Educational Insights: Alpha Catch Review (& Giveaway Ends 11/7)

ABOUT:

Educational Insights is a manufacturer of kids products that have an educational value to them. Their products include classroom products, teacher resources, educational toys, and games. All the products are designed by seasoned educators and parents who know that learning needs to be fun to keep kids engaged.

MY THOUGHTS:

Alpha Catch is an adorable game for kids!  My boys are huge in sports and of course love to throw balls around.

 Alpha Catch

Alpha Catch is the fast-paced, physical way to practice letter names and sounds. Kids take turns tossing self-stick balls, catching them with the sticky catcher’s mitts, and playing fun phonics games about the letters on each ball. It’s a phonemic awareness home run!  Includes 4 catcher’s mitts, 26 soft, self-stick alphabet balls featuring upper- and lowercase letters and teacher’s guide with 7 interactive games.

Games include:

  • Letter Line Up – “What letter is that?”
  • Ace the Sound – “What sound does that letter make?”
  • Beginning Sounds Catch – “Say a word that begins with that sound!”
  • Ending Sounds Catch – “Say a word that ends with that sound!”
  • Middle Sounds Catch – “Say a word that has that sound in the middle!”
  • Word Catch – “Can you make a word with the letters you caught?”
  • Round Robin Play – “All questions above are asked as a group of kids tosses and catches the balls
  • Practices letter names, sounds and beginning phonics

With Alpha Catch you get four catchers mitts and 26 balls with upper and lower case letters.  The balls have a Velcro strip on them so when you toss them at the catchers mitt they stick!  You have kids take turns tossing balls back and forth and the possibilities are endless with what you can do with the letters!

There are seven phonics games recommend to give you ideas and get started.  Since my boys are 3 and 4 and just starting preschool we are working with letters at home.  With my 3 year old, he is still learning all his letter and how to correctly pronounce them and with my 4 year old we are working on putting letters together for words.  Alpha Catch allows kids to have fun throwing balls around and at the same time learning!  My boys think its awesome that I let them throw these balls and since there are four mitts we can all wear the mitts and play.  So my husband and I with our two boys throw balls around and sound out letters and words.  I like to have them name something that starts with the letter that lands on the mitt like “T” and they say tv or M and they say milk.  This would be a perfect game for either kids at home or even in the classroom!

BUY IT: The Alpha Catch can be purchased for $29.99 from Educational Insights or check out the Store Locator for a store that carries Educational Insights products near you!

WIN IT: (1) US winner will receive Alpha Catch

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Comments

  1. 1

    I would get Hot Dots Jr. Phonics Fun

    rakisha dot white at gmail dot com

  2. 2
    tess says:

    i like the math slam
    tcogbill at live dot com

  3. 3
    Renee Addison-Hutchinson says:

    Inching Along Measurement Game

  4. 4

    I love their Play Brix. I used to play with ones like them at my pediatricians lol

    wildnmild4u (at) yahoo (dot) com

  5. 5
    Marthalynn says:

    The E-Z as ABC Game Set looks great!

  6. 6
    sandra says:

    i love the Hot Dots Jr. Phonics Fun

  7. 7
    Jennifer Estep says:

    Woodsy words

  8. 8
    Heather R says:

    I also like the Word-of-the-Week Chart Set Grades 3-4

  9. 9
    Patti hess says:

    Like the Smens Pens Set of 50

    pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
    thanks for the chance

  10. 10
    Pamela Halliga says:

    The GeoSafari Sonic Sleuth

  11. 11
    Tia says:

    I really like the Phonics Firefly.
    nhmummab@comcast.net

  12. 12
    JamericanSpice says:

    love the Classroom Café Dining Play Set

  13. 13
    costana hornbaker says:

    the phonics firefly

  14. 14
    Rondah says:

    I like the playfoam sparkle 4 pack

  15. 15

    I like the design and drill set

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  17. 17
    Michele says:

    I would get the Classroom Cafe Dining Play Set. My grandchildren loved to have tea party or just play resturant.

  18. 18
    Dee W. says:

    From what I’m reading, I like the Grammar 500 game.

  19. 19
    Anne Loyd says:

    I would love the Hot Dots Jr. Phonics for my son!

  20. 20
    deb c says:

    I like the Classroom Jeopardy game.

  21. 21
    Leah Baird says:

    I like the Design & Drill® Power Tool Workshop.

  22. 22
    Daisy says:

    the Hot Dots Jr. Phonics

  23. 23
    DEBIJOT says:

    I like math slam

  24. 24
    Felicia R says:

    I would love to try the Shapes Bean Bags!
    fmgrice2(at)yahoo(dot)com

  25. 25
    Carrie Phelps says:

    I like the Hot Dots Jr. Phonics Fun.
    carriedust@yahoo.com

  26. 26
    Lori B says:

    Lbrouse1 (at) gmail (dt) com
    The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game™ looks fun! :)

  27. 27
    Yolanda K Robinson says:

    My daughter would love the Classroom Café Dining Play Set

  28. 28
    Marj M. says:

    I like the VersaPegs, lacing is a lost art with Velcro.
    gourdsrmylife(at)yahoo(dot)com

  29. 29
    Bonnye Sensenig says:

    I would love the Design & Drill Take-Along Toolkit

  30. 30
    Ryana says:

    hot dots jr

  31. 31
    Lisa Danielle Grice says:

    Love the Cafe dining play set!

  32. 32
    Katie Morris Crider says:

    I like Playfoam.

  33. 33
    Stacy B. says:

    I would love to get Hot Dots Jr. Phonics Fun for my struggling reader. Thanks!!

  34. 34
    Heather McD says:

    i like the hot dots jr phonics fun

  35. 35
    Jennie Swencki says:

    I like the hot dots phonics jr

  36. 36
    Gladys Parker says:

    Rain or Shine daily temperature recording charts
    Gladys P
    sps1113 at yahoo dot com

  37. 37
    yesi says:

    My daughter would love play Practices letter names.

  38. 38
    EMMA L HORTON says:

    I LIKE THE Number Hunt™ Game

  39. 39
    Stacy M. says:

    I also like the Geo Safari Ant Zone :-)

  40. 40
    Valerie Taylor Mabrey says:

    I like the phonics firefly
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

  41. 41
    Debbie says:

    i like the geosafari talking microscope

  42. 42
    Kristi Blackstone says:

    I also like the Light Writer for my sons

  43. 43
    Amo says:

    I would love to have their PlayFoam for my son with sensory issues!
    amoeidson@yahoo.com

  44. 44
    Jennette says:

    My kids would love Smencils!

  45. 45
    joanne major says:

    pots and pans set would be great for my granddaughter
    jmajor4870(at)aol(dot)com

  46. 46
    Lori S says:

    I like the phonics firefly.

    Thanks!

  47. 47
    Amanda Leach says:

    Math slam!

  48. 48
    Laurie Adams says:

    I would like to try their playfoam. Thank you.

  49. 49
    Michele says:

    I like the Cafe’ Dining Play set.

  50. 50
    Susan Salerno says:

    The Jeopordy game

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