AlphaPet Explorer

Appropriate for Ages 24 Months to 5 Years

Learning Skills

Phonics skills: Phonics skills
To learn to read, a child must understand the letter-sound relationship and distinguish individual sounds, or phonemes, within words. Crucial to reading, phonics skills help children sound out new words (If I can read "pot," then I can read "hot" and "spot").
Fine motor skills: Fine motor skills
Small, refined muscle movements allow infants and toddlers to grasp, scribble and wiggle their toes.

AlphaPet Explorer

Dig into phonics fun with the AlphaPet Explorer! This portable learning toy features Scout the puppy as your child's guide to learning letter names, letter sounds and more. Four learning modes extend the fun with letter and phonics games, music and help from Scout!

Teaches:

- The alphabet

- Phonics skills

- Fine motor skills

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