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Hi, We are Sally and Amanda from Guinea Pig Education. We present a range of complimentary teaching aids and workbooks to use in your classroom or as homework – in both print and digital format. We aim to raise reading standards and to develop literacy skills, with our ‘fun for kids’ phonic reading resources. We also offer support for pupils aged 4-16 years. We highly recommend our comprehension and creative writing resources - which build confidence and develop imagination.

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Hi, We are Sally and Amanda from Guinea Pig Education. We present a range of complimentary teaching aids and workbooks to use in your classroom or as homework – in both print and digital format. We aim to raise reading standards and to develop literacy skills, with our ‘fun for kids’ phonic reading resources. We also offer support for pupils aged 4-16 years. We highly recommend our comprehension and creative writing resources - which build confidence and develop imagination.
Learn To Read With Phonics: Beginner Reader Book 3
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Learn To Read With Phonics: Beginner Reader Book 3

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Guinea Pig Education is proud to be launching an exciting, new revolutionary phonic reading scheme. Learn To Read With Phonics teaches reading rapidly, in as little as six months PROVEN! Children love reading about the humorous adventures of Sam and his friends. They hardly realise that within each fun story are disguised phonic sounds. Learning to read with Guinea Pig has never been so easy or so much fun. This exciting scheme has been written by a Surrey teacher and tutor catering for the needs of the children she teaches. The scheme works well with young children starting out on reading. At the same time, it is ideal for older children who have failed to reach targets in literacy, for those who have experienced particular learning difficulties or where English is a second language. This scheme helps the student catch up fast. Download this free booklet to learn more about our phonic scheme ‘Learn To Read With Phonics’ - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-do-i-start-my-child-learning-to-read-with-phonics-12412206 Books 1-6 are a structured course that systematically introduces new sounds, each one building on the ones that went before. Book 3 teaches the sounds, ‘ea’, ‘oa’, ‘ai’, ‘ay’, ‘oi’, ‘oy’ and ‘y’. The child is encouraged to read each sound chapter several times and to learn the words using the matching activities with the help of an adult. When he or she is familiar with the material they can move on. 100 pages
Horace Visits The Roman Army (age 7-11 years)
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Horace Visits The Roman Army (age 7-11 years)

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A lively set of English workbooks for 7-11 year olds featuring stories about a cat s travels. Each book contains a series of graded English exercises to help spelling, punctuation and grammar. Featuring a cute character, Horace, this series enables the reader to travel back in time using Horace s latest technology, the i-collar. In this series, Horace visits Ancient Rome; exploring a Roman Villa, a Roman Town and the Roman Army. The stories are brimming over with fascinating facts about life in Roman times and also include Horace s opinions as he sees life through a cat s eyes. A series guaranteed to stretch the imagination; they will also challenge fluent readers with new vocabulary and give him or her practice in exercises featuring grammar, punctuation, spelling and basic comprehension. The text is illustrated throughout with bold, dynamic, cartoon style illustrations that will capture the child s imagination. 47 pages
Let's Imagine And Write A Story (6-9 years)
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Let's Imagine And Write A Story (6-9 years)

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A collection of traditional tales for your child to read and then write their own version. Encourage them to use their imagination and to reinvent the story. For example, they could alter the plot and introduce a new ending. Trialled by children of 6-9 years in our tutorial classes, we believe that if we saturate young children with good ideas and vocabulary, they will learn to love writing. We recommend that you work through the book with younger children. Discuss the characters and where the story takes place; talk about how the story will begin; how it will continue; how it will build up to the most exciting part and how it will end. Older children will be able to work through the book themselves. 76 pages
Mission Spelling Book 3: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)
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Mission Spelling Book 3: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)

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A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics. For children aged 7-11 years. The ‘Mission Spelling’ series teaches children to spell using phonics, with the help of a lovable little alien, called Zoggy, who has come all the way from planet Zen, three million light years away. Follow the adventures of Zoggy as he explores Planet Earth and guides your child through a structured course that contains a treasury of spelling activities. Including: words to sound out; words to build up; phonic rhymes to read, cover and write from memory; spelling lists to practice; and rules to learn together. A “must have” series, which reinforces the spelling rules taught in schools. It is essential for all children who struggle with spelling and will enable reluctant writers to attain the skills they need to get their ideas down accurately. 92 pages
Mission Vocabulary Book 4: ENCOURAGING THE CHILDREN OF PLANET EARTH TO USE ADVANCED VOCABULARY: 7-11
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Mission Vocabulary Book 4: ENCOURAGING THE CHILDREN OF PLANET EARTH TO USE ADVANCED VOCABULARY: 7-11

