Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Let's Build a Word



Do you guys know this program on PBS? This is one of Clay's and Brooklyn's favorite shows. When the music starts, they come running into the family room to watch. And you know what? I'm glad. Not only does this show not drive me bonkers like some of the stuff they like to watch, but I know it's teaching them something of value. (I mean, I learned half of what I know from watching shows like Sesame Street when I was a kid!) Really though, a study funded by the U.S. Department of Education found that WordWorld significantly strengthens early literacy skills in preschoolers, providing the building blocks essential for learning how to read.

WordWorld brings words to life in a unique way. For example, if the word is BARN, they show a picture of a barn made up of the letters B, A, R, & N.

Children learn to make the connection between words and the objects they represent.

This study demonstrated that children doubled their oral vocabulary skills of words featured in WordWorld, they tripled their ability to read specific words featured and built in WordWorld, and even children in disadvantaged households where English is a second language showed gains in phonemic awareness, as well as oral vocabulary and reading words featured in WordWorld.

All I know, is my kids like it and now Target carries Word World toys and DVDs! Last year, the kids got a set of Word World modeling dough with word molds. This stuff is cool because the dough is fruit scented and fun to squish into the molds - yellow, banana scented dough for the banana mold, purple, grape scented dough for the grapes mold, etc. The containers of dough and the molds fit in a plastic picnic basket for easy clean-up and storage.

They also have Moon Sand sets with fun word molds. Kids love to play with this stuff! I think mainly because it's messy. There are many magnetic playsets which are terrific for on-the-go fun. Just fold them up and take along. Your kids can play with them in the doctor's office waiting rooms, in the car, and at restaurants. There are also Word World magnetic plush toys, puzzles, AquaPix, and more! You can check them out HERE.

I have a Word World Moon Sand set to give away to one winner. Leave me a comment here and I'll draw a random winner on Saturday, December 20.

268 comments:

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Erin's Mom said...

Oh we love word world here... such a great show!!
Kristen K

Roni said...

WOW. This sounds really neat. My niece would LOVE this.

Anonymous said...

My kids LOVE that show. And I love that it can babysit and teach at the same time!

Anonymous said...

My kiddos would LOVE this! Hope we win, they would be oh so excited!'
Thanks for the chance
Sue
marklovessue@numail.org

Anonymous said...

I have never seen this show but I am going to look for it. It looks like something my daughter would love!

Denise Grover Swank said...

I've never heard of that show but I'll check it out. Maybe it can replace Yo Gabba Gabba. One can dream.

The A Team Mom said...

I love educational T.V. that is fun too! Thanks for another great prize!

Nichole A

Ruthie said...

My son LOVES moon sand. It would be cool to have a "learning" version of it, too.

FoxMcLeod said...

Oh my goodness, my 4 year-old neice would LOVE this for her birthday!
You're awesome, Dawn.

Anonymous said...

Oh yah, moon sand is a favorite at my house!
Thanks for the chance to win.

Heather


hawdieann@yahoo.com

Virginia said...

My kids haven't seen this show yet, but I know they would love this product. Thanks for letting us know about it!

Bekah said...

I've never heard of this show, but it sounds like something my kids would really like. My kindergartener and my genius autistic 3 year old are both learning to read right now. This would be SO much fun!

Us3JKJ said...

My 18 month old LOVES this show. I know she's a little young but it's never too early for creativity. I know it's random but pick me, pick me! LOL

zander's mommy said...

That moon sand is awesome. I have a little cousin who is just the right age for this kind of stuff.

Ilene Woods said...

S & T, they're a special friend to me!

Anonymous said...

My pre-schooler loves moon sand and word world. What a great combo!

Niki said...

That is so cool! We homeschool and I always record this show for them to watch, they love it!

Tiffany said...

Zilla hasn't really gotten a chance to see this show much - it always come son during his nap - but he loves him some letters!

Anonymous said...

I love this! What a great thing for kids!

snippity1 said...

I had never seen the show! (We've recently given up watching TV in our home.) But, I went to the website, and it looks really awesome. I'm sure my children would like this toy.

Ashley said...

