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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.
WORKSHEETS To Reinforce Three Letter Sight Words (4-7 years)
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WORKSHEETS To Reinforce Three Letter Sight Words (4-7 years)

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Worksheets to reinforce three letter sight words. Sight words need to be learnt. They cannot always be sounded out with phonics. Familiarise your child with common sight words, by reading, tracing and writing the letters. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Zoggy Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 10 pages
Practise Writing Stories ‘Dan’s Room’ (4-7 years)
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Practise Writing Stories ‘Dan’s Room’ (4-7 years)

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Practise writing stories ‘Dan’s Room’ Talk about the picture with your child. Then, get him or her to write a sentence using the words suggested and using the picture as a writing prompt. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 4 pages
Practise Writing Stories ‘Zoggy At The Park’ (4-7 years)
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Practise Writing Stories ‘Zoggy At The Park’ (4-7 years)

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Practise writing stories ‘Zoggy At The Park’ Talk about the picture with your child. Then, get him or her to write a sentence using the words suggested and using the picture as a writing prompt. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 8 pages
Learn The Aphabet With Dan’s Dog (4-7 years)
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Learn The Aphabet With Dan’s Dog (4-7 years)

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Learn The Alphabet With Dan’s Dog A super cute way to reinforce letter learning and the alphabet. Every phrase has a word with a significant sound and a bright, colourful picture to match. Get your children to point out the significant word. For example, in ‘act like a cat’ the word will be ‘a’. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 27 pages
WORKSHEETS To Reinforce Four Letter Sight Words (4-7 years)
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WORKSHEETS To Reinforce Four Letter Sight Words (4-7 years)

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Worksheets to reinforce four letter sight words Sight words need to be learnt. They cannot always be sounded out with phonics. Familiarise your child with common sight words, by reading, tracing and writing the letters. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 14 pages
Sentence Writing Practice ‘Zogggy At A Picnic’ (4-7 years)
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Sentence Writing Practice ‘Zogggy At A Picnic’ (4-7 years)

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Sentence Writing Practice: ‘Zoggy At A Picnic’ Trace round the letters of the sentence. Cut out the words provided and stick them in the box to make the sentence yourself. Get the children, to copy their new sentence in their own hand writing. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 8 pages
Practice Writing Sentences ‘This Is Zoggy’ (4-7 years)
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Practice Writing Sentences ‘This Is Zoggy’ (4-7 years)

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Practice writing sentences ‘This Is Zoggy’ Trace round the letters of the sentence. Cut out the words provided and stick them in the box to make the sentence yourself. Get the children, to copy their new sentence in their own hand writing. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Zoggy Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 12 pages
Learn The Aphabet With Zoggy (4-7 years)
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Learn The Aphabet With Zoggy (4-7 years)

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Learn The Alphabet With Zoggy A super cute way to reinforce letter learning and the alphabet. Every phrase has a word with a significant sound and a bright, colourful picture to match. Get your children to point out the significant word. For example, in ‘Zoggy is an alien’ the word will be ‘a’. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 27 pages
Write A Balanced Argument Unit to use with GOOGLE CLASSROOM (9-14 years)
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Write A Balanced Argument Unit to use with GOOGLE CLASSROOM (9-14 years)

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This DIGITAL resource includes a link to access ‘Write A Balanced Argument Or Discursive Essay’ and share it with your students in Google Drive. Therefore it is fully editable and can be used with Google Classroom. It consists of 60 editable slides and at least 6 months of work. This resource teaches how to write a well-balanced argument. The student will learn how to structure their writing, putting forward a point of view, backing it up with convincing evidence, building up a relevant counter argument and knocking it down, as well as, putting forward their own comments and opinions. It focus on discursive writing, enabling the pupil to examine points for and against in a variety of subjects suitable for older children and teenage readers - healthy eating, fashion, social issues and many more. The student will learn vital essay writing skills, that will assist their studies in other areas of the curriculum. In addition to this, this resource teaches organisational and literary devices in persuasive writing, including, figurative language, emotive words, repetition, connectives and use of good vocabulary. The student will learn how to consider writing for the appropriate audience, how to vary sentence types in order to make writing more interesting, and the importance of using good spelling, punctuation and grammar. Included, are an exciting range of model answers and sample texts written by students, as well as practice questions to test them. Common errors made by students are highlighted and corrected. This resource is packed with vital hints and tips to enable the pupil to be successful and gain good grades.
Sentence Writing Practice ‘Dan’s Dog At The Vet’ (4-7 years)
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Sentence Writing Practice ‘Dan’s Dog At The Vet’ (4-7 years)

