is to include as many senses as possible in learning. I love the see-hear-do concept of learning. The flip chart, cd, and motions will help give preschoolers a solid basis for beginning their more formal education. I would like to give my grandchildren that experience.
I love that there are 3 ways of learning used in this Amazing Action Alphabet.
We all learn differently and this uses visual, auditory and kinesthetic! Excellent way to reach all students. I read on the website that the program uses knowledge that the children already have, (animals), to help them learn the new concept of letters and why they make te sounds they make. Excellent! I’ve been working with children for 18 years and this sounds like a fabulous, simple way to reach children and teach them early literacy skills!
I appreciate the small size of this flip book. Easy to work next to a child or in a small group.
I love the idea of seeing, hearing, and doing! Multiple ways of getting gets to learn! The fun action would be great from my special need kiddos who need lots of movement throughout the day and helps with “recall for the sound of the letter.”
Carrie-Anne
ca121980@yahoo.com
I love the way the amazing action alphabet program ties all things together. They have activities, little readers, flip chart and for my K kids I really like the handwriting connection. Of course the song and cd is amazing. It is absolutely incredible how children learn and retain what we have taught them through music and movement.
I love the idea you add motions to the alphabet to help them remember the letter sound. I love this!
People retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.
I have been teaching Pre-K for thirteen years, and I am always looking for new ways to introduce letters and letter sounds in my classroom. I love the idea of movement matching the letter and letter sounds. This looks fun and inviting for all children:-)
This program is amazing combining all three ways of learning:
seeing, hearing, and doing. It can be used with all types of learning styles. Even if I do not win, I will be purchasing the flip chart and CD to use in my Pre-K class this fall. My children are going to love this program! I can’t wait to introduce it to my fellow teachers. Thank you for highlighting this outstanding program and giving us the opportunity to win a copy!
This looks like a great program – all of the items are things I’ve been putting together from a variety of free resources and other programs – if I’d only known this existed! I like the fact that there are two additional activity books to supplement the learning with letter projects and writing activities! This is definitely on my wish list! Thanks for the review!
What I learn and enjoyed about this product is the fact that its supports the theory that children learn using their senses.
I loved the pictures! The mini books are great – short, sweet and predictable with great pictures. I would love to have this program to help teach our kiddos who come in with no letter knowledge and help reinforce the ones who have the rote knowledge, but don’t have it embedded. Thanks!
Wow! This would be a great asset in my class. The flip cards with the different animals are so cute! “N the newt is naughty?” Love it!
I wish this company did more than just the Alphabet. Prior knowledge is “Key”. This product is perfect for using that prior knowledge. They base their concept on knowledge that the learner already has (animal recognition).
I love how the cards do you differentiation for you! Multi-sensory learning is addressed without a thought! Thanks, Jessica Clayton, owner of Riverside Rhymes Home Family Day Care. jessica-clayton@hotmail.com
I love how it combines all 3 senses– the 20/50/90% is a good to remember when teaching.
amazing. see hear it, do it
Wow! This looks amazing; see+hear+do=learning! I just got a job as a preschool teacher for this coming school year and I have been looking for a program just like this to use in my classroom! I’ve used the Phonics Dance with older students, but this is perfect for my preschoolers! Even if I don’t win, I think I’ll be purchasing this for my room. Thanks!
I love that they show the research how this method can really enhance the child learning. Great product. I will be using this!
I listened to the sample songs and they sound fun. I totally agree that when you can use the 3 senses it helps plus it’s more fun to listen to a song, do motions as you look at the flip book than just listening to the teacher. See-hear-do is a fun way to learn:)
I love that this program addresses many different learning styles. Great idea for Pre-K!
Love the flip chart and stories focusing on the letter and sound it makes. great teaching tool for my preschool class..
I really would love to win this flip chart and CD. I have been looking for a new phonics approach for my pre-schoolers. I work with 4 yr olds and this would be a fun way to introduce my letter of the week to them. I like to keep my kids moving and intrigued. If I do not win, I will be purchasing this set. Looks great. rnjlee@verizon.net
Thank you
Thanks for introducing me to this great phonics program. I love how it uses auditory, visual and kinesthetic stimulators for learning success.