We love Word World!

Anonymous said...

My 4 year old and 2 year old would LOVE this! They really like the show (and so do I!)

Anonymous said...

My kids love this show! I think Sheep is my personal favorite. :-)

Anonymous said...

My son is the perfect age for this.

Anonymous said...

pick me! pick me!

jessika cummings

Anonymous said...

My daughter LOVES Word World. Pick me, Pick me!:)
Mandy

Anonymous said...

My 2 year old son loves Word World! Plus it is one show that I can actually stand to watch also. Will is actually getting some Word World DVDs for Christmas because he can't understand why the show isn't always on the television when he feels like watching it.

Anonymous said...

I own a preschool and the WordWorld DVDs are one of our favorites!

Courtney said...

Obviously we've been missing out at our house- I'll have to check it out!

Photo Quilts said...

My kids would love this.

Daphne H.

Unknown said...

My son is only an infant, but when he is old enough I would like to show him this.

Kelly S said...

Love Word world!!

Anonymous said...

My 5 year loves this show. I hope we win.

jamiebentley said...

This would be wonderful for my little one.

Denise said...

My 3 year old twins would LOVE this! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

My kids love Word World! Definitely a hit!

Sarah said...

Is is bad that I'm not even sure if this is on either of my kids "watch" lists? I stay away from the tv when the kids shows are on. I can only handle so much Dora or Spongebob.

Anonymous said...

I hope I win! I haven't heard of that show but I'll have to check it out sometime.

Unknown said...

My kids think this show is great!

diddlesgirl said...

i almost hope we don't win.. my kids love moonsand... i don't

Anonymous said...

I didnt even know these existed! Thanks for keeping me in the loop lol

bingomom said...

My grandchildren would so enjoy playing with this.

Sangeeta said...

My 3 and half yr old really loves Word World and this is one of those tv shows that you really dont mind yr kids watching. Heck even i watch it with my lil one lol

Karen said...

My kiddies really like that show too! Thanks for the chance to win!

Anonymous said...

My kids are at the table playing with moon sand right now.

Tami said...

My nephew would so love this... he is 2 1/2 and has a very slow vocabulary this would help him recognize words with pictures!
Tami

Kristen said...

This one sounds like fun. My son would probably love it.

Michelle said...

Oh the wee ones absolutely fell in LOVE with these when we went to the Kid Fair at the Schaumburg Convention Center or whatever it was called. These are way cool!

Anonymous said...

how neat

Anonymous said...

Sounds good! I hope I win!

God Made Playdough said...

My daughter loves this show! She would love to win this!

Anonymous said...

We love the Word World!

opattie said...

Thanks for sharing about this Dawn. I've seen the toys at Target, but haven't caught the show. This might be a good one for my 3 year old (and less annoying than Higgleytown Heros....seriously, why is Pizza Guy in EVERY episode????)

Anonymous said...

My daughter LOVES this show!

Anonymous said...

We love this show...thanks dawn

aprincessjw said...

My Little girl loves this show

Anonymous said...

My little guy loves this show every morning!

Anonymous said...

Another great giveaway that my niece would love.....and my sister can't yell at me because it's educational!! Crossing my fingers!
SPepper22

Karen said...

how about us? we live in Korea, so it's the only way we could score a ww toy!

Anonymous said...

I'll try again... hope you pick me. Have a Merry Christmas!!!
lilkj (Kathy)

Angela said...

my daughter LOVES LOVES LOVES word world. (I kinda like it too!) LOL

Unknown said...

Is it too late? Count me in, please!

Michelle said...

My kids would love this!

A Big Ball of Stress said...

Oh I hope Im not too late!

Anonymous said...

My kiddo lurves him some Word World (maybe I should watch more often...)

Hands-Free Heart said...

My kids love WordWorld. My 5 yr old hates that he misses it every day because he's at school.

Anonymous said...

Hope I'm not too late!

Anonymous said...

My son is 3.5 y.o. and he's obsessed with word world and super why, which I'm fine with. He can spell television, which he taught himself.

Strangly though, he doesn't seem to be able to have a conversation like the other 3 year olds can.

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