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Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr. Let's Master Kindergarten Reading Set, Homeschool & Kindergarten Learn to Read Workbooks, 2 Books & Interactive Pen, 100 Reading Lessons, Ages 5+
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- AWARD-WINNING HOT DOTS! Hot Dots give kids the on-the-spot encouragement they need to boost confidence and build readiness for school through self-paced, independent learning fun
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR KINDERGARTEN READING! This set includes 2 spiral-bound books with 85 Kindergarten level lessons in Letter Recognition, Reading Readiness, Sight Words, Punctuation & Grammar, plus 15 challenge activities to prepare children for 1st grade
- INSTANT FEEDBACK: Hot Dots Jr. Ace – The Talking, Teaching Dog Pen provides audio feedback and lights up green for correct responses and provides gentle redirection and lights up red for incorrect answers. Sounds can be muted. (Pen requires 2 AAA batteries, not included.)
- CONFIDENCE BUILDING: Immediate audio and visual feedback enables kids to learn on their own at their own pace, building academic confidence and encouraging independence!
- AT HOME LEARNING ACTIVITY: Makes a great activity and educational toy for kids 5-7 to stay engaged, entertained, and learning outside of the classroom. We are dedicated in providing resources that keep your kids learning and having fun while at home.
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 9.1 x 8.3 x 1.9 inches |
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Item Weight | 1 pounds |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | B00GFCHMIK |
Item model number | 2391 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 5 - 6 years |
Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. |
Best Sellers Rank | #14,476 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #72 in Early Childhood Education Materials |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | January 1, 2020 |
Department | unisex-child |
Manufacturer | Educational Insights |
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These two-book sets with included Hot Dots Ace - The Talking, Teaching Dog pen provide children with 100 lessons on a variety of reading and language arts skills appropriate for kindergarten, from simple comprehension and vocabulary to spelling and punctuation. Fifteen of the 100 lessons are challenge activities that prepare children for skills at the next grade level. Includes two 50-page books, total of 100 lessons, Hot Dots pen, requires 2 AAA batteries (not included).
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Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022
I also purchased the Kindergarten Math set, but we haven't tried it, yet. I'm sure it will be just as big a hit, though.
I wasn't sure whether the Kindergarten level would be too simple for her, since she was halfway through her Kindergarten year and can already identify over 100 sight words, is very familiar with her phonics, can add, subtract, count to over 100, pattern easily, and work out many words she doesn't know, but I decided to start with these because the 1st grader sets don't have Ace the puppy pen and I knew she would really love that pen. Also, I figured there's no harm in review, and it will only build her confidence. Turns out it was a good call. She flew through the first booklet, but by the middle of the second one she was encountering more challenging problems. Now she self-limits her time with Hot Dots to about 10-15 min sessions. Perfect!
I had a hard time visualizing how the set works before I ordered it. When you push the pen tip, it retracts a bit. If the pen tip is not pressed onto the correct dot on the page it gives a cheerful negative response. It will also do this if you just press the tip with your finger, or on any surface. When it is pressed on the correct dot, it makes exciting, encouraging sounds which alternate randomly. After 3 correct answers in a row, the Ace pen vibrates and giggles. Kids totally dig it! Each page has four or five simple problems. Many of them can be figured out just by looking at the pictures. The book and pages are rigid and durable enough for the homeschool environment, but in a classroom setting, I could see this getting worn out fairly quickly. I imagine it would be better suited for a Centers Activity, being rotated in and out of circulation to prolong its life.
You do need a hard surface to use this, so keep that in mind if you want it for traveling. Each book is about the size of a CD case. I will definitely be purchasing the 1st grade books, and probably the Pete the Cat set, too, just for fun. My daughter will turn 6 in a couple of months.
I was not asked to review this product, nor did I receive any special discounts for my review. I decided to try it based purely on other reviews and the available images.
Also you have to explain what to do at top of the page as this is for kids learning to read
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Not sure what books could be purchased aftee? I don’t want to keep buying more dog pens
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020