A G-R-E-A-T kids show!

When we first brought Bear Cub home, I was of the thinking..."My child will NOT watch television until after he's two and then it will be very limited!" Well, I quickly realized that there are times in which he needs a little entertainment from that box to help me get some things done. Granted, his t.v. time is extremely limited and I am still of the belief that he will play with his toys and outside before he zones out in front of the tube. I'll have to admit that it was quite obvious to me as a teacher which kids watched t.v. a lot and played tons of video games. As second graders, these kids had almost ZERO imagination and they could never think of a writing topic on their own. Very interesting... and frightening, to think of the influence that these things have over kids. So, with that said, I truly believe in a limited (and very monitored) amount of television.

Ok...so on to this great show! Even if you don't have young children, you really should check out the show called "Word World." It's on PBS -- at 11:30 and 2:30 each day. It is FABULOUS!! The characters and everything in their environment are made of the letters and they are always "building words" as they go along. What a fun way to help little ones learn their letters and see how words are built! As a teacher (in my former life...ha, ha), I give it an A+! I would have LOVED to have known about this show while I was teaching -- it would really be helpful for struggling readers.

Bear Cub has recently really started enjoying it -- going up to the t.v. and asking for "wur-wur." He likes to dance to the music and sometimes even says the sounds of the letters he knows when they appear on the screen. And it also didn't hurt when he saw his good friend, B, last weekend totally tuned in. So check it out! It's worth a quick viewing...such an ingenious idea! :)

http://www.wordworld.com/ Here's the link to the show's site...

Have a great weekend ahead!