Product Overview
LeapFrog educational toys are becoming ubiquitous, and many kids easily
recognize the frog family, comprised of Leap, Lily and little Tad. These
teaching tots have hopped onto on home video and DVD in surprisingly memorable
stories that effectively teach young children essential early learning
concepts.
Code Word Caper
follows both Letter
Factory and Talking Words Factory videos. Building on the
phonics presentation in Talking Words Factory, this latest video/DVD in the
series concentrates on more advanced word-building concepts. Leap and Lily are
excited to learn to recognize "complicated words".
The frogs visit
the Complex Words Complex, where secrets that are decidedly educational and
helpful are revealed. Professor Quigley is once again the guide. His initial
quizzes are essentially review concepts put forth in the previous videos, such
as "sticky vowels". A song about vowels ("they're the
vowels/they're the glue/and each of them says two sounds/together they make new
sounds"). The animated talking are back, dancing and singing.
The Silent
"E" Machine builds words that end with a silent "e". This
machine turns words into new ones by adding a silent "e" to the end
of the word, and makes the vowel "say its name". It turns tap
into tape, cut into cute, cap into cape, and
so forth.
The story line involves the frogs attempting to break a code that
will return Mr. Websley's voice. Plenty of visits to the factory's special
word-building machines are required, and outstanding lessons in advanced
phonics are delivered.
Be sure to check out the other language arts videos that precede this one: Leap
Frog: Letter Factory (see our review) and Leap Frog - Talking Words Factory.
Also available: Leap Frog - Math Circus,
an outstanding early math video.
Dollar Value
The video retails for approximately $9 US; and the DVD edition is available for a suggested retail price of
$15 US.
The Bottom Line
Outstanding! This video/DVD is exceptionally
designed as an "edutaining" learning tool for young children. An
entertaining story line, unforgettable songs, and effective demonstrations
combine to make learning advanced phonics fun--kids
enjoy the process, and learn to recognize complicated words.
Released: 2004
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Buy this DVD:
To buy: Leap Frog - Talking Words Factory 2 - Code Word Caper
on Video or
Leap Frog - Talking Words Factory 2 - Code Word Caper
on DVD.
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