What a great product! I completely agree, the formula for teaching little ones a concept is “seeing + hearing + doing that.” Little guys are always so busy moving around so why not make it educational for them? I can a test that the formula also works for some adults as well.
Thanks Deborah for giving your followers new ways to inprove their teaching. Looking forward to a great school year implementing ideas from your site.
I love the name of this company, a great description of early learning. I wish I could of peeked inside the handwriting book.mIt looks like a wonderful and comprehensive program:)
Perfect learning environment for little ones when you engage the eyes, ears, and hands. Thank you for informing me of this program. I am considering buying it.
I love the see,hear and do approach. I have 2 toddlers and will be starting a pre K program at home with them soon. This approach will help them both to learn in their own ways. this struck a cord with me: Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.
This approach is research- based multi- sensory similar to those approaches used to teach students with dyslexia. I am using the Orton- Gillingham approach now and this would be a great supplement! Hope I win!
Perfect combination of seeing, hearing, and doing to acquire alphabet knowledge. And it’s fun too!
When I clicked to search inside the flip chart, the first page I got was “F – The Flamingo Freezes.” What a fun story that must be to read aloud! Great way to help kids love learning!
I learned that there are several texts in the series. I am interested in using them for RTI with kindergarten students who are low in letter and sound identification. This program could be implemented by a paraprofessional as well as professional staff. The variety of activities will be engaging.
Looks like it could be an effective teaching tool. Love how it involves different learning styles!
I love this! I have been doing a similar phonics program that I acame up with and my 2s and 3s love it, but the cd would be such a great reinforcment!
I love that they also have Mini Books. Great products!!
After reading that 90% is retained when using the see, say, hear and do method this would be an awesome tool to use. Thanks for the chance to win.
At the site I thought their “Sing Along” CD would be great to use with my three year-old class! Sure would love to win the flip chart to get me started with great early literacy experiences.
This is such an amazing phonics program which is ready to go especially for an SLP like me. Multisensory approach to the best!
I am searching for an alphabet activity to do throughout the year with my three year old class. The activity I did last year was not supported as I hoped by my director, so this activity would be perfect to keep my students involved while making learning fun, which is all it should be at this age and this product does a good job with that! Thanks for sharing, I am thankful I came across this. Thanks for this opportunity!
Love this system especially the activity books. As a former preschool teacher I knew it was hard for some kids to stay focused on the subject. With projects, stories and snacks that go with the subject/letter – I can see that it would help capture their attention better and for longer periods. I am now a stay at home mom and would love this to help ready my little guy for his start in school.
“The combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn. Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do. This program is so successful because it uses this combination of all three.” – RESEARCH DOESN’T LIE!
OOPS! I hit a button, before I was done. Meant to also say, thank you for bringing my attention to this product.
This sounds so fantastic. I am a preschool teacher in a public school system so the pressure to have my students know letters before kindergarten is enormous. I have used Dr. Jean’s Alphahardy song to teach but I am always looking for more musical alphabet to teach the kids. Even if I don’t win, I will buy this book myself. I love your website.
I read that “amazing results occur after just one experience” and I really believe that could happen with one of my struggling preschoolers. He needs action to learn and I would love to try this with him!
I love that each of the letters in the alphabet have a familiar look of an animal!
I teach special needs grades 1-3 and this would be perfect for my classroom; my students learn best with the techniques that are provided with this letter/sound recognition packet. This packet includes the auditory, kinesthetic, and visual support that my students thrive on. I also love how this builds on prior knowledge and also takes into consideration for a concrete interpretation of letters considering they are often so abstract. This would be a wonderful addition to my classroom; most of my student’s goals are letter/sound recognition. Pick me!
I’ve been trying to make up songs that have motions for the letters. This sounds great!
I particularly like the audio samples and the flip chart. Love to integrate literacy throughout the day- this would be a great addition!
I learned that the program uses seeing, hearing, and doing to teach the sounds and the letters. I love that it comes with a CD and uses songs, cards and movement!! I think this will work really good for my boys.
Any quality product that reinforces early literacy gets my attention. I really like the concept of using multiple learning modes. Most of us do retain better when we actually “do” so this program seems like it would be fun and educational. I like the mini-books, too!
What a great way to engage different kinds of learners! Visual, kinesthetic, auditory, all at the same time.
