Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Color:
Image not available

To view this video download Flash Player

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Sell Us Your Item
For up to a $1.85 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
Amazon.com Add to Cart
$7.99  & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
40K ITEMS ON SALE Add to Cart
$14.44  & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
Have one to sell? Sell yours here

LeapFrog: Word Caper (2010)

 NR |  DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (106 customer reviews)

List Price: $14.98
Price: $7.71 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $7.27 (49%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Sold by Media Wholesaler and Fulfilled by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want it Thursday, May 23? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Other Formats & Versions

Amazon Price New from Used from
DVD Single-Disc Edition $7.71  
Up to 52% off Classic TV Favorites
Save now on popular classic TV favorites such as Charlies Angels, Sanford and Son, Soap and many more. Offer ends May 31, 2013.

Frequently Bought Together

LeapFrog: Word Caper + LeapFrog: Talking Words Factory + LeapFrog: Learn to Read at the Storybook Factory
Price for all three: $24.54

Buy the selected items together

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product Details

  • Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Lions Gate
  • DVD Release Date: April 20, 2010
  • Run Time: 36 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (106 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00361XWDC
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,039 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Special Features

None.

Editorial Reviews

A wild word-building adventure! When Mr. Websley is accidentally silenced by the Silent E Machine, Leap, Lily and Tad must journey through the Complex Word Complex to build the code words needed to return his voice. Guided only by the "Absent Professor Device," the kids learn how to build the complex words needed to solve the code and save the day. Humorous songs add to the fun and help teach the rules for advanced word-building. This title was previously released as TALKING WORDS FACTORY 2: CODE WORD CAPER.

Customer Reviews

My 4 and 5 year olds LOVE this video. Renee  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
82 of 84 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Video from LeapFrog -- Code word caper December 28, 2004
Format:DVD
The other reviews are right. If you like the Talking Words Factory, you should like this follow-on video.

In this episode, children are taught about long vowel sounds, 'silent E", blended letters (such as sh and th), as well as blended vowels (the old when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking).

In addition, children are shown how vowels are forced to say their names when E's are added to their ends. Fat becomes long-A fate, for example.

Worth the money, for sure. [Certainly my 2.5 year-old would not know his letters and their sounds without these videos.]
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars You learn something new every day April 30, 2006
Format:DVD
You DO learn something new every day, and this DVD will give you a few days worth.

While visiting the Complex Words Complex with their Dad and the Professor, Leap, Lily and Tad accidentally cause Mr. Websley to lose his voice in the Silent E Machine, and have to solve a word puzzle to get it back for him.

This DVD teaches three lessons in an easy and fun way that will have kids singing along and actually enjoying an educational program.

First of all, we learn about the silent E, visually depicted by a semi-transparent letter E with band-aids across its mouth. Next, we learn about the sounds CH, SH and TH, and finally, how to pronounce words where two vowels come together.

Of course, given the complexities of the English language, these simple rules don’t work in all cases, but your kids will easily grasp the basic concepts.

My one problem is in the opening sequence, where it sounds as if the Professor is incorrectly singing “the O says Aaaaah”, but that may be a case of either a strange accent or a bad audio transfer, so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.

It certainly opened my eyes to a few learning tools, and I would recommend it to the parent or guardian of any child between 2 and 6 years old.

Amanda Richards, May 1, 2006
Was this review helpful to you?
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
My son has every Leapfrog DVD and they're all *excellent*. Code Word Caper is no different, showing children long vowel sounds, how the silent "e" changes a word, vowel blends, etc.

This DVD explains how that although there are 26 letters in the alphabet, there are far more sounds than just 26.

Through an engaging caper at the Complex Word Complex, Tad, Leap and Lily learn about A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y. At the Silent E Machine, it's explained that the silent "e" makes the first vowel say it's "name". For example, cap and cape, pet and Pete, hid and hide, hope and hope, cut and cute, dim and dime, not and note. There's a fun song reinforcing this principle with lots of examples.

Then, at the Ch-Sh-Th Sound Machine, the youngsters are shown how to make blends and how they sound, e.g., chin, chat, ship, shop, thin, and think. Using another fun song, children are shown how consonant combos form blends: "First you take a letter C then you add a letter H--put them both together and a whole new sound you make."

Lastly, Code Word Capers demonstrates "vowel teams"...when two vowels are "stuck" together. For example, oa, ea, and ie. An excellent song (whose lyrics were once on either Sesame Street or the Electric Company...I remember it as a kid!) says "When 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking". So the first vowel says its name in a vowel team. E.g. team, tail, leap, pay, pie, goat, boat, bee, and see.

My son really enjoys this DVD and it wasn't long before he was singing the songs around the house! Code Word Caper has helped him read consonant blends, vowel teams, and words with the silent 'e'...the results are very noticeable.

I highly recommend this DVD for children who have mastered short vowel sounds and 3-letter words and are ready to move on to more advanced Phonics.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for Phonetic Learning
I'm a homeschooling mom to an ADHD boy and this video is a great aid in teaching the more "complex" phonetic rules like silent "e"s and two vowels. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Great DVD! Best learning series we have found! Our three year old loves it! Leap frog is the best! Thanks!
Published 1 month ago by Sarah Bond
5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginning reading learning video!
I am so pleased with the Leap Frog videos that I purchased for my granddaughter (soon to be 5) and this is perfect for learning how to put sounds together to learn how to make... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Deborah Pemberton
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome DVD
This DVD helps kids learn complex words. My kids have watched it several times and just love it. It holds there attention and teaches them at the same time.
Published 1 month ago by Michelle Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars My Kindergarteners love Word Caper
Leap Frog Word Caper is a wonderful DVD for Kindergarten age children. Helps to teach blends at the beginning of words and motivates children to learn to read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jarteacher
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD arrived in good shape. Why so many words? a few is all it takes...
DVD arrived in good shape. Why so many words? a few is all it takes for something like this. OK
Published 1 month ago by Joseph R. Wrobel
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Educational
This dvd is very good. My two kids, 4 and 6 years old will definitely benefit. This has also helped me to understand certain concepts so that I can be better able to help them. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Feonia Watt
1.0 out of 5 stars Quite upsetting, used would have been fine, but messed up is not...
The dvd arrived dirty, had to clean both the cover, inside and dvd,... which wasn't the worst part, when I played this dvd, it froze, skipped scenes, several spots wouldn't rewind... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Musiclover
5.0 out of 5 stars My 5 year old is teaching me the rules of reading complex words...
I have a five year old who has been struggling. This movie really helped him, and now he is like, " mom, I'll read it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Emilie Clark
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but I like it less than the others
Our 2yo daughter loved the letter factory, and learned to read simple words from watching the word factory, so logically this one was next. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Amar
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews


Forums

Topic From this Discussion
What are good exercise videos for school?
Move with Me Action Adventures for kids provides great fun exercise DVDs for kids ages 3-9 yrs. The exercise, primarily yoga but also included is creative movement, cardio work and Brain Gym, is embedded in the stories and kids have a great time while working on physical, social, emotional and... Read more
Jun 28, 2011 by Wendy, Ron Piret Phillips |  See all 2 posts
Have something you'd like to share about this product?
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions


Look for Similar Items by Category

Media Wholesaler Privacy Statement Media Wholesaler Shipping Information Media Wholesaler Returns & Exchanges