This Hot Dots® set provides practice in working with: short and long vowels, r-controlled

vowels, blends and digraphs, sight words, plurals, contractions, homophones, and more
with the goal of improving students’ spelling and writing. Jokes, riddles, and cartoons
provide a fun, interactive way for students to review these skills.

What’s on Each Card?

Question

Answers

Using the Cards with the Hot Dots® Pen

The Hot Dots® pen (sold separately) adds instant, self-checking feedback.
• Touch the pen to a CORRECT answer dot on the cards, and students are instantly
rewarded with a glowing green light, a cool phrase, and a variety of motivating sounds.
• Touch the pen to an INCORRECT answer dot on the cards, and the pen glows red and
gently provides encouraging words and sound effects.

Before letting students work independently, demonstrate how to use the cards and the
Hot Dots® pen. Choose a sample card, read the question together, and select the correct
answer choice. Show students how to position the pen on the center of the dot next
to the answer choice, making sure the tip of the pen sits flat on the surface of the dot.
Demonstrate what happens when an incorrect Hot Dots® answer choice is selected.

How to Position
the Hot Dots® Pen
Make sure the tip
of the Hot Dots® pen
sits flat on the surface
of the answer dot
as shown.
TIPS
• Make sure the cards rest on a hard surface when using the Hot Dots® pen on them.
• Never laminate the cards.

Using the Cards as Traditional Activity Cards

Make a copy of the Answer Key provided in this guide. Have students write their answers
down on a sheet of paper. Have them check their answers against the Answer Key.

ANSWER KEY

Card Key Card Key Card Key Card Key

No. No. No. No.
1 C 26 B 51 D 76 B
2 A 27 C 52 B 77 C
3 D 28 B 53 A 78 D
4 B 29 A 54 B 79 A
5 A 30 D 55 D 80 B
6 D 31 C 56 B 81 D
7 C 32 C 57 A 82 C
8 C 33 D 58 D 83 B
9 A 34 D 59 C 84 A
10 C 35 A 60 B 85 B
11 B 36 C 61 A 86 D
12 D 37 B 62 D 87 B
13 B 38 D 63 B 88 C
14 D 39 B 64 B 89 A
15 A 40 C 65 D 90 B
16 B 41 A 66 A 91 D
17 C 42 C 67 C 92 C
18 D 43 A 68 A 93 B
19 C 44 B 69 B 94 A
20 A 45 D 70 D 95 C
21 B 46 A 71 C 96 D
22 C 47 C 72 D 97 B
23 D 48 B 73 C 98 A
24 A 49 A 74 A 99 C
25 D 50 B 75 C 100 D