February 25, 2012

Smart Snacks® Alpha Pops™Review & #Giveaway

Smart Snacks Alpha Pops

Smart Snacks® Alpha Pops™ from Learning Resources allow children to pop together a rainbow of frozen treats to match uppercase and lowercase letters. They are fun to play with and offer many benefits to children’s development.   They are great for classrooms, homeschools or really, anyone!
Meant for ages 2-5, these pops are:
  • Double-sided to include all 26 letters
  • Self-checking by color
  • Also great for fine motor skills and imaginative play!
  • Single Alpha Pop™ measures 4″L x 1.25″W
  • Ages 2+
This is a “guest review” from my son’s preschool teacher, Mrs. O, who is the teacher for the Peer Model preschool program at our town’s elementary school.  She’ll be doing a few other reviews for us so you’ll get some feedback from special education teachers like Mrs. O as well as the school’s Occupational Therapist who also works alongside Mrs. O.  My son loves being able to share mom’s “blog packages” with his friends at school, and I love that we’re able to pay things forward to our community through my blog.

The students are highly motivated by the Smart Snacks® Alpha Pops™ popsicles and enjoy doing this activity individually as well as in pairs. The pops are easily adaptable for students with various ability levels; students can simply match colors or work on matching upper with lowercase letters.

With more advanced students you can incorporate letter sound knowledge by playing an “I Spy” game for specific letter sounds. When left to explore the activity themselves, after matching the uppercase letter with the lowercase letter, several students proceeded to put the popsicles in ABC order.

Not only is the activity great for learning academic skills but it also incorporates motor skills such as bilateral coordination; our school OT loves this activity because student need to coordinate both hands to place the two sides of the popsicle together.

One of my readers will win a set of Smart Snacks® Alpha Pops™!  ($17.99 ARV)


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We received a sample of this product to facilitate this review.  Opinions are original.

 

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  1. Jenni says:
    March 20, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    I love popsicles! I could use some right now with this warm weather.

    Reply
  2. Charlotte says:
    March 19, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    I would like to try the Cash Bash® Electronic Flash Card. I think this is great, because our youngest child likes to tear up the flash cards! With this, our oldest could do this without worrying about that!

    Reply
  3. Dana says:
    March 19, 2012 at 9:53 am

    Like the bean bag toss

    Reply
  4. Mackenzie says:
    March 19, 2012 at 8:24 am

    I love the popsicles! My daughters would love them. Talk about a double duty item – fun and a learning tool!

    Reply
  5. Trisha W. says:
    March 18, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    http://www.learningresources.com/product/teachers/shop+by+grade/1st+grade/primary+science+lab+set.do?sortby=&

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  6. Anne N. says:
    March 18, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    love the bean bag toss game

    Reply
  7. AndreaH says:
    March 18, 2012 at 11:23 am

    I’d love to try the Zoomy Handheld Digital Microscope.

    AndreaH
    davandihamilton (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  8. Carla Garcia says:
    March 18, 2012 at 9:01 am

    pretend and play kitchen set

    Reply
  9. Cheryl W says:
    March 13, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    My daughter would get a kick out of the New Sprouts doctor kit

    Reply
  10. Jan Messali says:
    March 10, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    I’d love to have the New Sprouts My Very Own Dish set.
    janmessali (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  11. Corey Olomon says:
    March 8, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    My son would love the Hands-on Discovery Lab.

    Reply
  12. kimbuckjr says:
    March 7, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    I would LOVE to try the “Anatomy Models Set.” The models look FUN to play with and learn from.
    kimbuckjr@yahoo.com

    Reply
  13. Debbie Ellis says:
    March 7, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    My littlest Grand daughter would really like the LR Pretend & Play® Supermarket Checkout.

    Reply
  14. Lynda Del says:
    March 5, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    I’d like to try the Healthy Helpings MyPlate Pocket Chart.

    Reply
  15. Megan says:
    March 5, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    The pretend and play service station. This are all so neat!

    Reply
  16. Heidi Daily says:
    March 5, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    I’d also like to try the smart snacks count em up popcorn

    Reply
  17. Teri says:
    March 5, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    Primary Science Mix & Measure Set

    Reply
  18. Renee @ Made By Renee says:
    March 5, 2012 at 10:27 am

    Where is Howie’s Owie?™ is cute

    Reply
  19. Lisa B. says:
    March 4, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    I like the GeoSafari Talking Telescope!

    Reply
  20. Caroline says:
    March 4, 2012 at 10:58 am

    The little ones in my house would love the counting cookies or the Pretend and Play Doctors kit!

