The Old Schoolhouse® Lab
Product Reviews
Compiled and edited by Kate Kessler,
Product Reviews Director
March! Are you itching to get your garden going? We are! The sun comes early to the California dirt and we are well on our way to planting our summer garden. Do you incorporate gardening into your school day, or do you wait a bit longer? Either way, I want o give you a hearty welcome to the March issue of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine’s Lab!
Let’s find out what is on the review menu this month! Come join me . . .
The Fascinating World of Birds,
Mammals, Insects
Bryce Mooney Ph.D. and Jennifer
Mooney M. Ed.
BrainFood Learning
www.brainfoodlearning.com
BrainFood Learning offers three DVDs:
The Fascinating World of Birds, The Fascinating World of Insects, and The Fascinating World of Mammals. Fascinating
is the perfect word to describe these
fact-filled educational videos.
Each DVD is laid out in similar
fashion; the menu has a “Play All,”
Animal (insect, bird, or mammal) sec-
tion, and a Review section. The Play
All menu includes a general intro-
duction, description, and facts about
mammals, insects, or birds. After the
general facts that apply to all mam-
mals or birds or insects, the viewer is
introduced, one at a time, to a select
few specific animals. For the Mam-
mals DVD, viewers will learn about
ten different mammals such as the
giraffe, chimpanzee, dolphin, or bat.
The Birds DVD also discusses ten spe-
cific birds, including owls, penguins,
hummingbirds, and seven more. The
Insect DVD includes information
about eleven different insects, such as
the ant, rhino beetle, honeybee, and
grasshopper. The menu selection of
mammal, bird, or insect allows you to
watch over and over again the creature
of your choice.
The Bird Review has four types of
review:
1. Review Birds—a still photo of a
bird appears and the narrator asks
you to name the bird.
2. Features of a Bird
3. Review of Bird Facts
4. Review Big Words
The Insects Review has five sections:
1. Flash Cards
2. Review Insects
3. Parts of Insects
4. Review of Insect Facts
5. Review of Big Words
The Mammals Review has five sections:
1. Flash Cards
2. Review Mammals
3. Mammal Features
4. Review Mammal Facts
5. Review Big Words
I love the Review sections. Some are
multiple-choice questions. The video
waits a few moments before reveal-
ing the correct answer. In my opinion
these Review sections would be very
useful for students in second or third
grade and up. My daughter is doing
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