I too have a mixed age group of 3-PreK ! I am always looking for fun ways to introduce concepts that would benefit the whole group. This program looks like the perfect way to implement a developmentally appropriate alphabet curriculum for my group – I’d love to win and use!!! Thanks for the opportunity!
I love the idea of using motions/movement in order to facilitate learning. I also love using music in the preschool classroom!
The see, hear and do learning program works so well because it uses a combination of visual, auditory and kinesthetic stimulation and research has shown this to be the most effective way of learning.
I have been looking for a way to keep my preschoolers attention during our circle time. The Amazing Action Alphabet CD and Flip Chart from The See Hear Do Company have great short stories that I think the kids will love and it will help them stay focused on the task of the letter of the week! Thanks for reviewing this and posting about it.
A teacher in our class has been using Alphabet lane song and picture cards for the last few years and this past year she incorporated action to many of the letters after she read research similar of which is mentioned on the Amazing Action Alphabet website. It amazed me how quickly and automatically the children picked up on the action. On the website I also like the mini book!
“Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.”
I like the upbeat music that goes with the flip chart. I find that it helps the children to remember the concepts. I also like the combination of the see-hear and do because the more we use different senses in combination, the stronger the neural pathways are built in the brain!
I love this….”Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.” It’s the whole premise of what we do in the early childhood classroom! More importantly, it translates across the entire eduational spectrum and on to us as adults. If we could just get this message across to the WORLD!!!!!
This program looks fresh, new, and fun…it would be a great addition to my classroom!!
p.s. I love that this program is affordable!
This is so great! Perfect for all learning types!
This is the best way for children to retain information, by repetition. Having the children see it, say it and repeat it is extremely important.
Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do. This program is so successful because it uses this combination of all three.
I would love to use this in my classroom and share with the other teachers at the preschool where I work!
I love how this program incorporates seeing, hearing, and doing in learning the alphabet. They hear the letter’s name and sound within an engaging story; they see an animal (always a favorite with kids) shaped like the letter; and they get to perform an action that facilitates instant recall of the letter and its sound. I would love to win this! Tapping into multiple learning modalities always facilitates greater learning. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
amelias.schaeffer@gmail.com
I love that this program is based on see+hear+do=learning concept. I would definitely use this in my classroom when teaching phonics.
This will be my second year to teach Pre-K. I would love to add these activities to my ELA time. I love the see, hear and do activities. I know the students would too.
jan.hargrove@gpisd.org
I love this idea! The combination of hearing + seeing + doing is a great concept. I will be sharing this site with my sister who is an elementary school teacher and tutor. I will also be purchasing these for Christmas gifts.
Nicoletorstvet@yahoo.com
See + Hear + Do = Knowledge. I couldn’t agree more! I would love to use this in my preschool classroom.
Love the Flip Book and the stories! Great for circle time and the end of the day wrap up of the days activities. I love how seeing, hearing, saying and doing are all incorporated in one! I really like your site, as a preschool teacher I am always looking for ways to update my teaching. Thank you! Lisa H.
I think that phonics is so important for young learners. Having them prepared with knowing all the letters and sounds before entering grade school is wonderful (even if it is just exposure for some)!! Love the seeing, hearing, doing as well- so important for the little guys!!!!! Also the CD, kids learn a lot through music!!
I love how you use the senses to learn the alphabet. I will purchase this if I don’t win.
It is so important for children with prenatal alcohol exposure to learn using multiple modes (seeing, hearing, doing), plus repetition, repetition, repetition. This program would be so useful for our SEEDS Program for School Readiness.
Thank you for sharing this tool with us!
I am a speech-language pathologist, and I love that the Amazing Action Alphabet series uses kinesthetic and sensory learning.
Super fun and super simple! Developmentally appropriate and reasonably priced, what more could you ask for. Thanks for sharing!
I love the flip chart and think it would be great with my prek class…i also like the cd since music makes such a difference in the way they learn and retain information!! thanks for this chance at this product
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I have been doing preschool for 21 years. I change things every year so they are learning in new exciting and different ways. This sounds like a very fun way of teaching them their letters and letter sounds. I would love to win and see how the children learn with this program and concept.
I would like to have this learning tool! It will reach all of the different styled learners. I covers all aspects! Wonderful product!!!!!
