Alphablocks Volume 3 Review

28 August 2013

We were recently sent the new Alphablocks Volume 3 DVD to review from Abbey Home Media.  This new DVD is all about Letter Teams and making simple words ie putting two letters together to make one sound.   Phonics has been used in schools for some time now and what better way to get your child started than with Alphablocks which makes learning fun.

The Alphablocks are 26 letters that come to life and fall out of the sky to make words by joining hands, there are lots of adventures, songs and games on the way that your child can join in with.  Although we have not watched this DVD, Grotbags was a huge fan of Alphablocks and I do think it helped with her phonics as she struggled at school when she first started. The DVD runs for 87 minutes and is available buy from all good stockists.

Grotbags decided that she may be a little too old for this DVD and therefore I thought I would run a competition to give one of my friends the chance to win it.

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I was sent a copy of Alphablocks Volume 3 for the purpose of this review.

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115 comments:

  1. buchanl28 August 2013 at 13:54

    we use flash cards

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  2. Kay Panayi28 August 2013 at 15:00

    We use flash cards and word books

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  3. maci23428 August 2013 at 16:17

    flash cards

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  4. kathycakebread28 August 2013 at 16:20

    using flash cards

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  5. barker16228 August 2013 at 16:33

    word books

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  6. Louise Fairweather28 August 2013 at 17:42

    practice makes perfect

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  7. melanie stirling28 August 2013 at 19:08

    I read with them all the time.

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  8. Tracey Peach28 August 2013 at 19:41

    Read with them every chance I get

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  9. Charlotte Clark28 August 2013 at 20:19

    read and let them listen to my kindle. x

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  10. Stuart Edwards28 August 2013 at 20:22

    practice

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  11. laura banks28 August 2013 at 20:28

    constantly reading

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  12. Laura Jones28 August 2013 at 20:47

    We do singing and phonic games, my kids go to a welsh medium school so it's important to me they learn at home so their English doesn't suffer. They are always walking round singing "a a ants on my arm or e e eggs in the pan"

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  13. ashleigh allan28 August 2013 at 20:57

    lots of reading!

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  14. katrina day-reilly28 August 2013 at 21:03

    practice

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  15. Nickles8328 August 2013 at 21:11

    Flashcardsor :-)

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  16. REBECCA RYAN28 August 2013 at 21:22

    flashcards and reading

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  17. alison johnson28 August 2013 at 21:25

    Speak to them constantly and read loads of books x

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  18. Jemma Price28 August 2013 at 21:26

    flashcards

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  19. gillian burden28 August 2013 at 21:33

    flashcards

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  20. Karen Barrett28 August 2013 at 21:50

    Saying the words phonetically and breaking them down in smaller chunks

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  21. Tammy Tudor28 August 2013 at 21:55

    read lots and out loud too!

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  22. anthony harrington28 August 2013 at 21:55

    flashcards

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  23. Mary-Anne28 August 2013 at 22:40

    reading flashcards and talking slowly

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  24. MANDY DOHERTY29 August 2013 at 02:58

    Flashcards

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  25. leanne williams29 August 2013 at 06:52

    Flashcards

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  26. Hannah oneill29 August 2013 at 07:29

    Reading

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  27. Anne29 August 2013 at 08:24

    playing i spy helps

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  28. laura stewart29 August 2013 at 09:17

    we use phonics websites fun and easy to use

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  29. Mama Owl29 August 2013 at 09:49

    Flashcards

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  30. Rosie d29 August 2013 at 11:53

    Usborne phonic readers... ploughing our way through shark in the park, fat cat on a mat, fox on a box, frog on a log, goose on the loose, hen's pens... There are about 12 books in the series and are fantastic as the words are carefully chosen , the characters and their personalities turn up again and again... perfect for reading to children as well as shared reading.

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  31. Pamela Chang29 August 2013 at 12:46

    flashcards and we find toys in the toy box that start with the phonic sound that we're working on.

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  32. embabes29 August 2013 at 12:53

    lots of flashcard practice (this is what my husband said as his girl is 11 now - but our baby is only 5 weeks, so we haven't got to that stage yet!)

