This amazing new Hot Dots Pen TALKS, GLOWS bigger and brighter, and makes more of the FUN SOUNDS kids love! You select what you want to hear: cool phrases, wild SFX, or both! Plus, the new SLIMLINE design makes it easy to use! Works with ALL Hot Dots products! Uses 2 AAA batteries (not included).
Toy Value Index: 9.20
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Fat Brain Index: 7.74
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Clever idea
Posted 7/25/2009 by RS
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The Hot Dots Talking Pen is a great item for use with the Hot Dots Reading Comprehension Cards. It is self-checking and fun. The one problem is that the student must hold it exactly straight up and down or the pen will mark all answers in a set as incorrect, even the correct answer! Therefore, students should use this while under a teacher's supervision so they do not receive erroneous feedback which is very frustrating for the student and can lead to random guessing.
My rating of Hot Dots Talking Pen
Posted 6/4/2009 by Kathy Verhappen
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The new and improved hot dot pens are terrific for students of all ages. The AAA batteries are an imporvement from the cell type.
Great motivator
Posted 2/8/2009 by jennifer lilly
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I bought the pen and two flash card sets for my son to practice his addition and subtraction facts. The talking pen with flashing green light is a great motivator for learning those all-important math facts. I like that he can bring them along in the car to practice on the run. It is also a great feature that you can buy additional cards to pratice other drill and kill facts such as multiplication, division, time, fractions and state capitols. Although it is pricey at almost $11 dollars a pop for the pen and additional card sets each, if you have several children in the family who will benefit, it is a worth-while purchase.
A rating of Hot Dots Talking Pen
Posted 10/1/2008
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The students love to use this pen and are highly motivated to work when they are allowed to use the Hot Dots Pen.
Review for Hot Dots Talking Pen
Posted 8/14/2008 by Andrea Strack
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I bought this product along with some phonics flashcards for my three year old son and he loves it. He loves hearing the pen tell him when he's correct. It's been a great asset to teaching him. The only thing I have negative to say about this product is, is that if he doesn't touch the dot perfectly it will tell him the answer is incorrect when it actually is correct.
Elkhorn, Nebraska USA 68022