Customer Reviews for Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr. Phonics Fun Set with Interactive Pen, Ages 3+ (6107)
Item # : 871273
Model # : 6107
These self-checking electronic activity sets teach basic skills in a fun, effective learning format
- Add some fun to phonics practice with this colorful, interactive Hot Dots Jr. set and Ace—the Talking, Teaching Dog pen
- Includes 160 lessons on 80 double-sided activity cards and Ace—the Talking, Teaching Dog pen
Price is $41.09
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13 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Apr 7, 2014
My Hot Shots Love Hot Dots!
I am a first grade teacher and my students love these! They are very easy to use and help the students to become independent learners. I like them so much that I plan to get more sets of cards.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Dec 25, 2017
The pen doesn't work
My daughter was so excited to use this, but the pen doesn't work. It says that she is right every time so it's pretty much useless. Disappointing on a Christmas morning:(
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Posted Apr 16, 2020
Best way to teach reading and keep them engaged!
We own a few different hot dots sets but I really liked this one a lot especially for my 5 year old. It includes a lesson guide which includes very helpful tips and activities. I have been looking for different ways to teach my 5 year old how to read and she doesn't like doing flash cards so this phonics set is the perfect way to teach her how to read in a fun way. Ther...
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Annoyed
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Posted Dec 25, 2017
The pen doesn't work
My daughter was so excited to use this, but the pen doesn't work. It says that she is right every time so it's pretty much useless. Disappointing on a Christmas morning:(
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Rosie0622
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Posted May 24, 2016
Definitely FUN!
I love educational Insights toys! I love the Lesson Guide that comes along, very helpful by giving you tips and activities you can do with your little one, my daughter is now 5 so I found this to be a little easy for her, it gives her a refresher of what she's been learning in school and I use it as a tool for reading, we've had a lot of fun and I plan to continue using...
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Happy Little Homemaker
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Posted Apr 25, 2016
Good for review but NOT for teaching reading
So I have a closet full of Hot Dots & Hot Dots Jr cards and pens. They make wonderful car toys and fun review for concepts learned. This particular set -- Hot Dots Jr - Phonics Fun -- for some reason is not one of my favorites. This is a great all inclusive kit because it comes with the pen, but it doesn't come with batteries. It comes with 5 sets of double sided cards ...
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MrsCinRB
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Posted Apr 13, 2016
Makes learning to read fun
I wish learning was this fun when I was a kid! My 4 year old loves this and caught on really fast how to use the pen. She loves the sounds the doggy pen makes and this really makes her think.
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TrojanMommy
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Posted Apr 9, 2016
A Great Way To Learn And Review!
This is such a fun way for my 6 year old to learn and review! This set comes with 80 sturdy cards that are double-sided. There a variety of different lessons to go through, such as letter sounds, vowels, and blends.
The activity format/goal changes every 4-8 pages, so there is plenty of variety. Every time my son started to get comfortable, the cards switched it up - a...
The activity format/goal changes every 4-8 pages, so there is plenty of variety. Every time my son started to get comfortable, the cards switched it up - a...
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Beth
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Posted Apr 7, 2016
Perfect way to make learning fun for an almost 5 year old
We are so tired of workbooks and I do not want to give the kids constant screen time. This product is wonderful because it feels like they are using a tech tool but they are working on fine motor skills via holding the pen and are learning how to read! The cards are brightly colored with fun images displayed. The talking pen is so supportive and I see a smile each time ...
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Mom of Two
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Posted Mar 21, 2016
cool, educational product
Hot dots sets are fun for both my almost 4 and almost 6 year old. They both find the pen engaging and fun to use. This particular set suited my almost 4 year old best as he is still learning how to sound out words. He was so eager to try this set that we went through the whole thing in two sittings. It was also exciting to discover that another hot dots pen we have from...
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AnnaD
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Posted Mar 19, 2016
Fun learning tool.
My kids (ages 3.5 and 6.5) both enjoy using this. The preschooler doesn't understand any but the easiest set of cards (beginning letters of words) but it will be a great teaching tool as he goes farther into school. He loves playing with the pen and picking all the answers though! The older one has fun using it as well. It definitely requires parent help and interaction...
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Lauren
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Posted Mar 18, 2016
Fun for Preschoolers!
My preschooler (newly turned 4) loved playing with this. He was a little intimidated at first but then once he realized he was familiar with the letters he went whizzing through it. He enjoys sitting down and working through the flash cards testing his knowledge. It's nice to see he want to play something educational.
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Lea H.
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Posted Mar 17, 2016
Great way to reinforce Phonics Learning
We love the Hot Dots Jr. Phonics Fun! Ace the talking dog is a big hit with our 4 year old son. He is just starting to learn his letter sounds and this is a perfect activity for us to sit an go through as reinforcement. The only down side was he thought that Ace was a reader like another toy he has and he tried to "read" the words with it. Ace is designed to let him kno...
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Tina the Teacher
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Posted Apr 7, 2014
My Hot Shots Love Hot Dots!
I am a first grade teacher and my students love these! They are very easy to use and help the students to become independent learners. I like them so much that I plan to get more sets of cards.
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A Mom's Take
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Posted Oct 27, 2011
Makes assesment of skills FUN!
My 5 year old really enjoys learning and so he was really into this set! The cards included lessons to reinforce learning the alphabet, letter sounds, long and short vowel sounds, blending of sounds, digraphs, and more in an interactive and fun game format! Each card features a lesson such as find which pictures begin with the sound made of s and n blended together. The...
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