Name: Hot Dots® Jr. Pete the Cat® I Love Kindergarten! Set
Brand: Educational Insights
SKU: 307093397499936779
Price: 45.45 USD
Rating: 4.3 (26 reviews)

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It's time to get groovy, kids! Fans of the Pete the Cat® New York Times best-selling children's book series will adore I Love Kindergarten!, level 1 of the two all-new Hot Dots® Jr. Pete the Cat® Kindergarten sets. This rockin' set provides 200+ lessons on a variety of subjects such as reading, math, science, social studies, and more! It includes two spiral-bound activity card sets, an all-new Pete the Cat®–Your Groovin' Schoolin' Friend pen, reward stickers, and an award certificate for little learners who are ready to advance to the next level. Perfect for independent learning—simply press the pen on an answer for immediate audio and visual feedback. Psst...They're Learning! • Promotes hip, interactive learning and offers ample practice time• Develops early learning skills necessary for school success• Provides confidence-building feedback• Encourages independent, self-paced learningCut to the Chase • Includes 2 spiral-bound interactive card sets with 200+ activities, a Hot Dots® Jr. Pete the Cat®–Your Groovin' Schoolin' Friend pen, an award certificate, and reward stickers• Helps develop preschool skills in reading, math, science, social studies, and more• Compatible with any Hot Dots or Hot Dots Jr. card sets or activity sets• Pen requires 2 AAA batteries (not included) Key Features : i : Learning just got a little groovier with new Hot Dots Jr. Pete the Cat interactive kindergarten sets! ii : This Level 1 set (of two) provides kindergartners with 2+ fun, interactive lessons in reading, math, science, social studies, and MORE. iii : Press Pete to an answer dot—he offers affirmative sounds and green lights for correct responses &amp; red lights and lively tones for incorrect responses. iv : Helps develop critical early learning skills and encourages self-paced independent learning.

Hot Dots® Jr. Pete the Cat® I Love Kindergarten! Set

Sabrina

The Pete the Cat pen does not work correctly 99% of the time. Even when you click on the right answer the eyes light up red. It's very frustrating and has discouraged my child. Maybe once in a while it will work. We have taking out the batteries and put it back in and also put in new batteries and still it does not work correctly.

corMama4

My son loves school and learning but something is to be said from being able to enjoy and good way to integrate education and fun and allow them to have some "independent" learning time. The Pete the Cat Hot Dots I love Kindergarten set moves him to the next level with its great questions, problem solving and learning. He has a great time going through the more that 200 activities in the two booklets and because of the interactivity he doesn't get board or ask for help. This is a great way to help their education go to the next level and let them have some fun doing it. I received a sample. This did not affect my opinions and they are 100% my own.

PKSpeduc8r

My PreKinders and I LOVE, Love, love Pete the Cat!!! I have used the Hot Dots activities in small groups, when working individually with kiddos and as independent work for my students. They love to learn with Pete the Cat!

I love the idea and so does my son. The cat seems to need the exact location to give the green light which means I need to work with him to reward when Petr the cat does not.

Tiffany from Home Grown Families

Pete the Cat is one cool cat, and now he helps with Kindergarten! I rec'd the I Love Kindergarten set in exchange for my honest review, and I honestly love it. First of all, the Hot Dots Pen IS Pete the Cat! This adds a level of fun each time your child uses this set. You can use Pete to ask the questions, read the answers, etc. The first book touches on counting, opposites, letter sounds, patterns/sequencing, addition, subtraction, etc. The second book teaches the same concepts but they're slightly harder. For example, the shapes are oval and cones which might be a new concept depending on how far along your Kindergartner is. Each subject is captured in full color, whimsical illustrations that keep your little one's attention. The only down side I experienced was that the pen would indicate a right answer when it was, in fact, the wrong answer. This was remedied by turning the pen off. The next time I used it, it worked fine. Unless your child can fully read, you're going to need to work on this set with them instead of using it for independent work.

sarah

my daughter loves Pete the cat and I wanted to start working on some of these concepts. She loved the sound it made for reinforcement (even loved the wrong sounds and sometimes did the wrong answer on purpose so she could hear all of them). Because kindergarten in pre-reading/reading, I would liked that the font for the targeted words within some of the activities was "normal" and not the cute fonts used in the rest of the book. It may have been me or the batteries, but I had a hard time initially getting it to work, but all worked out

Donna the parent

These booklets are a wonderful skill building tool for kids. It is less a game than a quiet independent or one-on- one activity but because it is designed with Pete the Cat as the main "character" it gave my daughter the incentive she needed to continue asking to use this activity over and over. The pen is a fun tool!! I love that it notifies the child if a question is answered incorrectly.

Michelle E

My daughter is really enjoying this toy. She loves the sound Pete makes when she chooses the right answer (and also sometimes, purposely chooses the wrong answer to hear a different sound). I do wonder how many times she'll go through the books. It would be nice if there were additional (more challenging books to purchase).

My daughter is 5 and had so much fun playing with this toy. She liked the fact that Pete's eyes lit up and produced different sounds if her answer was right or wrong. The questions were on grade level for the most part, though I would have liked book 2 to include more challenging questions. I am giving it 4 stars only because I wonder after going through the books, if my daughter will go back and use the books again. It would be great if the toy had additional books to purchase that are of increasing difficulty.

My daughter is in kindergarten and reading well. She could have gone through the books on her own, but she enjoyed going through them with me. The multiple choice format was similar to her homework at school, and she loved when the pen would turn green and play music (when she chose the correct answer). My only suggestion would be to make the music a little more lively or have the cat say something positive when the answer is correct. Otherwise, it is a nice little exercise for kindergartners to either introduce simple concepts of patterns, numbers, and reading, or to reiterate concepts that have already been taught to them. In my daughter's case, it was more of a review and possibly on the easy side, but still fun and enjoyable nonetheless.

Hot Dots® Jr. Pete the Cat® I Love Kindergarten! Set

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