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Sentence Writing Practice ‘Dan’s Dog At The Vet’ Trace round the letters of the sentence. Cut out the words provided and stick them in the box to make the sentence yourself. Get the children, to copy their new sentence in their own hand writing. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 9 pages
Practise Writing Stories ‘Zoggy At A Picnic’ (4-7 years)
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Practise Writing Stories ‘Zoggy At A Picnic’ (4-7 years)

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Practise writing stories ‘Zoggy At A Picnic’ Talk about the picture with your child. Then, get him or her to write a sentence using the words suggested and using the picture as a writing prompt. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 10 pages
Practise Writing Stories ‘Zoggy In The Sun’ (4-7 years)
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Practise Writing Stories ‘Zoggy In The Sun’ (4-7 years)

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Practise writing stories ‘Zoggy In The Sun’ Talk about the picture with your child. Then, get him or her to write a sentence using the words suggested and using the picture as a writing prompt. Introducing you to our brand new ‘Mission Spelling Zero’ scheme. Help your child/ren to take their first steps in reading, writing and spelling, with this exciting structured scheme. 10 pages
‘Pass GCSE English’ Resource Bundle
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‘Pass GCSE English’ Resource Bundle

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This is a bundle of 13 resources for use at GCSE Level. These resources have been taken from our popular book ‘How Do I Improve My Grades In GCSE English?’. Each resource concentrates on one aspect of writing at GCSE (14-16 years). The student should work their way through all the work packs at their own speed. Take the advice on board and we guarantee that students will gain a grade C or above in their GCSE English Language exam. The examples contained within each resource will give the student ideas to build on and provide practice to develop their writing skills. The examples will show the student the standard of work they need to reach to do well in their exam. They will learn how to tackle a question to get those higher marks. GCSE English Writing work packs include: Practice in writing for different purposes and to reach different audiences. Practice in writing from different points of view, including articles, blogs, brochures and leaflets. Practice in different ways to set out an argument (PEE or PEA). They will also examine language techniques. This series provides a clear, concise revision guide to boost grade, written by a teacher and tutor who is familiar with the requirements of the new GCSE examination. It is so simple that the student can use it for last minute revision. The skills and requirements for the GCSE English language exam are very specific: retrieving information from texts, inference, analysis of language, presentational techniques and comparing texts are some of the skills needed. For writing, students are required to engage the reader and produce a response, which relates to the purpose and audience. This book teaches students how to write using different purposes to inform, explain, argue, advise, describe, persuade, review and how to make the tone and register of their writing suitable for the audience. It emphasises the P.E.E or P.E.T.E.R technique, so students have a blue print (format) to work from; make POINT, give EVIDENCE, comment on TECHNIQUE, EFFECT and RESPONSE. This helps students to develop analytical skills for non-fiction tasks and responses in English literature papers. The students are also taught to use rhetorical techniques groups of three, speaking directly to the reader, rhetorical questions, inclusive pronouns as well as stylistic devices like similes, metaphors and high level vocabulary. The aim of this series is: To help every child gain a grade C in GCSE English. To outline the requirements of the present GCSE course and to teach students to structure and organise a piece of writing. To teach students to look for key words in a task and to plan a suitable response. To teach students to use linguistic and stylistic devices. To show them how to use rhetorical techniques. To teach P.E.E techniques and to teach the analytical skills required for English language and literature tasks. To teach good spelling, punctuation and grammar. 100 pages approximately
Read, Plan And Write A Prince Or Princess Story (6-9 years)
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Read, Plan And Write A Prince Or Princess Story (6-9 years)

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11 pages Read, plan and write a prince or princess story. How To Use Cut out the pages along the dotted lines and muddle them up. Now, ask the child to sort them back into the right order, so the story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Get the child to read the story. Then, cover it and ask them to re-write their own version, putting in more detail. This series provides starting points to get young children, of 6-9 years, writing their own imaginative stories. Traditional tales like ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ are used as examples to look at the characters, the setting and the plot and to show how to structure a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. Children will learn how to brainstorm their ideas, how to put them in a plan and then set out their story. Each pack provides writing challenges, asking the child to continue writing the story, developing their own ideas and to cut up stories to put in order.
Plan And Write A Story Called 'The White Fox' (9-14 years)
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Plan And Write A Story Called 'The White Fox' (9-14 years)