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  33. Karen hill29 August 2013 at 20:17

    Reading and flash cards seem to work well. thanks for the chance to win this xx

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  34. Rachel McMillan29 August 2013 at 21:30

    Bringing it into the everyday

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  35. Julie Ward30 August 2013 at 14:57

    play them the alphablocks dvd

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  36. amyjbeckett30 August 2013 at 15:34

    Practice and try to make learning fun

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  37. Laila Lawrence31 August 2013 at 16:05

    read, read, read!

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  38. kiki_72531 August 2013 at 17:58

    Reading and flash cards

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  39. tracy newton31 August 2013 at 18:12

    reading, flash cards, pointing to things when out and about.

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  40. greig spencer31 August 2013 at 22:55

    Reading and flash cards

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  41. sarah clegg1 September 2013 at 14:36

    flash cards-reading lots of qs and answers

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  42. clairdownham1 September 2013 at 16:33

    lots of reading

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  43. Amanda Milton1 September 2013 at 19:01

    Flash Cards

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  44. kim neville1 September 2013 at 21:46

    Playing eye spy and lots of reading

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  45. Julie Jingle Baxter2 September 2013 at 15:31

    i play eye spy with my child. i also lay a few objects on the floor as her to look at them then i will take one away and she has to tell me which one :)

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  46. Helen S2 September 2013 at 22:05

    Lots of reading and writing and plenty of praise

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  47. Debbie Abbott3 September 2013 at 13:38

    Lots of reading and writing

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  48. jenniwren123 September 2013 at 22:07

    Lots of reading and fun games with letters and words

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  49. Becca Townsend4 September 2013 at 14:19

    My son has learning problems, but I read phonic books like the 'magic key' ones with him.

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  50. Liz Ferguson4 September 2013 at 16:45

    Reading and writing

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  51. DanielleGraves4 September 2013 at 19:50

    repetition and reading

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  52. Allan Fullarton4 September 2013 at 19:58

    Loads of reading before bed.

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  53. Jo Glasspool4 September 2013 at 23:46

    repetition and making them into a song/

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  54. Lowri Tegan Earith5 September 2013 at 15:43

    reading every night

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  55. PamGregory5 September 2013 at 20:44

    Lots of repetition

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  56. mclarengurl5 September 2013 at 21:33

    we have a table with words shapes and numbers on and we go through it every day and make it fun

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  57. Amez20125 September 2013 at 23:04

    lots of reading!!

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  58. Katharine Bourne-Francis6 September 2013 at 17:25

    repeating

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  59. Bridget Rayner6 September 2013 at 21:09

    repeat

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  60. Angela Williams7 September 2013 at 17:17

    reading every day

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  61. Victoria Clare Middleton7 September 2013 at 18:35

    lots of reading

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  62. Lucy robinson7 September 2013 at 22:06

    Loads of reading. X

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  63. Solange8 September 2013 at 00:18

    Reading

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  64. Jennie Silver8 September 2013 at 17:07

    flash cards are good x

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  65. Robyn Logan Clarke8 September 2013 at 20:39

    Lots of practise

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  66. Sarah Mcknight8 September 2013 at 21:28

    Reading everyday

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  67. Diana8 September 2013 at 22:33

    Reading lots. And singing! :}

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  68. Mummy Lion8 September 2013 at 22:39

    Reading. And the hotdots game.

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  69. Haze ;0)8 September 2013 at 23:08

    Love Alphablocks xx and lots of reading xx

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  70. Natalie Crossan9 September 2013 at 03:08

    Speaking lots and lots to each other x

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  71. sam cornford9 September 2013 at 08:17

    Lots of reading and chatting.

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  72. Nat Eveleigh9 September 2013 at 11:44

    speaking to each other properly :)

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  73. Jennifer Hudson9 September 2013 at 17:19

    I plan on speaking to my baby all the time, long before she can speak to me.

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  74. Samantha Ripley9 September 2013 at 18:00

    reading and breaking down words

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  75. Pauline Byrne9 September 2013 at 18:43

    very educational my daughter knows all of her letters and shes 3 she loves this programme

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  76. Tracy C9 September 2013 at 20:00

    As she is deaf I have been learning cued speech, which fits really well with learning phonics as it is based on speech sounds.

