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Conjunction Junction, what's your function? In the 70's and 80's, the catchy Schoolhouse Rock tunes taught millions of children the fundamentals of math, grammar, science, history and money. Relive the pop culture sensation with the SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK SPECIAL 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD, which includes every song from the landmark series in a collectible 2-disc DVD. Among the over 50 tunes are such classics as "Conjunction Junction," "Three is a Magic Number," "I'm Just A Bill" and "Electricity, Electricity." The DVD features an all-new song about the Electoral College, "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote To College" written by the show's original creators.
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It's a good bet that any American kid growing up in the '70s or '80s learned some elementary lesson from the seminal musical series Schoolhouse Rock!. Airing from 1973 to 1984 (and often revived), the ABC Saturday morning shorts effortlessly introduced kids to grammar, science, multiplication, money, and American history--three minutes at a time. In one smart, comprehensive 2-disc set, all 46 songs and plenty of extras are collected. The four creators developed the series slowly, a welcome diversion from their advertising agency jobs, and ended up taking home four Emmys over the years. The background material includes 10 audio commentaries and a making-of feature for the new song, "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College." The DVD subtitle option is a great bonus for those who need to know every word from such favorites as "Three Is a Magic Number," "Interjections," "I'm Just a Bill," and "Conjunction Junction." (Ages 3 and older) --Doug Thomas
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School House Rock
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my little one has a hard time memorizing some things for school
but she loves to sing so this really helped her
Rating: 
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out of 5) @ 2008-11-17
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Schoolhouse Rock Rocks!
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This brought back a lot of fond memories of "watching the commercials" in between the cartoons on Saturday morning. Anyone over 40 should definitely remember them. I plan on showing them to my grand kids so I can be sure that in today's lackluster education system they will at least have learned AND RETAINED something beneficial.
Rating:
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out of 5) @ 2008-11-16
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great for use in the classroom
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I have found that there is much to be valuable with my third graders. Music is a great medium to anchor learning. Some of the music is "dated" but the kids still love it.
Rating: 
(4
out of 5) @ 2008-11-05
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School House Rocks
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Great video! My kids have loved watching it and learning the songs. They have even begged to take it to school to share with teachers and friends. This would be a great gift for teachers.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-11-04
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Great Video
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Brings back a lot of memories. Has all of the old favorites. I bought this to help me teach kids about the constitution becuase I remembered those videos from when I was a kid. Kids still love these videos.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-10-26
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