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Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr Pete the Cat Kindergarten Rocks!
Hurray for Pete the Cat! If you’ve got a little one in your life, you probably know who Pete the Cat is! If you don’t, you’re missing out. Pete the Cat is a cool cat who sings and dances and is just all and out groovy. Kids love him, and they’ll love learning with him too.
Get ready: Pete the Cat® is going to get kids rockin’ and schoolin’ with Kindergarten Rocks!, level 2 of the two all-new Hot Dots® Jr. Pete the Cat® Kindergarten sets. Inspired by the beloved Pete the Cat® children’s book series. This 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 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.
Product Features + Benefits:
- Promotes rockin’, interactive learning and offers ample practice time
- Develops early learning skills necessary for school success
- Provides confidence-building feedback
- Encourages independent, self-paced learning
- 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)
Oogie the Bear’s Rainy Day Adventure
Perseverance is a necessary life skill that every child should understand. But teaching your children this valuable skill is not always so easy. How can parents start the conversation about the value of taking risks and never giving up in order to achieve their goals now, and to set them up for future success?
Enter Oogie the Bear, the star of the #1 Amazon Bestseller in the children’s book category, Oogie the Bear’s Rainy Day Adventure. Written by award-winning author Michael Weinberger, and featuring colorful artwork by commercial illustrator and fine artist Steve Bonham, this unique story teaches children and their adult reading companions the value and rewards of perseverance. It tells the story of Oogie, a little bear who, despite all the obstacles set in front of him, doesn’t give up on achieving his goals.
Providing silly fun both parents and children will find pleasure in reading together, Oogie the Bear’s Rainy Day Adventure is the perfect way to start talking about perseverance.
My Review of Oogie the Bear’s Rainy Day Adventure
I think we could all use a lesson on perseverance. It seems like so many of our “projects” get started but never end! My mom got me a little plaque that says, “I can’t clean, I keep getting distracted by all the cool stuff I find!” Can I get an amen? Did you know that the average adult has an attention span less than a goldfish?! It’s true. How many tabs do you have open right now? Mmhmm. I thought so. Well, Oogie the Bear might be meant for your kids, but when you’re reading this to them, listen to the lesson!
Oogie’s favorite food is peanut butter on crackers, but one morning he wakes up and is out of crackers….those crazy little mice ate them all! Well, it is pouring down rain, but does that stop Oogie from going to the store? Nope! Would it stop me? Probably! When Oogie gets to the store, they are out of crackers! He doesn’t let them stop him. He goes from place to place until he can get what everyone needs to bake, deliver, and sell his crackers. He never gives up.
Never giving up is a quality that children will have to learn. We all know it doesn’t come naturally. We expect things to be instant since pretty much everything in our lives is instant these days. Reading this book with the children in your lives can show them that not giving up easily is the way to go. They’ll love seeing Oogie and his friends persist despite the rain and obstacles they face. The illustrations are very cute…I love the mice! This book is a must read!
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Puzzle Globe from Learning Resources
This NEW Puzzle Globe from Learning Resources helps kids investigate the continents, the oceans, famous landmarks, different kinds of animals, and so much more. The big chunky pieces are designed to match up to holes on the Globe, so it’s easier for children to put continents in place. Includes a tough and durable base (with oceans labeled), rotatable Globe, 6 continent puzzle pieces, 6 plastic continent labels, and blank label stickers. For ages 3 years+.
This puzzle globe is really fun, and it can be enjoyed by multiple ages. Little ones can learn to match colors and shapes while older children can match the continents to their names. I love that the names of the continents are removable, so you can “test” your child to see if they know which continent is which.
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Which of these do you think your child would most enjoy? Keep them in mind for the upcoming holidays too!
One of my nieces is going into kindergarten this year, so this sounds great for her. She’s super excited to finally be going to school, but her mom is a wreck because this is her oldest.
What a great sounding range of products, I love the look of a the globe it really looks like something that would help kids learn more about the layout of the world.
I know my kids would enjoy the puzzle globe. What an interesting way to teach geography. The removable label feature would definitely help with learning geography as well.
I remember when Pete the Cat first came out. I was working in a preK class room, and the teacher purchased a book that was Pete the Cat….the class was obsessed. I was so excited to see the stories grow!
I am going to have to get this for my grandchildren. They have all the Pete the Cat books and love them.
This is too cute! When my youngest was in pre-k and kindergarten he LOVED Pete the Cat and really would have enjoyed this 🙂
How fun! I think my niece would enjoy the “rainy day”. It’s hard to believe it’s already time for them to go back to school. Seems like they just started the summer holidays :-). Perhaps l’m just getting older.
That puzzle globe looks like a lot of fun! My kids need to get back into the swing of school.
How cute! My kids have always liked Pete the Cat. I love that this is out there to help prepare kids.
I teach kindergarten and I LOVE Pete the Cat…start my year off with those books every year
My friend’s daughter is absolutely obsessed with Pete the Cat. This would have been great for her.
My nephew is starting school this September and my sister in law is working hard to get everything ready. This is a lovely range of products for back or school
My kids LOVE Pete the Cat! There kindergarten teacher was a big fan. She dresses up in a great homemade Pete the Cat costume for her class every Halloween. Really good books for beginning readers!
I love getting stuff like this for my kids. It’s fun but also helps them learn!
I love the puzzle globe! My kids are always looking to learn and explore the world so I think this would be a great tool for them.
Oh my gosh, that puzzle globe would be my kids pure enjoyment. We always do some trivia using our globe here at home.
I would get the Hot Dots Jr. Pete the Cat activity book. That would be just right for my granddaughter’s age. She’s not yet attending school but is a really fast learner. This will keep her pre-occupied and learning as well.
The educational products seem like a lot of fun. I’m sure I could use the puzzle globe to brush up on my geography.
We are homeschooling for the first time this year so this will be a great resource. Thanks for sharing!
You’ll love these!