I love the see-do-hear method of learning. I know that I personally learn better that way. I also liked the way they said that children will often ask “Why does A make the sound it makes? Why does it look like that?” and other questions and the usual answer is “it just does.” I am guilty of that! My daughter just turned 3 and while she knows her alphabet and letter recognition, she is now wanting to learn what letter words start with and how to spell certain words. This would be great for her!!
I love the Seeing + Hearing + Doing = Learning image. It’s so true and such a great method for educating our little ones about the Alphabet and Phonics. I’m curious about the handwriting set too. Thanks for the giveaway.
heathermandell@yahoo.com
I like the simplicity of the flip chart combined with the creativity. The rebus breakdown is really cute on the website and makes explaining it to parents a lot easier. I am definitely interested in using this during Morning Meeting and Writing Workshop.
This program is so successful because it uses this combination of seeing, hearing and doing! I can’t wait to try it.
Love how it includes great actions! Thanks for you wonderful blog, Deborah! I’m always pinning your fun ideas!
Love this product!!! I’ve seen a similar one called zoo phonics but this one is very cute!! I love the wall charts with both lower and uppercase letters. I also like that it shows the direction for handwriting which would be great to post I’m my Headstart class room! I want to win!!!
What a great idea! The combination of movement and music is a wonderful way for children to learn. I like the size of the flip chart-it looks easy to use during circle time.
What a great idea! I love the song and movement part! My daughter would love this!!
Thank you so much for offering this giveaway! I definitely agree with this statement on the See Hear Do Company’s site: “Learning a new concept is best achieved by relating the new material to previously learned concepts.”
I typically shy away from “canned curriculum” for preschool children, but I like the way you implemented it. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the idea of actually doing the alphabet. The letters being animals is great also.
See, hear, do! Great to combine all! Would love to give the activities a try!
A powerful way to learn letters and sounds:
See+Hear+Do=Learning!
I have used this teaching tehnique for years combining all ways of learning: seeing, hearing, doing. Will purchase this if I don’t win.
I would love to win this. I’ve been looking for something to use with my mixed age classroom. I read about See+Hear+Do=Learning. This looks GREAT! Thanks!
The product will be very good for my pre-k students. From what researchers and educators we retain 20% of what we hear, 50% of what we see and hear, and 90% of what we see, hear, say, and do.
We used the amazing action alphabet in our classroom last year for our mixed group ages 3,4 and 5. The music is catchy and almost silly and the kids loved it and happily participated in the actions. We will definitely use it again this year.
It looks like this is all expressed in upper case letters. Is that the way you recommend beginning letter introduction?
No – I recommend using both upper and lowercase letters – not one over the other. I used this more to focus on sounds of letters rather than letter formation. We use many other opportunities for letter recognition and writing.
I value this method of teaching because I find that by engaging my students, especially those who struggle with sound & letter correspondence, with interactive activities helps them to learn more effectively.
Proven fact that 90% of learning is accomplished when we see, hear and do and this program does all this.
I like the flip chart and the activites for each day. A good way to incorporate phonics for my children.
I teach both a two-year-old and a three-year-old class on seperate days. I looked through the sample of the activity book and could see using it and the CD in both my classes to teach the alphabet to my munchkins. I would love to add this to my classroom equipment. You find the coolest things
The flip chart looks great. Perfect to use with my pre-K students this fall.
Love the 3 senses approach.
Learning made fun!!! Taking one learned concept and adding to it to allow the child to better understand and have fun! Like others if I don’t win this it will be a must have for my preschool classroom. Early literacy skills are so important to achieve successful reading. Thanks!
I was impressed that this program involves seeing, hearing, and doing + music.
I love how this program includes action with the visual and auditory learning. This would reallt appeal the the children in my class.
I love the three areas, see, hear and do.
My husband and I are planning on homeschooling our daughter through the preschool ages before she starts school. I think the Amazing Action Alphabet will be a wonderful way for us to teach us letters and the sounds they make. As a speech-language pathologist, I like that this product provides this information in three different ways to accommodate to all learning styles. I also like that kids hear the correct way to produce each letter sound by hearing it and not just hearing the name of the letter. I would definitely love to have this product in my bag of collections both at home and at work.
