okay, wordfriends, our first day of school is almost over.stle) (excited chatter) so there's a very important word we have to build for our parade. who would like to build the next word? not me. would you like to try to build a word, shark? did you say "shark"? yes. you want me to build a word? absolutely! go on, shark! you can do it! (barks encouragingly) that's right. you can do this, shark. uh... okay. i'll try. great! ♪ here are the letters "a" and "g" ♪ ♪ now let's find out what they could be ♪ ♪ when the letters are together ♪ ♪ they make the sound... ♪ (sounds out) ♪ and if we add the letters "f" and "l" ♪ ♪ then we build a "fluh," "ag." ♪ fluh... ag. fluh... ag? flag? that's right, flag! yay! (laughing) (cheering) yay, shark! "hoo" and "ray!" shark got it right! and you know what that means? it's time to... shark & duck: build a word! (lively synthesized music plays) ♪ it's time to build a word ♪ ♪ let's build it, let's build it now! ♪ (sounding out) shark: flag! kids: flag! ♪ yeah, we just built a word ♪ ♪ we built it we built it! ♪

♪ narrator: so frog and his wordfriends used the kite to fly home in no time. catch it, catch it, ohh ♪ mr. steve: ♪ like yesterday ♪ ♪ my friend and i ♪ ♪ rode a hot air balloon ♪ ♪ way up high ♪ ♪ it was the coolest thing we'd ever done in the sky ♪ ♪ and i tried to ♪ all: ♪ catch it, catch it, ohh, yeah ♪ ♪ catch it, catch it ♪ ♪ not with a net, no ♪ ♪ catch it, catch it ♪ ♪ keep it in my heart ♪ ♪ it's times like this that i ♪ ♪ don't want to pass me by ♪ ♪ i want to take it in i'm gonna try ♪ kids: ♪ catch it catch it, ohh, yeah ♪ all: ♪ to catch it catch it ♪ ♪ not with a net, no ♪ ♪ catch it, catch it ♪ ♪ keep it in my heart ♪ (kids laughing) funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the u. s. department of education. (school bell ringing) kids: school!

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narrator: well, shark, lots of wordfriends think you're... scary. who, me? friend. duck: hey, anybody want to hear a joke? (gasps) i do. hello, anybody? yoo-hoo, fishes. doesn't anybody want to hear a joke? i do! oh! oh! i'm sorry. i didn't mean to scare you. (laughing): i'm okay. say, you're a mighty big fish. who are you? (laughing): well, i'm... wait, wait, don't tell me. let me guess. i know my letters pretty well, you know. i can figure out what you are. oh, okay. okay, let's see... (clears throat) s-h-a-r-k. hmm... s-hark... oh, you're a s-hark. yeah, that's... what's a s-hark? well, you see, actually, you say it... well, i'm duck. d-u-c-k. glad to meet you, s-hark. now, you want to hear a joke? uh, sure. okay, okay, okay. (clears throat) how do ducks learn to fly? i don't know, how? we just wing it. (laughing): you get it? we got wings. (both laughing) we got wings. you're funny. i am? i mean, of course i am. i like you, s-hark. you want to be my friend? (gasps) do i ever. you got to meet my friend frog. oh, he'd love you. hey, you want to come back t

(trumpet fanfare) ladies and wordfriends once again, that silly singer, duck!. wrong, wrong! (quacks sadly) no, you weren't, duck. you were absolutely right. you can do this. you just have to keep trying. don't give up. but... (sniffling) i see all those faces out there, and my mind goes all... (cuckooing, quacking) all i can do is sing the first thing that pops up in front of my face. that's a great idea, duck. what's a great idea? well, if, uh, duck needs to see a star to help him remember, well why don't we build him a star? yeah, a star will help me remember. hmm... can we do that? oh, well of course we can. you know what that means. i sure do. that means it's time to... all: build a word! (music playing) ♪ it's time to build a word ♪ ♪ let's build it, let's build it now. ♪ st... ar. kids: star! all: ♪ yeah, we just built a word ♪ ♪ we built it, we built it! ♪ a star. oh, well, what a stellar idea, if i, uh, if i do say so myself. huh. now i'll remember to say "star." whoo-hoo! (quacks) now, pull yourself together, duck. word world needs you. you're going o

bonjour, wordfriends.pings and you'll see ♪ ♪ all my favorites start with "p" ♪ ♪ first i find the letter "p" ♪ ♪ it makes the sound "puh," you see ♪ ♪ add the "puh" sound to an "ickle" ♪ you're making pizza with a pickle? ♪ the perfect pizza this will be ♪ ♪ using words that start with "p" ♪ ♪ here i have another "p" ♪ ♪ i wonder what it's gonna be ♪ ♪ it's not a parsnip or a prune ♪ ♪ what is it? ♪ ♪ you'll find out soon ♪ ♪ you put the "puh" sound with an "umpkin" ♪ you're making pizza with a pumpkin? ♪ the perfect pizza this will be ♪ ♪ using words that start with "p" ♪ ♪ yup-a-diddly, yup-a-diddly ♪ ♪ making pizza is so fun ♪ ♪ wait a second you're not done? ♪ pig: what? no way. (giggles) ♪ i'll add some popcorn plums and peas ♪ ♪ and some pasta, if you please ♪ ♪ a pear, a peach pancakes and pie ♪ ♪ that pizza reaches to the sky ♪ ♪ the perfect pizza this will be ♪ ♪ using words that start with "p." ♪ hmm, just one more topping. no, pig, you have enough. a peanut! (laughing) whoa... whoa... whoa...!

come join the wordfriends for more wordplay adventures at: hi. it's me, hooper.ing isn't, so i'd better shh. ok. now here's a final clue from "curious george." [dinosaur roars] ah. george, come on up and i'll show you how the projector works. great clue! at this place, movies are projected onto a big screen. ok i'm at a place where there are lots of seats where you can laugh but not talk and where movies are projected onto a big screen. can you guess where i am? you guessed it! a movie theater! (laughter) word world is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the u.s. department of education. (bell rings) kids: school! rosa: hi. i'm miss rosa from pbs kids with martha ... martha: from martha speaks. rosa: it's easy to help your kids learn anytime, anywhere. right martha? martha: right. like at the doctor's office. mom: what rhymes with toy? kid: boy. martha: or when you're walking the dog. mom: what letter does that sign start with? girl: s! rosa: visit pbskids.org/read for more tips and free games like these that make it fun for your child to learn to

announcer: come join the wordfriends for more wordplay adventures at: miss rosa, voice-over: it's the and bread fresh everyday. and guess what? anwar here is going to show us how to make whole wheat bread. hi, kids. i'm the baker here. come on back. let's go! ok, to make the bread, first we have to make the dough. so we mix things together like water, yeast flour, and salt. and then we really work with the dough like this. and it's called kneading. after it rises it goes in the oven. so then what happens? and then we have bread. wow, you never know what you'll learn when you explore new places and new things. word world is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the u.s. department of education. (bell rings) kids: school! stocks fell on worries that china might... announcer: the new pbs for ipad app. you'll never know what you'll find.