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  77. Kelly Mse Hooper9 September 2013 at 20:22

    lots and lots of sounding out when we read books at bedtime

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  78. Irene Gilmour10 September 2013 at 09:07

    lots of reading we do 2 story's at night time

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  79. Karen10 September 2013 at 10:53

    Sound the word out

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  80. adorabelle10 September 2013 at 10:59

    i use phonic cards

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  81. Alice Hindley10 September 2013 at 12:40

    Reading and flash cards

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  82. Rachael Jones Mann10 September 2013 at 13:02

    my son has speech therapy , within his homework that i work on at home with him we have games created around phonice , as well as snap , go fish and pairs we also have full games like snakes and laders all made up of phonics !

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  83. Alison Johnson10 September 2013 at 13:41

    Basically just speaking & reading to him & asking him what sounds certain letters make.

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  84. Claire Appleton10 September 2013 at 15:05

    We use word cards which I ask my son to read to me every night before bed, he really enjoys doing it too...I find the best way for him to learn is make it fun so the Alphablocks magazine is great for improving phonics too! :)

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  85. Emma Lewis10 September 2013 at 16:34

    Lots of reading together

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  86. Karen R10 September 2013 at 18:50

    Lots of practicing :)

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  87. Eddie 'max Power' Britton10 September 2013 at 19:02

    Lots of reading books and counting numbers

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  88. janine atkin10 September 2013 at 20:18

    practice and reading together at bed time

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  89. Fran Hallgate10 September 2013 at 20:26

    Watch alphablocks, count and read a lot and sing songs

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  90. victoria vincent10 September 2013 at 21:10

    lots of reading time

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  91. Jenni Downes10 September 2013 at 21:13

    Lots of Reading

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  92. rugmaker10 September 2013 at 21:21

    Lots of fun reading

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  93. Em Louise Jenkinson10 September 2013 at 21:24

    reading and rhymes:)

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  94. Keelyann Chauntry10 September 2013 at 21:37

    Lots of reading time :) x

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  95. Jill Fairbank10 September 2013 at 21:39

    Practice lots of reading

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  96. Stacey Kirkbride10 September 2013 at 22:06

    activity books

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  97. Rebecca Lis10 September 2013 at 22:14

    practice makes perfect

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  98. Emily Nicholson10 September 2013 at 23:03

    My daughter started very early with a VTECH phonics laptop and we watched Alphablocks, played lots of games like letters bingo and read books together

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  99. Katie10 September 2013 at 23:28

    I use cards to help with sounds. I also encourage my child to feel my face and lips to help pronounce sounds. Using multisensory tools is the best way

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  100. mandsmanc11 September 2013 at 07:43

    we play games and do lots of sounding out while reading

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  101. Hayley Todd11 September 2013 at 08:28

    We always read simple, picture books with our little ones, and spend ages sounding out the sounds in the words. We also have phonic apps on our tablets and on the computer, that are brilliant for helping them.

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  102. Stacey Dawn Robinson11 September 2013 at 09:25

    Reading to her and showing her how t break the word into sounds

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  103. Sharon11 September 2013 at 10:28

    Practicing with flashcards

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  104. tracey gibbons11 September 2013 at 11:44

    practice and using flashcards and also by reading and breaking down the words

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  105. adrianclarke11 September 2013 at 11:58

    Reading to her

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  106. Amy11 September 2013 at 12:02

    Reading to her and practising with flash cards

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  107. evsgalwales11 September 2013 at 12:25

    i bought a whole set of phonics books recommended by a website that his school uses and we read through at least one every night :)

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  108. Jayne11 September 2013 at 17:44

    Lots of practise and lots of patience

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  109. chris parham11 September 2013 at 20:34

    Practice with flashcards

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  110. Katie Walden Hall11 September 2013 at 20:44

    Lots and lots of practice!

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  111. Danny Myers11 September 2013 at 21:07

    Practice and let them sound out the words.

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  112. champaklal lad11 September 2013 at 22:51

    Brea king up words

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  113. DAWN TOTTON11 September 2013 at 23:18

    Plenty of practice!

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  114. Victoria Thurgood11 September 2013 at 23:21

    Flashcards and breaking words down

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  115. Happy Homebird11 September 2013 at 23:35

    We are not quite up to this stage yet but I would use flashcard, I have some put aside already.

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