See+hear+do=learning. Would love to win this!!!
I love this quote from the webiste: Then we combine this with an approach that lets children see, hear, and do, engaging multiple senses and learning styles into the most powerful method for learning and retention we know.
I am a PreK teacher at a daycare where I have a class of sixteen 4 years. I’d love love love to have this program in my class!
I love the idea behind this product. I know whenever I encorporate singing and moving into our day, the children learn and remember!
I love this approach to learning. Using visual, auditory and kinesthetic stimulation keeps the children interested in learning.
I love that the program uses seeing, hearing and doing to introduce & then re-inforce what is being taught.
Seeing, hearing and doing…the trinity of teaching! I would love to try this program in my room!
I love that they use animals for letter shapes!
I am always on the lookout for brain based learning activities and this is one of them. We need more material that ties the eye, ear and brain especially for my non English speakers. I would love to give this program a try since I am already using another program similar to this one.
I love how children use their senses to learn the alphabet with this flip chart! The kinesthetic simulation would really hit home for my three year old son! — The child does a fun action with their body that produces instant recall for the sound of the letter.” Thanks for this very meaningful giveaway!
Wow I love the whole brain approach , what a great program! Wishing me luck , well actually the children I teach
I learned that the See Hear Do Company has put a lot of thought into using all the senses to make “sense” of our alphabet.
I love the animal letters!
This system would be great with my pre-school age children. It will help me build a platform for my student going into my local school district that uses LETRS, which has some similarities ( actions tied to sounds as displayed in video). Also, my love of teaching letters by sound and movement not just by sight.
This looks like a wonderful and fun way to learn. I really like how the children are involved with seeing, hearing and action. This benefits all types of learners. Thanks for the chance to win and thanks for all you do!
I am a Pre-school teacher – this would be a great, fun tool to teach the children the alphabet without making it too difficult for them to understand – what a great idea!! Thank you for the opportunity to win this give-away.
I have never seen a multi-sensory approach to learning the alphabet. Priceless. Id love to win this for my preschool classroom.
I have been looking for a program like this for my pre-K class! I love that the letters are reinforced with the sound and actions! I also liked that the program was so comprehensive, including activities, handwriting, even snack ideas! I would love to win this great product!
The child does a fun action with their body
that produces instant recall for the
sound of the letter
(kinesthetic stimulation).
Looks like an awesome program!
catlittle713@gmail.com
See, hear and do…what an awesome way to teach letters, and phonics
What a fun and enriching approach to instructional and retaining of our alphabet. I can’t wait to use this program with our early childhood classes in September. Your website is always inspiring and encouraging for us teachers working with such active and energetic young children. Thanks.
I love this program. See, hear do = Learning. Kids would have fun with this.
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Love the idea of including the senses! What a great way to engage the students in learning by incorporating movement and letter sounds. The stories are short and have context that will keep the children’s interest and stimulate prereading skills. I definintely would use this in my 4yr. preschool classroom.
WOW! I love the idea of the SeeHearDo program, and unlike so many other learning programs out there, they don’t charge you an arm and a leg! Great for people like myself who run a very small program (only three children) and have limited financial resources. My in home preschool children will love the Sing Along CD. “Watch your child’s knowledge of the letters and sounds blossom with 26 engaging and interactive songs!” I realized last year, while searching You-Tube for videos to reinforce our lesson plans, that my kids LOVE to dance and sing along to alphabet letter songs. So began my quest, for just the right songs. The SeeHearDo program is exactly what I am looking for! I really hope I win!!
I teach in an inclusive 3-5 classroom. This program with see, hear and do covers all the bases with my little ones. It sounds fun and engaging no matter where children are developmentally.
glgagnon2000@yahoo.com
Interactive learning, active participation & use of senses provide the base for effective learning. This program employs all three. Love it!
I’ve been teaching preschool for thirty+ years. It’s becoming difficult to teach the core curriculum (with a push from k teachers to get those letters and sounds learned that was never there before) and still keep in line with the developmentally appropriate practices. Add to that I have an inclusion classroom.
This program may be just the ticket , multi- sensory/learning approach using music (which the kids love).
I enjoy following your blog and have come to value and trust your ideas and so your endorsement.
“Pick me! Pick me!”
