Word World Fans-DVD giveaway!

Hey there Smart Spenders! This is your chance to win free items from Word World. Smart spending isn’t just about how you spend your money, it’s about how you spend your time too. What I love about so many of the PBS shows is that they have take-away activities you can do with your child. Plus, if I plunk my kid in front of the TV so I can shower, I don’t feel guilty about what he’s watching–their shows are educational.

WordWorld is the first preschool series where words are truly the stars of the show. Duck and his lovable, legible WordFriends–animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are–go on comic adventures and face challenges that can only be resolved with the right word. That word is built letter by letter, or sound by sound, during the funky “Build a Word” song at the end of every episode. Once the word is built, it “morphs”–comes alive–into the thing it is!

Word building reinforces the pre-reading concept that letters (and their sounds) make words, and that words have real meaning…and power. WordWorld also introduces essential emergent literacy concepts such as sounding out letters, “chunking” words, and rhyming that all children encounter as they learn to read.

(Interactive eBook example: the WordFriends build the word HAT in “Totally Terrific Duck” http://www.wordworld.com/ebooks.php)
WordWorld is an innovative, independently tested and proven television program that facilitates interactive parent and teacher work with early literacy. 

While you may be familiar with the television show, you may not know that WordWorld also offers free online resources for parents and teachers at WordWorld.com. Parents can read interactive eBooks (http://wordworld.com/ebooks.php) with their children, play fun literacy games (http://wordworld.com/ducksalphabet.php) or download coloring pages and activity sheets (http://wordworld.com/forkids.php). 

To enter this contest, first, of course, you have to like Smart Spending Spot on Facebook. (Sorry for all you non-facebookers, but I promise, as soon as my web company hooks up e-mail subscriptions, there will be options for you!)
Then, visit the various Word World activities listed above in the links. Leave a comment here with your first name, last initial, and which activity looks most interesting for you & your child, or which one you plan on doing.
This contest will run until Sunday night, April 17, 11 pm est. I want to make everyone’s tax day a bit brighter by announcing all my giveaway winners that day.

Comments

  1. Heather Mc. says:

    Heather Mc. My kids love rhyming so we are going to try “Solve the Riddle, Make a Rhyme”.

  2. Thank you for the links. We love the show! I have been trying to find an appropriate website for my 3 1/2 year old to learn mouse skill on and this is the one. He loved it and caught on to using the mouse in just a day. We love Duck’s alphabet, and have already completed 4 letters. Thanks again. I am so glad I found your blog.

  3. My daughter will love the Build A Flower activity and the coloring pages. When she’s a bit older, I’ll try out some of the games, too. Thanks for the links!

  4. Definitely the e-books, and of course the coloring pages too! I’m going to print the “Monkey’s Driving Mania” game for our errand trips on Saturday.

    Thanks for offering this giveaway!

  5. My daughter loves WordWorld, especially Duck! She would really enjoy the activity “Duck’s Alphabet” as she is 2 1/2 years old and learning her letters and their sounds.

  6. Hello Word World! As a Mom and a preschool teacher I think this is a great show! My two yr old loves it! I have shared the site with my fellow teachers. Phonics is something many kids don’t get enough of. I am glad there is an entertaining way to introduce it to young children. Thanks!

  7. My son loves word world!!! He especially loves the duck and the songs. The coloring pages are great because right now he is learning his colors and this is an activity we can do togethet!!!

  8. My granddaughter loves word world!!! She especially loves the duck and the songs

  9. AMANDA D K says:

    we love the show and the ebooks and coloring pages are the best for they entertain my child so i can do things around the house without him under foot…..

  10. Adelaida Gilroy says:

    My niece has Word World and enjoys it a lot. I would like to have one too for my son.

  11. I love the printable activity sheets, great for summer!

  12. Word World is such a cute show! My son gets a kick out of it! Will use the downloadable activities with the kids!

  13. Follow you on facebook! :)

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