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22 pages in length Creative Story Writing work packs cut down preparation time when planning creative writing tasks. Easy to follow, each pack includes an example of how you can build on a title, to first plan a story for 9-12 year olds and then write it. How To Use Your Work Pack: Make sure the child/children know that stories must be planned Read the model story in the pack Ask the child/children to write down the names of the characters in the story Ask the child/children to write down where the setting takes place Ask the child/children to write down what the plot is Identify the most exciting part of the story (the climax of the story or suspense) Ask the child/children to plan a similar story - with a beginning, a middle and an end Ask the child/children to rewrite their own version of the story Ask the child/children to read their version of the story aloud Creative Story Writing work packs are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. The work packs will guide students through the story writing process, as if they had a tutor by their side. Each pack is designed to help the child with thinking up ideas, providing starting points for writing, structuring and organizing their writing into paragraphs. It features writing a good introduction with characters, setting and plot, building up suspense and winding up the plot with a suitable resolution. Attention is given to making writing more interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good grammar. The student will investigate different narrative structures for writing stories, exploring various viewpoints so they can decide if they write in first or third person. They will learn to evoke mood and atmosphere by using good vocabulary. Each pack 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. Each pack contains vital hints and tips on gaining those top grades.
Let’s Practise Word Skills (9-14 years)
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Let’s Practise Word Skills (9-14 years)

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39 pages in length This is a 3 set pack including: Plan And Write A Story Called ‘The First Day At School’ Let’s Practise Some Word Skills For Creative Writing 1 and 2 Creative Story Writing work packs cut down preparation time when planning creative writing tasks. Easy to follow, each pack includes an example of how you can build on a title, to first plan a story for 9-12 year olds and then write it. How To Use Your Work Pack: Make sure the child/children know that stories must be planned Read the model story in the pack Ask the child/children to write down the names of the characters in the story Ask the child/children to write down where the setting takes place Ask the child/children to write down what the plot is Identify the most exciting part of the story (the climax of the story or suspense) Ask the child/children to plan a similar story - with a beginning, a middle and an end Ask the child/children to rewrite their own version of the story Ask the child/children to read their version of the story aloud Creative Story Writing work packs are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. The work packs will guide students through the story writing process, as if they had a tutor by their side. Each pack is designed to help the child with thinking up ideas, providing starting points for writing, structuring and organizing their writing into paragraphs. It features writing a good introduction with characters, setting and plot, building up suspense and winding up the plot with a suitable resolution. Attention is given to making writing more interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good grammar. The student will investigate different narrative structures for writing stories, exploring various viewpoints so they can decide if they write in first or third person. They will learn to evoke mood and atmosphere by using good vocabulary. Each pack 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. Each pack contains vital hints and tips on gaining those top grades.
Good King Wenceslas Comprehension (6-9 years)
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Good King Wenceslas Comprehension (6-9 years)

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Read the heart-warming story, based on the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas and John Mason Neale’s original tale, and answer the comprehension questions. A wonderful activity that will encourage kids, age 6-9, to think about why we give to those less fortunate and the importance of being kind and generous. 18 pages
Christmas Spelling Test
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Christmas Spelling Test

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Can you spell the twenty tricky words in Santa’s Christmas themed spelling test? The test consists of two colourful sheets with the twenty words to learn, twenty questions and a spelling transcript. It is based on the spelling tests given to 11 year olds in their SATs. The spellings include words with: prefixes; endings; homophones; silent letters; soft g, as in ge, gi and gy; soft c, as in ce, ci and cy; words with ei, eigh,ey; suffixes as in ous and silent o. 20 pages
Christmas Shopping Comprehension and Story Writing Prompt (6-9 years)
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Christmas Shopping Comprehension and Story Writing Prompt (6-9 years)

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Do you enjoy walking round the shops at Christmas? In this Christmas themed pack, you will read a description of what you see in the shops at Christmas that will inspire young children, age 6-9, to write about their own Christmas shopping experiences. It includes a series of comprehension questions and an example story that will encourage kids to write their own. 20 pages