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'Mission Vocabulary’, the fourth book in the ‘Mission Spelling’ series, encourages children to choose good words for their own writing. In a series of short stories, Zoggy teaches the child: to recognize boring overused words, replacing them with interesting vocabulary; to use the right word in the right place; and to substitute easier words for harder ones. Each challenge includes a vocabulary building exercise with suggested answers. There is also a series of matching exercises to introduce more advanced vocabulary to your child - essential for gaining higher grades. 80 pages
Horace Visits A Roman Villa (age 7-11 years)
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Horace Visits A Roman Villa (age 7-11 years)

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A lively set of English workbooks for 7-11 year olds featuring stories about a cat s travels. Each book contains a series of graded English exercises to help spelling, punctuation and grammar. Featuring a cute character, Horace, this series enables the reader to travel back in time using Horace s latest technology, the i-collar. In this series, Horace visits Ancient Rome; exploring a Roman Villa, a Roman Town and the Roman Army. The stories are brimming over with fascinating facts about life in Roman times and also include Horace s opinions as he sees life through a cat s eyes. A series guaranteed to stretch the imagination; they will also challenge fluent readers with new vocabulary and give him or her practice in exercises featuring grammar, punctuation, spelling and basic comprehension. The text is illustrated throughout with bold, dynamic, cartoon style illustrations that will capture the child s imagination. 52 pages
Horace Visits A Roman Town (age 7-11 years)
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Horace Visits A Roman Town (age 7-11 years)

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A lively set of English workbooks for 7-11 year olds featuring stories about a cat s travels. Each book contains a series of graded English exercises to help spelling, punctuation and grammar. Featuring a cute character, Horace, this series enables the reader to travel back in time using Horace s latest technology, the i-collar. In this series, Horace visits Ancient Rome; exploring a Roman Villa, a Roman Town and the Roman Army. The stories are brimming over with fascinating facts about life in Roman times and also include Horace s opinions as he sees life through a cat s eyes. A series guaranteed to stretch the imagination; they will also challenge fluent readers with new vocabulary and give him or her practice in exercises featuring grammar, punctuation, spelling and basic comprehension. The text is illustrated throughout with bold, dynamic, cartoon style illustrations that will capture the child s imagination. 48 pages
Time To Write Letters And Facts (ages 6-9 years)
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Time To Write Letters And Facts (ages 6-9 years)

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A lively collection of ideas to improve your child’s writing. He or she will learn to set out a letter and to write using facts and opinions. This book is a starting point to get your child to enjoy writing. All the ideas have been trialled in tutorial classes, with children of 6-9 years. For younger children, we advise that the adult works through the book with the child. Older children, who are fluent readers, will have fun completing the book themselves. If we saturate our children with good ideas and vocabulary in the early years, we can assist them in their writing and build on the work they do at school.
Mission Spelling Book 2: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)
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Mission Spelling Book 2: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)

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A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics. For children aged 7-11 years. The ‘Mission Spelling’ series teaches children to spell using phonics, with the help of a lovable little alien, called Zoggy, who has come all the way from planet Zen, three million light years away. Follow the adventures of Zoggy as he explores Planet Earth and guides your child through a structured course that contains a treasury of spelling activities. Including: words to sound out; words to build up; phonic rhymes to read, cover and write from memory; spelling lists to practice; and rules to learn together. A “must have” series, which reinforces the spelling rules taught in schools. It is essential for all children who struggle with spelling and will enable reluctant writers to attain the skills they need to get their ideas down accurately. 56 pages
Mission Spelling Book 2 (US English Edition) Grades 2-5
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Mission Spelling Book 2 (US English Edition) Grades 2-5

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A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics. For children aged 7-11 years. The ‘Mission Spelling’ series teaches children to spell using phonics, with the help of a lovable little alien, called Zoggy, who has come all the way from planet Zen, three million light years away. Follow the adventures of Zoggy as he explores Planet Earth and guides your child through a structured course that contains a treasury of spelling activities. Including: words to sound out; words to build up; phonic rhymes to read, cover and write from memory; spelling lists to practice; and rules to learn together. A “must have” series, which reinforces the spelling rules taught in schools. It is essential for all children who struggle with spelling and will enable reluctant writers to attain the skills they need to get their ideas down accurately. 56 pages
Mission Spelling Book 1 (US English Edition) Grades 2-5
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Mission Spelling Book 1 (US English Edition) Grades 2-5