I have a 2yr old and 3yr old (and another baby on the way) and we do preschool at home. My 3 year old knows her letters and can spell her name, but now we need to work on letter sounds. I love the “see, hear, do” approach of the flip chart. Would love to win!
I would love to use the flip cards during circle time! I believe seeing, hearing, and doing are the cornerstones to a quality preschool experience.
Reading about this method really targets all the learning types. The focus on seeing, hearing, and doing makes this a product that solidifies understanding. Looking inside each of the books they offer was fun, and I also saw a video of a little girl reciting what she knew. Her memory was great, i think because she had these ways to remember. THis would be great to have with my preschoolers : )
I love that it has an activity book and mini-books for each letter as well. Some of my older 5s might enjoy the writing, too.
Thanks for sharing this, Deborah!
I really love this flip book for introducing the alphabet. My 4 year old niece is working on her alphabet and this could really help her a lot! Especially since it’s interactive!
Thank you for sharing this link. I currently teach 3-4 year olds. Everything we do is hands on. This is a wonderful way to teach phonics through the senses!
I love that there are 3 parts in The Amazing Action Alphabet that helps the children learn!!
I love the See, Hear, Do idea! That is so helpful for kids when learning something new.
I like that it has both a flip chart and a cd. Susan
what a fun way to teach your kids the abc letters and sounds. i love the little stories on the back of the flip cards – my daughter would love those! she is so interested and this would be a great way to teach her.
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Absolutely love it. I think it will help my ESL students very much. The movement part will help witg my young threes.
I love the 3 fold system of hearing, seeing and doing to reinforce the learning process! Really helpful for active little boys! I would love to win and start using this in my home school curriculum!
I would love to win this to use with my preschooler and the kids I watch. The CD sounds really exciting! I listened to the audio samples and K the kangaroo made me laugh, “K the kangaroo from Kansas kisses his kitten before going to Karate…” This looks like a very well thought out program and the look listen do aspect is wonderful. Thank you for the opportunity to win and for introducing me to an exciting product.
I am very impressed with this program and would love to try it out. Having a flip chart and a cd helps also!
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I was not able to listen to the song samples because I’m on a friends older computer… but I liked the graphics. We are using the Treasures Reading Program for Kindergarten which is good, but they do not make a connection between letters/animals. HM was a weaker program, but at least it had Alphafriends. I like to get my students physically involved with learning and this program seems to offer that opportunity. I think I could successfully implement it with the Treasures program and get more
“Bang for my Buck”!
The combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn and this program does just that. Using multiple senses is truly the best way to learn!
I think this is a great idea. I loved the flip chart. F the flaiming freezes…f, f, f . I love how it tells a story –something that will interest the children!! Loved listening to samples on the CD too. Would love to win for use in my preschool classroom!
Children recognize Animals at a very early age.
this looks like an awesome product
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Research has shown that using multiple senses is the most effective way to learn. The success of this program is because it combines all three. The audio on the website of the child shows how much he enjoys saying the sounds of the alphabet and how enthusiastic he is doing it. The reviews from others on the webpage show that this can be taught as early as 2 years old to children and has benefited older children that may have difficulties learning the alphabet and its sounds. My son’s Pre-K teacher used a similar method like this and he really enjoyed learning from her. I can’t wait to try this with my 2 year old!
The CD looks great too! I love how they have a song for each letter, plus it is on sale!
I absolutely love the way this program utilizes something children are familiar with to teach the alphabet! I will purchase if I can’t win it!
In the past, I’ve been able to come up with actions for some of the letter sounds and I’ve seen kid retain those sounds better than others. Unfortunately I was unorganized and it didn’t go beyond that.
I love that this program has a visual and movement for each letter. It also looks like something I can incorporate into what I already do when teaching letters.
I liked the see it, hear it, do it, learn it idea. The kids really seem to gain something by the repetition.
This is great! I would love to use this in my circle time. I have 2-5 year olds and I feel they would all enjoy doing the actions! I too think I would play the music during playtimes.
Yes! Seeing, hearing, and doing! Plenty of activity and fun for focused learning. Looks great!
Seeing, hearing, and doing! All vital for our little ones to learn! Looks great.
I love all the games on this site…. I think the circle time itens are great. I teach the three year olds and I know these would come in handy with them..
