The Fidget GamePopping Mats (4 Pack) - Sensory Toys for Kids with Autism, Stress or Anxiety - Rainbow Popper for Toddlers, Boys, Girls, & Adults

This game is a fun engaging way to help PreK-3rd grade functioning students learn sight and high frequency words. It is easy to use and my students love playing the game. It contains high quality word cards and popping fidgets. It is reasonably priced and well worth price.

The media could not be loaded. The Fidget Game lives up to its name – it's a fun and engaging way for young children to develop their reading skills! My little cousins, ages 5 and 7, were quickly hooked on the popping mats and dice, making learning sight words a breeze. It was so amazing to see them engaging with the game and having so much fun. My uncles were RAVING about it and went to get more games! This is also a GREAT family game for the little ones!!As for results, my uncles let me know the kids wanted to play again and every time they played, they got extremely better. After just a week or so of playing, both of them were reading hard sentences!! It seems that by learning common sight words, they had the brainpower to focus on sounding out new words. I also read a lot about the science of reading on their website, which explained this process and was super easy to understand.This game is a lifesaver for busy parents! It's easy to set up and play, and even comes with extra mats for anyone else to join in. The thick, sturdy box also arrived in perfect condition, nothing like the damaged pictures shown. The instructions were very detailed but the QR code led to a more comprehensive explanation (which was awesome).Overall, The Fidget Game is a fantastic game for helping young children learn to read. It's engaging, effective, and gets kids excited about reading. I highly recommend it!!!

My 6 yo has *no idea* we are learning/practicing sight words and math! She loves the pop-it’s and the game is simple enough to add-in extra rule if you want to jazz it up. We have played this daily since her birthday 2 weeks ago and there are enough cards it’s not repeating too quickly. I highly recommend, it is so fun watching your kid beat you to reading the words or math problems and being proud of themselves. 10/10 I’ve already recommended this to multiple people. Such a fun way to do flash cards

Brought for my granddaughter and she loves pop it's and was very excited to play. Great idea to help kids learn!

The students I teach in reading class love this game. It's fun and colorful. It's very simple to play, but they love to read the words, roll the die, and pop out the corresponding number of fidgets on their boards. I'll order another game when they finally wear this one out completely!

This game was a lifesaver for my son learning to read. It made it fun and he really enjoyed showing me how he was getting the hang of the words. I love how the decks are separated by grade and that helped boost his confidence when he read above his grade level.

I first laid the foundations of reading with my 7yo and 5yo: letter sounds, vowels and consonants, syllables, and etymology. Then, before I learned about this game, I had a "word of the day," which we would break down into syllables, and I would explain why each word was spelled the way it was. Beyond that, it was hard to motivate my 7yo to learn to read, and I wasn't quite sure what my next step was for my 5yo. Enter The Fidget Game! After one week of this game (just 4 words), they were BOTH reading sentences! The game worked exactly as described on Shark Tank: by learning common words, their brains were free to focus on sounding out new words. I would mix in simple new words with their learned sight words, so the learned words acted as breaks and a confidence boosts in between the new words. They were both so excited! Now they're reading everywhere they go, even words that are new to them. I've also started expanding the game by creating word searches and bingo cards using all the words they've mastered in the game. Once we've learned our new words for the week and are ready to incorporate them into the game, I only have to supervise a round or two of them playing to be sure they've mastered each word and aren't cheating. Then, they play independently while I tend to my other duties. Great game for a homeschooling mama who has ADHD and 5 young children! BONUS: There are extra mats for the little brothers to play with while the big brothers play.I will say I don't understand the division of the grade levels. They don't seem to progress in difficulty from Pre-K to 3rd grade, so maybe there is another way they are organized that I am unaware of. I also don't quite agree with how some of the hearts and lightning bolts are assigned. On Shark Tank, the creator explained that the hearts are for the tricky parts that the children had to memorize and the the bolts were for words that made sense phonetically and that the children could "read in a flash." On the word "funny," for example, the "nn" are assigned a heart, but the double-n has the function of giving the "u" its short sound, so phonetically, the word does make sense. That's just one example. We just don't use that aspect. I've also skipped the unicorn cards for now because I want them to have to read a word for each of their turns. We didn't add the gremlin cards in until after we had done 8 words. For the sake of others' enjoyment of the game, I do wish the instructions that came with the game explained the game as well as the Shark Tank pitch did. The QR code on the instructions did lead to a better explanation.So maybe half a star off for presentation, but as far as fun and effectiveness go, this game WORKS!

This game is a super way to make sight word learning fun. Playing this game with our 5 year old grandson was a great way to reinforce his sight word list and learn some new words too.

Bought the bundle but so far we have only used the letters and numbers for pre-K as my child is only 4. She loves the game so it's a win for us.

I purchased The Fidget Game first for my daughter to practice her sight words and she loves it! She loves that we can play this as a part of her evening ‘homework.’ As a parent you must find ways to make learning fun! As a mom, I like that the cards come in different levels of difficulty so that the game can grow with her.I am also an educator and as the literacy lead at school I have purchased sets of The Fidget Game for all the K, 1, 2 & 3 classrooms at the school. The teachers appreciate that it is aligned with the Science of Reading and that it incorporates ‘heart words’ and ‘lightning words!’Thank you, Fidget Game! I look forward to trying more games!

Of course I bought this pack and there were no letters on them. My son was so upset as he is Autistic and expected the letters from the picture. All of them should have the letters. I am very disappointed at paying 80.00 for flash cards and pop it's we already have.

It’s a fun game to play with kids. They love reviewing the words while we are playing.

Daughter is in grade 3 and learning to read has been a challenge. When she finds something difficult she avoids- so practicing reading is never pleasant- but this game she is willing to play without a fight! I wish there was a little more depth to the game but it seems to be working or at least something that she is willing to use to practice her reading. I like that you can change out the flash cards for different levels and subjects. Happy with purchase.