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LeapFrog: Let's Go to School

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 3; suggested age 4.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Siblings Tad and Lily overcome first-day-of-school jitters.

Themes in this movie include:   growing up

Why We Rated This on for Ages 4 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Learning is presented as fun, and educational concepts like phonics, counting, and days of the week are reinforced through fun songs and an engaging story.

  • Messages:

    Tad and Lily learn to transform their school-related fears into excitement. They also empathize with others who are nervous, too.

  • Role models:

    Tad and Lily are typical young kids -- er, frogs -- who are nervous about a new situation, but by the end they’re feeling confident and excited. Older brother Leap is kind and reassuring about school.
 

What to watch out for

  • Consumerism:

    The movie is part of LeapFrog’s line of Learning Path products, which is promoted through a song in the movie’s introduction and on the DVD packaging. Tad and Lily, along with older brother Leap, are well-known LeapFrog characters.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About LeapFrog: Let's Go to School

Parents need to know that the latest educational DVD from popular toymaker LeapFrog focuses on kids’ fears about going to school for the first time. What will they have to learn? How will they know what time it is? As the main characters, Tad and Lily, interact with classroom objects and learn about concepts such as phonics, counting, days of the week, and animals, their fears turn to excitement.

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  • Families can talk about how kids sometimes feel nervous and uncertain about starting school for the first time. What are Tad and Lily nervous about? How are those fears resolved by the end of the movie?
  • What learning concepts do preschoolers already know? How high can they count? Do they know the ABCs?
  • What can kids expect from the first day of school?
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