Alphabet Cookie Jar
Developing social skills instructional materials
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
- Evidence level
- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
<p>The Alphabet Cookie Jar pulls young children into hands-on letter and sound exploration from the very first scoop. This cookie-themed activity instantly engages preschool children and gets them actively involved in learning while playing. </p><p>Kid-sized tongs put fine motor skill-building front and center, helping children develop hand strength and hand-eye coordination while having fun. Frosted vowels and chocolate-chip consonants provide a clear visual cue, helping kids identify vowels and consonants, recognize letter patterns, building foundational literacy skills. </p><p>Children sort, scoop, match, and explore freely — no right or wrong way to play — keeping the activity accessible across a wide range of skill levels and attention spans. The cookie jar stores all 29 pieces in one place, so children finish with a simple, predictable cleanup that helps with transitions for kids who depend on routine.</p><p><strong>What Children Can do with this Toy</strong></p><p>Build fine motor skills through purposeful play: As kids use the tongs to pick up letter cookies and place them with intention, they are using the pincer grip and building hand-eye coordination.</p><p>Explore letters and beginning sounds at their own pace: Children handle each cookie, call out letters, practice beginning sounds, and grow their vocabulary in a concrete, multisensory way — directly supporting early literacy goals for early learners with autism, sensory processing differences, or language delays.</p><p>Use visual cues to distinguish vowels and consonants: Children will immediately spot the difference between frosted vowels and chocolate chip consonants, giving them a tangible, sensory-friendly tool for noticing letter patterns — particularly helpful for children who respond well to visual supports.</p>
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- FES-UA_NationalAutismResources
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- Search
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- Unknown
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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