    Reply
  21. tara pittman says:
    March 3, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    feet by the foot

    Reply
  22. Jessica B says:
    March 2, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    I would LOVE to use these at home and at my preschool. We already have the cookies, gingerbread men, and cupcakes. For some reason, the children really like learning with the play food. What a great idea! Thanks for the giveaway!!

    Reply
  23. Trisha B says:
    March 2, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    http://www.learningresources.com/product/teachers/shop+by+grade/kindergarten/primary+science+mix+-+measure+set.do?sortby=ourPicks&
    This looks cool

    Reply
  24. Shannon says:
    March 2, 2012 at 2:38 am

    New Sprouts™ Munch It! My very own play food

    Reply
  25. Jody L says:
    March 2, 2012 at 2:05 am

    My kids would LOVE the Pretend & Play® Doctor Set.

    Reply
  26. christine jessamine says:
    March 1, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    i would love to try the pretend and play service station

    Reply
  27. Jenny Lloyd says:
    March 1, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    i would love to try the new sprouts cure it doctor set
    http://www.learningresources.com/product/teachers/shop+by+grade/pre+k/new+sprouts-trade-+cure+it%21+my+very+own+doctor+set.do?sortby=& and the munch it my very own play food http://www.learningresources.com/product/teachers/shop+by+grade/pre+k/new+sprouts-trade-+munch+it%21+my+very+own+play+food.do?sortby=ourPicks& and the froggy feeding fun http://www.learningresources.com/product/teachers/shop+by+grade/pre+k/froggy+feeding+fun-trade-.do?sortby=ourPicks& and lots of other stuff – i LOVE learning resources!

    Reply
  28. Kelly Leto says:
    March 1, 2012 at 2:09 am

    My daughter would love the the counting cookies!

    Reply
  29. beautytolove says:
    February 29, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    -I’m Subscribed to You via Email: aliaskys (at) yahoo dot com

    THANKS!!

    Reply
  30. beautytolove says:
    February 29, 2012 at 11:19 pm

    -Teaching Telephone

    Email: starseeds88 (at) yahoo dot com
    THANKS!!

    Reply
  31. Sandy VanHoey says:
    February 29, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    I like the Time Tracker

    Reply
  32. Fawn H says:
    February 29, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    I like the Light N’ Strike Math Game

    Reply
  33. tamra childers says:
    February 29, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    I would love to try the counting cookies!

    Reply
  34. ann davis says:
    February 29, 2012 at 10:22 am

    The counting cookies

    Reply
  35. brooke t says:
    February 29, 2012 at 6:51 am

    New Sprouts™ Munch It! My very own play food

    Reply
  36. Eileen says:
    February 29, 2012 at 6:23 am

    I’d like to get the Jumbo Endangered Animal set for my grandkids!

    Reply
  37. TRISH ROSE says:
    February 28, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    I would love to try the counting cookies!

    Reply
  38. Kelly F. says:
    February 28, 2012 at 9:20 pm

    I would love to try the counting cookies!

    Reply
  39. Vanessa says:
    February 28, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    Super Sorting pie

    Reply
  40. Lisa Janson says:
    February 28, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Smart Snacks® Count ‘em Up Popcorn

    Reply
  41. Erika P. says:
    February 28, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    I like the Teaching Telephone.

    Reply
  42. Angie M says:
    February 28, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    Smart Snacks® Stack & Count Layer Cake™
    Ages 3-6

    Reply
  43. Jessica Eaton Ledford says:
    February 28, 2012 at 11:55 am

    I’d love to try the GeoSafari Talking Telescope

    Reply
  44. tess says:
    February 28, 2012 at 11:25 am

    i like the playfoam
    tcogbill at live dot com

    Reply
  45. heather eg kaufman says:
    February 28, 2012 at 10:08 am

    Hot dots

    Reply
  46. Jessica Beardmore Hilton says:
    February 28, 2012 at 9:41 am

    smart snacks count em up popcorn

    Reply
  47. Rustell says:
    February 27, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    The measuring motors look fun!

    Reply
  48. Kim Wellnitz says:
    February 27, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    These are so cute! http://www.learningresources.com/product/teachers/shop+by+grade/kindergarten/gator+grabber+tweezers-trade-.do?sortby=&

    Reply
  49. Laurie Adams says:
    February 27, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    My girls would love the LR Pretend & Play® Supermarket Checkout. Thank you!

    Reply
  50. Jennifer says:
    February 27, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    I would like to try the Hot Dots Reading comprehension sets!

    Reply
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