This looks like a wonderful giveaway! These games are perfect for the kids.
my preschool would love these!!! every learner can benefit from this program. thanks
Looks like a great product. Its interesting that they can learn the alphabet by “doing”, I’m excited to see which actions are put with the letters!
I love these for my preschoolers. When it’s in their hands it’s in their minds. Seeing, hearing and doing!
Love that it combines so many of the intelligences….. music, visual, auditory, kinesthetic to make learning fun!
I love incorporating music along with learning and have actually been looking for a song to teach for each letter. The flip chart would be an awesome addition and something new to try during circle time.
I never really thought before about how abstract (and disconnected) letter shapes, names, and sounds can be for young learners. I like how this program ties it together with an animal in the shape of the letter and the letter sound corresponding with the sound this animal makes. I love the idea of a story explaining the sound. How clever!
I can see how the mixed modalities (visual, auditory, motoric) combined
with a funny/appealing delivery would be effective. I’d love to try it!
I am going back to teaching preschool after many years being a SAHM. This will come in handy. love it.
The child does a fun action with their body
that produces instant recall for the
sound of the letter
(kinesthetic stimulation).
i love that it includes movement in learning. i want my kids to enjoy learning!
I am super excited to find something for a non traditional learner! George is learning at home this year because he struggled in a mainstream school last year, and the ‘Action Alphabet’ may very well be just what we need.
I used to teach so I know that adding a kinesthetic aspect to their learning will really help the concept “stick” in their mind better. I love that they are touching on various teaching styles.
I came across the Amazing Action Alphabet a few months ago as I was looking for new ideas to help my 4 year old learn the alphabet in a fun way and retain it! Their website says “the combination of seeing + hearing + doing that = learning has been shown to be the most effective way to learn. Researchers and educators have found that people retain 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see and hear, and up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do.” As an educator myself, having taught first grade for 10+ years, I definitely agree! Plus, you are more likely to reach all learners when you use more than one style of teaching. Some kids are visual learners, others kinesthetic, etc. When you use all the senses, you are more likely to reach everyone, plus there is better chance for retention. And it’s more fun! Win-win situation! I’d love to win these items!
This is a great way for children to learn letter recognition. I absolutely love the flip chart. I plan on getting this even if I don’t win, but it would be nice to win.
I love this product and
i do hope I win it! I think it is very interesting that people retain 90% of what they see,hear say and do! I have been using that concept with my kids and I did not know there was actual reseach done on it! However it is absolutely true! I would love to have these product!
As I have commented before I work at a center which believes in learning through play this includes learning the alphabet. It has been a challenge for me with three year olds to keep them entertained enough during group time and to actually have them to absorb the materials that we are going over. What I love about this is that it addresses all of the ways people learn visually, auditory and kinetically. I know it will be fun for me AND this students because I know if I’m bored the kids are bored. Either way if I don’t win, I will be purchasing this myself, it looks like just what I’ve been searching for!
I like how this program combines seeing, hearing, and doing to teach phonics.
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Love the organizational aspect of the flip chart…Much better than flashcards!
I love how this approaches learning through different learning styles which ensures that more children will be engaged in the lessons. Also students are more likely to retain what they have learned when it is presented in a fun, positive way. I have heard of another product using a similar approach, but I like the flip chart rather than flashcards, the CD, and I like the story characters in this product. I love the idea of using songs to reinforce the lessons, and a CD which can be played the background during playtime would be great! The fact that the letter sounds and shapes are introduced first, before the letter name, is a great concept. Learning to read involves recognizing the shape of the letter and knowing the sound that it makes. The name of the letter is secondary to those just beginning to learn to read, I believe. I have been hoping to start a new way to introduce letters and their sound to my preschoolers this year and I think this is it! Hope to win. Thanks!
I learned that people retain up to 90% of what they see, hear, say, and do…and this program combines all there teaching styles to teach children.
i studied linguistics and it was interesting to read about sign and symbol and how children have to learn to associate one with the other.
I love that this program combines seeing, hearing and doing to address all learning styles and keep it fun for the kids! I like the idea of each animal having a name that is the same as the letter. Ex. the alligator’s name is “A”. Such a cute idea! I sure hope I win!!