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A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics. For children aged 7-11 years. The ‘Mission Spelling’ series teaches children to spell using phonics, with the help of a lovable little alien, called Zoggy, who has come all the way from planet Zen, three million light years away. Follow the adventures of Zoggy as he explores Planet Earth and guides your child through a structured course that contains a treasury of spelling activities. Including: words to sound out; words to build up; phonic rhymes to read, cover and write from memory; spelling lists to practice; and rules to learn together. A “must have” series, which reinforces the spelling rules taught in schools. It is essential for all children who struggle with spelling and will enable reluctant writers to attain the skills they need to get their ideas down accurately. 109 pages
Information Writing (US English Edition) Grades 4-8
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Information Writing (US English Edition) Grades 4-8

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Information Writing is the essential guide for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. It is the third in the ‘Teach Your Child to Write Good English’ series. Information Writing has been written by an experienced teacher and tutor with the needs of children in mind. Information Writing teaches your child to recognize the difference between facts and opinions. It concentrates on different aspects of information writing including writing to advise, writing to inform, writing to explain, writing to analyse, review and comment, giving examples. It teaches the child how a newspaper article is structured, how to write formal and informal letters, diaries, police reports, e-mails, biographies, autobiographies, interviews, book reviews and many more. This book is designed as a starting point for writing, helping the child to form ideas, enabling him or her to structure their work and organize it into paragraphs. Attention is given to making writing more interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good grammar. Information Writing includes an exciting range of model answers and sample texts written by children and provides practice questions to test them. Common errors made by students are highlighted and corrected. It is packed with vital hints and tips on gaining those top grades. Information Writing is ideal for working through at home or as a resource in the classroom. By working methodically through this book the students will grow in confidence and will learn to enjoy writing. Also available in the ‘Teach your child good English’ series are Creative Story Writing - ISBN: 9780955831508 and Learning Persuasive Writing And Argument - ISBN: 9780955831515.Please note, this is the US English Edition. The UK edition is also listed.
The Easter Story Activity Pack (8-12 years)
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The Easter Story Activity Pack (8-12 years)

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Easter Story Activity Pack Includes the complete Easter Story: Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Sunday This pack will allow your kids to look deeper into the bible story and accounts of the Easter Story, while practising their comprehension skills. Ideal for stimulating group discussions. Includes a number of themed activities including: A reading comprehension based on the bible passage Creative writing activities A craft A drawing activity With our bible work packs, kids will practise their comprehension skills and look deeper into their favourite Bible Stories. 100 pages approx
Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 2 (12-14 years)
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Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 2 (12-14 years)

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. Teachers, are you still battling with digital or blended learning? Guinea Pig Education can make your life easier. No need to worry about what literacy activities to set your children. We have you covered. This resource includes one week of English literacy distance learning work for children 9-12 years. This resource includes 5 activities - one for every day of the week. This work should take children approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Examples of activities included are: a reading comprehension, a story to plan, write and reinvent, a letter or diary entry to write and a spelling activity. In this series there are 6 different packs (weeks) of work for each age range. Includes (and suggested order): Mon- Write To Persuade: Let’s Go Out For The Day Tues- Write A Discursive Essay: Do Young People Eat Too Much Fast Food? Wed- Write To Advise On Getting A New Pet Thurs- Improve Your English - Brush Up On Punctuation/ Grammar Exercises Frid- The Space Age Bag - Creative Writing Tasks Guinea Pig Education are supporting schools where closures are taking place and digital or blended learning are the new normal, by supporting teachers and parents to access educational resources from home. As teachers with many years experience, we have assembled some distance learning packs and schemes of work, that children will enjoy working through at home, independently or with an adult. There are distance learning resources available for every age and year group. Age ranges are based on the ability of the average child in a year group. If a child is working at a higher or lower ability, in comparison to their age, you may need to go up or down a scheme. Our resource are very good value. They are heavily discounted and jam packed with work. At Guinea Pig Education, we want all children to have access to education, at this difficult time. The resource consists of 89 editable slides.
Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 3 (12-14 years)
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Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 3 (12-14 years)

