WordWorld

Airs M-F from 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Welcome to WordWorld, a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. Each episode of WordWorld is a fun narrative built around a wacky troupe of WordFriends™ who invite the preschool viewer to join them on comic adventures, where problems can only be resolved by "building" the right word.  Word building is a unique moment when children witness a word form and then 'morph' into the thing it is! Word building reinforces the pre-reading concept that letters make words, and that words have real meaning...and power.

July

7/4 Pig's Present/Tick Tock Space Clock (Show 115)
It's Pig's birthday and his nephews, the Three Little Pigs, are making him a secret present. Although Pig promises not to peek, his curiosity about his present gets the better of himÉand wreaks havoc all over WordWorld. When a mysterious rocket lands in WordWorld, Duck pledges to help a robot track down a very important clock. Build a Word: Jet/Clock

7/7 Castles In The Sea/ Get Your Coat (Show 116)
While playing in the sand on the beach, Duck and Shark discover the perfect home for Shark - a sand castle. But why does it disappear every night? Duck thinks Frog doesn't want to play in the rain because Duck accidentally broke Frog's boat. But the real reason is that Frog doesn't like the rain. Build a Word: Castle/Coat

7/8 Flying Ant/The Dancing Duck Bonanza (Show 123)
On the day of the Insect Air Show, all the bugs in WordWorld take to the sky to show off their flying skills—except Ant, who can't fly. Meanwhile, Duck encourages Shark, who is a great underwater dancer, to dance in his show.

7/9 Bit by Bit/Ride 'em CowBear (Show 121)
It is Monkey's birthday, and a sick Frog entrusts Duck and Bug to take his present—a banana—to Monkey's birthday party. In their enthusiasm to get to the party, Duck and Bug accidentally break the banana into letters and they don't know how to rebuild it! / Pig, Dog, and Duck play cowboys and Bear wants to join them but gets frustrated when she learns she's not very good at rope tricks.

7/10 Play Ball/M Is for Map (Show 122)
Robot practices playing baseball and turns into a slugger. /After a fun day of adventuring through the jungle, Sheep and Bear discover they are lost!

7/11 Flying Ant/The Dancing Duck Bonanza (Show 123)
On the day of the Insect Air Show, all the bugs in WordWorld take to the sky to show off their flying skills—except Ant, who can't fly. Meanwhile, Duck encourages Shark, who is a great underwater dancer, to dance in his show.

7/14 Superhero Sheep/ Pirate Ship (Show 117)
Sheep becomes Word World's first superhero, saving the day with the letter "S"! While playing on the beach, Sheep, Duck and Shark find a message in a bottle. It's one of several rhyming clues that will lead them to a special treasure! Build a Word: Slide/Ship

7/15 Playing Spies/Wee Little Whale (Show 118)
When Sheep and Duck think that Dog has a secret, they decide to play "spy" to figure out the mystery. Sheep rescues a tiny whale who is stuck in some seaweed and brings her home to her haystack. Build a Word: Pool/Sub

7/16 The Race to Mystery Island/A Star is Born (Show 119)
Pig and Frog are trying to out-do each other. Their competition results in a big race to Mystery Island. Duck gets a case of stage fright while singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" for all his WordFriends. Build a Word: Boat/Star

7/17 Back on Track/The Rainbow Birthday Cake (Show 120)
While looking through his telescope, Frog notices that Kangaroo's mail train is headed straight for a broken track! It is Frog's birthday, and Duck wants to make him a big, beautiful birthday cake frosted in the colors of the rainbow. Such a cake requires lots of cans of frosting, and Duck learns he can't just throw cans anywhere—they must be recycled. Build a Word: Track/Candle

7/18 Bit by Bit/Ride 'em CowBear (Show 121)
It is Monkey's birthday, and a sick Frog entrusts Duck and Bug to take his present—a banana—to Monkey's birthday party. In their enthusiasm to get to the party, Duck and Bug accidentally break the banana into letters and they don't know how to rebuild it! / Pig, Dog, and Duck play cowboys and Bear wants to join them but gets frustrated when she learns she's not very good at rope tricks.

7/21 Play Ball/M Is for Map (Show 122)
Robot practices playing baseball and turns into a slugger. /After a fun day of adventuring through the jungle, Sheep and Bear discover they are lost!

7/22 Flying Ant/The Dancing Duck Bonanza (Show 123)
On the day of the Insect Air Show, all the bugs in WordWorld take to the sky to show off their flying skills—except Ant, who can't fly. Meanwhile, Duck encourages Shark, who is a great underwater dancer, to dance in his show.

7/23 Runaway O/Happy Birthday, Dog! (Show 101)
When Sheep and Bear open Cat's box of Os, one rolls away, sending them on a madcap chase to catch it before Cat wakes up./ It's Dog's birthday and all his friends are planning a surprise party. There's just one problem - they need a cake! Frog must get to the party safely without Dog finding out. Build a Word: Box/Cake

7/24 There's An Ant In Every Giant/Chef Sheep (Show 102)
When Ant grows tired of being the smallest WordFriend in Word World, he adds a G-I to his tiny frame and changes from ANT to GIANT. However, he soon realizes that he can be Word World's biggest hero when he's just tiny Ant. / When Pig gets a bowl stuck on his face, Sheep must take over his cooking show. Sheep learns to have confidence in herself and saves the day! Build a Word: Ant/Pot

7/25 Rocket To The Moon/The Birds (Show 103)
When Frog needs to rescue the Little Piggies from the moon, he learns to appreciate lowercase letters./Sheep discovers a large egg and has to take care of it until she can find Bird and return it to its rightful owner. Build a Word: Rocket/Bird

7/28 The Mystery Of The Disappearing Pie/Duck's Family Reunion (Show 104)
When Pig's pie for Bear goes missing, it's up to Detective Sheep to follow the letter clues and solve the mystery of the disappearing pie!/Because they have a similar sounding name, Duck mistakes Truck for a long-lost relative! Frog is a bit ruffled at the epidemic of silliness going around, but ends up saving the day for Duck and his word 'family'. Build a Word: Bear/Truck

7/29 Sh-Sh-Shark!/Dog Wants To Play Ball (Show 105)
Shark is misunderstood. Everyone is afraid of him and won't even give him a chance to prove he's friendly. / Dog wants to play ball, but he's having trouble communicating with his friends. Build a Word: Shoe/Ball

7/30 Flying Ant/The Dancing Duck Bonanza (Show 123)
On the day of the Insect Air Show, all the bugs in WordWorld take to the sky to show off their flying skills—except Ant, who can't fly. Meanwhile, Duck encourages Shark, who is a great underwater dancer, to dance in his show.

7/31 Play Ball/M Is for Map (Show 122)
Robot practices playing baseball and turns into a slugger. /After a fun day of adventuring through the jungle, Sheep and Bear discover they are lost!

Series Resources

WordWorld Website

Program Highlight Reading Rainbow Airs M-F from 2-2:30 p.m. 7/11 Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (Show 708) - A Native American story of Little Gopher following his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision of becoming an artist for his people and bringing the colors of the sunset down to the earth. LeVar visits the Pueblo Indian people of Taos, New Mexico where Mother Earth plays a crucial role in their art. He interviews a painter, a family of pottery makers, and a family of dancers. Each explains the traditions behind their art and the Native American culture. Feature book by NH author and illustrator Tomie dePaola