Suburban Reviews

What’s better than free? Educational and free! And so begins the beginning of a new addiction in our house- Word World, a new educational program aimed at preschoolers on PBS.

We love PBS here. I grew up on Sesame Street and have introduced it to my own children, and the hubby and I enjoyed watching the Frontier House and Pioneer House series.  They are such a great resource for educational tv, and in a time where Barney and Spongebob rules for the under-5 set, a channel I don’t feel guilty about letting the kids watch.

Word World is a new show focusing on teaching children letters and how they are put together to make words. Every character and many of their surroundings are made up of letters. Yes, everything is spelled with letters, but visually, they really are made up of letters. Confused? Check this out-

I swear they are not nearly as creepy as they look. Far from it, they are very warm and inviting thanks to some of the best voice acting to come along in a PBS show in quite some time. The storylines are simple but engaging, and the episodes are just short enough to keep the kids from getting bored. The letters are repeated subtly to help encourage recognition, and words are spelled out to help emphasize the relationship between the letters and using them to build words.

Best of all? This enchanting series is available to everyone, free of charge on your local PBS station. The show was developed as part of the Ready to Learn initiative and funded by the Department of Education to help lower income children with reading readiness. That’s right, quality educational programs with no dvd’s to buy!

Check your guide and set your Tivo’s, this is one show you don’t have to feel guilty about letting your kids watch! Thanks so much to Parent Bloggers Network for introducing us to this new favorite, and  Word World for giving us something the kids will turn off Spongebob for. Really, my sanity thanks you.

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