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. Teachers, are you still battling with digital or blended learning? Guinea Pig Education can make your life easier. No need to worry about what literacy activities to set your children. We have you covered. This resource includes one week of English literacy distance learning work for children 9-12 years. This resource includes 5 activities - one for every day of the week. This work should take children approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Examples of activities included are: a reading comprehension, a story to plan, write and reinvent, a letter or diary entry to write and a spelling activity. In this series there are 6 different packs (weeks) of work for each age range. Includes (and suggested order): Mon- Write To Persuade In A Play Script With An Environmental Theme Tues- Write A Discursive Essay: Is Smoking Bad For My Health? Wed- Write An Interview And A Biography Thurs- Improve Your English - Brush Up On Parts Of Speech/ Grammar Exercises Frid- The Accident Report - Creative Writing Tasks Guinea Pig Education are supporting schools where closures are taking place and digital or blended learning are the new normal, by supporting teachers and parents to access educational resources from home. As teachers with many years experience, we have assembled some distance learning packs and schemes of work, that children will enjoy working through at home, independently or with an adult. There are distance learning resources available for every age and year group. Age ranges are based on the ability of the average child in a year group. If a child is working at a higher or lower ability, in comparison to their age, you may need to go up or down a scheme. Our resource are very good value. They are heavily discounted and jam packed with work. At Guinea Pig Education, we want all children to have access to education, at this difficult time. Every resource is available as a pdf and as a digital resource for use with google classroom. If you would like access to both formats, please do not hesitate to contact me. The resource consists of 100 editable slides.
Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 6 (9-12 years)
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Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 6 (9-12 years)

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. Teachers, are you still battling with digital or blended learning? Guinea Pig Education can make your life easier. No need to worry about what literacy activities to set your children. We have you covered. This resource includes one week of English literacy distance learning work for children 9-12 years. This resource includes 5 activities - one for every day of the week. This work should take children approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Examples of activities included are: a reading comprehension, a story to plan, write and reinvent, a letter or diary entry to write and a spelling activity. In this series there are 6 different packs (weeks) of work for this age. Pack 6 includes (and suggested order): Mon- Write A Story Called The First Day At School Tues- Comprehension Dinosaur Discovery Wed- Improve Your English Grammar And Punctuation Exercises (answers included) Thurs- Dinosaur Skulls Found: Write A Newspaper Report Frid- Can you spell these words? Guinea Pig Education are supporting schools where closures are taking place and digital or blended learning are the new normal, by supporting teachers and parents to access educational resources from home. As teachers with many years experience, we have assembled some distance learning packs and schemes of work, that children will enjoy working through at home, independently or with an adult. There are distance learning resources available for every age and year group. Age ranges are based on the ability of the average child in a year group. If a child is working at a higher or lower ability, in comparison to their age, you may need to go up or down a scheme. Our resource are very good value. They are heavily discounted and jam packed with work. At Guinea Pig Education, we want all children to have access to education, at this difficult time. The resource consists of 89 editable slides.
Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 1 (12-14 years)
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Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 1 (12-14 years)

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to acess and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. Teachers, are you still battling with digital or blended learning? Guinea Pig Education can make your life easier. No need to worry about what literacy activities to set your children. We have you covered. This resource includes one week of English literacy distance learning work for children 9-12 years. This resource includes 5 activities - one for every day of the week. This work should take children approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Examples of activities included are: a reading comprehension, a story to plan, write and reinvent, a letter or diary entry to write and a spelling activity. In this series there are 6 different packs (weeks) of work for this age. Pack 1 includes (and suggested order): Mon- Write To Persuade: Visit The Rare Breed Centre Tues- Write A Letter Arguing A View Point Wed- Write A Newspaper Article Thurs- Improve Your English - Brush Up On Capital Letters/ Grammar Exercises Frid- The New Headteacher - Creative Writing Tasks Guinea Pig Education are supporting schools where closures are taking place and digital or blended learning are the new normal, by supporting teachers and parents to access educational resources from home. As teachers with many years experience, we have assembled some distance learning packs and schemes of work, that children will enjoy working through at home, independently or with an adult. There are distance learning resources available for every age and year group. Age ranges are based on the ability of the average child in a year group. If a child is working at a higher or lower ability, in comparison to their age, you may need to go up or down a scheme. Our resource are very good value. They are heavily discounted and jam packed with work. At Guinea Pig Education, we want all children to have access to education, at this difficult time. Every resource is available as a pdf and as a digital resource for use with google classroom. If you would like access to both formats, please do not hesitate to contact me. The resource consists of 112 editable slides.
Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 5 (12-14 years)
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Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 5 (12-14 years)