I love this. My job uses an age-inappropriate method to teach my group the Alphabet. I love the idea of the see, do and hear approach; engaging the children in this new concept by using prior knowledge and involving all of their senses. They learn and don’t even realize it!
.The Amazing Action Alphabet takes the already familiar look of an animal and bends it into the shape of an abstract letter
I love the music! I also like how compact and easy to use it is.
I will be teaching preschool for the first time and would love to try this!
If I don’t win this I will still be purchasing. I love the idea of using several modalities. Children all learn in different ways. My preschool lacks a real curriculum so this will be great!
I love the whole child teaching approach and these Action Alphabet cards support that. I would LOVE to win this for my classroom.
I love how the Amazing Action Alphabet uses different senses to promote the learning of the letters and their sounds. This will help the students learn and retain the ABC’s much better.
As a preschool teacher I find this amazing easy for the teacher and the children. Young children learn with their senses and this uses hearing, seeing and touching.
I have used the products of this company before. The methods are effective and create interest and enthusiasm in the students.
Because my school is “hands on” activities, the Amazing Action Alphabet book looks interesting for my children to put characters together in letter form. What a great idea!
I would love to use this in my special education classroom. It combines all of the senses and looks like fun!
I love how the program uses all three senses which has shown to be the most successful way children learn.
I introduce a letter a week to my class of 4 and 5 year olds so this would fit in perfectly.
Thanks for giving me a chance to win.
It is a great idea to use with weekly themes!
Movement and learning together……..perfect! Hope I get a chance to try this program in my classroom.
I absolutely love the idea of the the seeing, hearing and doing! I feel this would be a great contribution to my weekly letter orientation!
I love the actions of each letter. It really gets the kids involved.
See + Hear + Do = Learning! Phonics learning for the preschool child. Recently having been at area training, any way to connect learning to the child (DO!) makes for an experience that will last a lifetime!
Love the seeing – hearing – doing!! This is the way children learn. Would love this in my special needs classroom.
I teach three year olds, this would be perfect for them to learn the alphabet. The actions are great to keep them motivated. Thanks
I love it, I see so much fun and have ideas how to use this in may ways.
What it says on the website is so true…children do learn better by combining seeing, hearing, and doing! What a great tool to add to any classroom.
I love how they have incorporated several ways of learning into this program. Children learn in so many different ways. Having the seeing, hearing and doing concepts will reinforce what they are learning.
One more tool to get my kids on the road to reading….count me in. Thanks for the giveaway!
I teach 2 Pre-K classes and what a great addition to the curriculum this would be. It addresses all modes of learning. Great product.
It looks like a great way to teach the alphabet by using all the senses. Brain research has shown that you engage the brain if you are moving! Thanks for offering the giveaway .
Thank you for this opportunity to win this flip book.
We retain 20% of what we hear.
We retain 50% of what we hear and see.
We retain 90% of what we hear, see, and do.
Learning a new concept is best achieved by relating the new material to previously learned concepts.
Love the seeing, listening and doing steps. That way you can reach all learning styles. Would be great addition to my classroom.
What a way to get the children to learn the alphabet especially when it includes movements this will help them to catch on in no time! i really could use this product with my pre-schoolers!
I love this! Children learn by seeing, hearing, and doing and this is perfect for teaching the alphabet that way!
This is a great way for children to remember letters. On the website the child not only sees the letters and states what she sees she also demonstrates actions the letters can make. Great idea. My three’s would love this activity especially in small group.
I love the beautiful wall charts and sing a long cd!
The children will think they’re playing while they’re actually learning. Motions will help them remember.
“The most powerful way to teach letters and sound. See + hear + do = Learning We retain 20% of what we hear. We retain 50% of what we hear and see. We retain 90% of what we hear, see, and do.”
This looks like a fantastic way to teach the younger ones! I love it! I would love to win this for my new preschool. Thanks for introducing it to me.
One thing I read on the site was:
The child does a fun action with their body that produces instant recall for the sound of the letter (kinesthetic stimulation).
I’m working with a three-year-old who has speech apraxia. The constant reiteration of sounds in this program is awesome!
See, hear, say, and do! I’m a Family Child Care Provider with a mixed age group. I’d love to win this flip chart for my group! If I don’t win, I’ll buy it!