PlayShifu Educational Word Game - Plugo Letters Without Gamepad

My daughter is five & LOVES her plugo! It definitely makes learning fun for her & she can read so much better since we got it. Worth every cent to see how excited she gets pointing out new words while we’re out & about. Only complaint is, it doesn’t calibrate when she tries to play it laying on our carpet. It has to be on a hard, flat surface but it’s an easy fix!

I'm using this set to teach my 6 year old common word patterns and spelling differences of similar sounding words.After using the first set I purchased.. I bought another.

My 3yo (now 4) loves their games, I like the ability to check her progress after her “I wanna do it myself” sessions so I know if/where she needs help. They really did a nice job for this price point no question. But I will say, as nice and simple as the setup is, and it DOES work, the tray magnet system can be a little wonky sometimes which if she’s already frustrated about getting stuck on a word, isn’t a big help. Doesn’t take much for it to get shifted slightly and throw the balance off and thus how it registers the letters she puts up. I’ve also noticed some letters keep repeating? Like the weights slightly off on the tile and it thinks she’s putting it in and out of the slot repeatedly. Minor issues really, and my only complaint about this particular product from these guys. She also enjoys the math, and the piano game

my 4 yo loves it.But needs some help with the letters when they are all jumbled upGreat tool for alphabet recognition, word building skills.

Just to be clear, this DOES NOT come with the blue magnetic board. You CANNOT play without it. I missed that in the description and had to order it separately. It was my fault. I just didn’t want anyone else to make the same mistake.

Very good and helpful with the learning

this is a great way of making learning time fun.

Update: Now that my kid is in kindergarten, and we have returned to this every few months or so for years, I can honestly say this is NOT a good leaning tool. There are several free and paid learning programs (Khan Academy kids, Lexia Core 5) that are far superior. There are two main issues: (1) there are little to no instructions given, no “repeat the instructions” or “help I need a hint” buttons, and the games are often not intuitive to young learners; and (2) the games are more like busywork than learning. For example, in a pre-k phonics game, they give the the word “eel”. When you put in the first letter, it says “E. eh eh… eel”. Hilariously bad because they’re giving the wrong sound for that word. While the graphics are pretty and the tactile use of physical letters is appealing, the actual games are lacking in substance. I can’t believe they charge so much this.Original review:I was hoping this would be a learn-to-read tool, but it’s really just for spelling practice. All of the games start abruptly with very few instructions, so your child needs to be old enough to figure out what to do without instructions, even on the Pre-K setting. The tablet camera is used to identify the letters, which is a little glitchy, so it will say “K” when the letter is placed in, then get confused and think the K is gone, then see it again and say K again, which can really confuse the child whose trying to find the next letter. And occasionally it will be so confused it says the wrong letter.This would probably be a great tool for a kid who can read and is practicing their spelling, but I don’t think it should even have a Pre-K setting, as it’s not really age-appropriate for Pre-K even on that setting.