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. Teachers, are you still battling with digital or blended learning? Guinea Pig Education can make your life easier. No need to worry about what literacy activities to set your children. We have you covered. This resource includes one week of English literacy distance learning work for children 9-12 years. This resource includes 5 activities - one for every day of the week. This work should take children approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Examples of activities included are: a reading comprehension, a story to plan, write and reinvent, a letter or diary entry to write and a spelling activity. In this series there are 6 different packs (weeks) of work for each age range. Includes (and suggested order): Mon- Write To Persuade: Come To Seaside World Tues- Write Lots Of Discursive Essays: Should Animals Perform In The Circus? Discuss. Wed- Presenting And Understanding Information: The Romans Thurs- Improve Your English - Brush Up On Literary Techniques And Homophones and Grammar Exercises Frid- The Computer Game - Creative Writing Tasks Guinea Pig Education are supporting schools where closures are taking place and digital or blended learning are the new normal, by supporting teachers and parents to access educational resources from home. As teachers with many years experience, we have assembled some distance learning packs and schemes of work, that children will enjoy working through at home, independently or with an adult. There are distance learning resources available for every age and year group. Age ranges are based on the ability of the average child in a year group. If a child is working at a higher or lower ability, in comparison to their age, you may need to go up or down a scheme. Our resource are very good value. They are heavily discounted and jam packed with work. At Guinea Pig Education, we want all children to have access to education, at this difficult time. The resource consists of 100 editable slides.
Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 5 (9-12 years)
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Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 5 (9-12 years)

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. Teachers, are you still battling with digital or blended learning? Guinea Pig Education can make your life easier. No need to worry about what literacy activities to set your children. We have you covered. This resource includes one week of English literacy distance learning work for children 9-12 years. This resource includes 5 activities - one for every day of the week. This work should take children approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Examples of activities included are: a reading comprehension, a story to plan, write and reinvent, a letter or diary entry to write and a spelling activity. In this series there are 6 different packs (weeks) of work for this age. Pack 5 includes (and suggested order): Mon- Write A Story Called The Bullies Tues- Comprehension Changes Wed- Improve Your English Grammar And Punctuation Exercises (answers included) Thurs- Journey Into The Deeepest, Darkest Jungle: Write A Story Frid- Can you spell these words? Guinea Pig Education are supporting schools where closures are taking place and digital or blended learning are the new normal, by supporting teachers and parents to access educational resources from home. As teachers with many years experience, we have assembled some distance learning packs and schemes of work, that children will enjoy working through at home, independently or with an adult. There are distance learning resources available for every age and year group. Age ranges are based on the ability of the average child in a year group. If a child is working at a higher or lower ability, in comparison to their age, you may need to go up or down a scheme. Our resource are very good value. They are heavily discounted and jam packed with work. At Guinea Pig Education, we want all children to have access to education, at this difficult time. The resource consists of 78 editable slides.
Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 4 (12-14 years)
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Digital Distance Learning Resource For Google Classroom: Pack 4 (12-14 years)

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. Pdf version included. Teachers, are you still battling with digital or blended learning? Guinea Pig Education can make your life easier. No need to worry about what literacy activities to set your children. We have you covered. This resource includes one week of English literacy distance learning work for children 9-12 years. This resource includes 5 activities - one for every day of the week. This work should take children approximately 1-2 hours to complete. Examples of activities included are: a reading comprehension, a story to plan, write and reinvent, a letter or diary entry to write and a spelling activity. In this series there are 6 different packs (weeks) of work for each age range. Includes (and suggested order): Mon- Write To Persuade In An Article With An Environmental Theme Tues- Write A Discursive Essay: Is Hosting An Event Like The Olympics Beneficial To A Country? Discuss. Wed- Write To Explain And To Instruct Thurs- Improve Your English Grammar Exercises Frid- Creative Writing Tasks: Changes Guinea Pig Education are supporting schools where closures are taking place and digital or blended learning are the new normal, by supporting teachers and parents to access educational resources from home. As teachers with many years experience, we have assembled some distance learning packs and schemes of work, that children will enjoy working through at home, independently or with an adult. There are distance learning resources available for every age and year group. Age ranges are based on the ability of the average child in a year group. If a child is working at a higher or lower ability, in comparison to their age, you may need to go up or down a scheme. Our resource are very good value. They are heavily discounted and jam packed with work. At Guinea Pig Education, we want all children to have access to education, at this difficult time. The resource consists of 100 editable slides.