Learn The Initial Phonic Sounds ‘c, a, t, o’ Act like a cat Tot in a cot How To Use The Pre Reader Work Packs At Guinea Pig Education we believe children do not need to spend years learning reading skills; this innovative new scheme teaches children to read in just six months to a year. A non reader should start with our pre reading material. The Pre reader work packs use phonics or the sounds in words. The child can learn a series of phonic sounds, which give him or her a ‘tool’ to work out nearly 80% of words in the English language. The other 20% of words will be learnt by looking and saying the words. In these packs, the child (or group of children) will be taught to recognise initial sounds as in ‘b’, ‘d’ and vowel sounds as in ‘a’ - c…a…t. They will practise running sounds together to make words. The sentence maker will help him or her to organise the words into sentences. The packs are easy to use with clear instructions, for the adult to use with a child (or group of children). The structured material encourages the child to practise word building and sentence making using phonic sounds. To make learning a really fun experience, the material contains word games, like snap and bingo. The child (children) can move on when the adult is confident the sounds have been learnt. Learn To Read With Phonics Pre Reader packs are designed to start children reading who have not done any reading before. They are a starting point for learning to read with phonics. Children can start at three or four, if they are ready to concentrate. The Pre Reader packs introduce the 26 sounds of the alphabet, the skills of sounding out words with phonics and blending phonic sounds to make three and four letter words. The child (children) should practise the material each day and move on only when the child is familiar with the material. The course is structured. Each new sound builds on the one that went before. Tell the child (children) to personalise the drawings, adding to them, using their own ideas. Play the games. Repeat the exercises many times until they know the words. They should have fun learning to read.

Play A Matching Game To Learn 26 Initial Consonant Sounds (3 years+) In this pack the child will play a matching game to learn the 26 initial consonant sounds. Next, they will learn vowel sounds - as in three letter words ‘cat’, ‘got’ and ‘sun’. They will learn look and say words. How To Use The Pre Reader Work Packs At Guinea Pig Education we believe children do not need to spend years learning reading skills; this innovative new scheme teaches children to read in just six months to a year. A non reader should start with our pre reading material. The Pre reader work packs use phonics or the sounds in words. The child can learn a series of phonic sounds, which give him or her a ‘tool’ to work out nearly 80% of words in the English language. The other 20% of words will be learnt by looking and saying the words. In these packs, the child (or group of children) will be taught to recognise initial sounds as in ‘b’, ‘d’ and vowel sounds as in ‘a’ - c…a…t. They will practise running sounds together to make words. The sentence maker will help him or her to organise the words into sentences. The packs are easy to use with clear instructions, for the adult to use with a child (or group of children). The structured material encourages the child to practise word building and sentence making using phonic sounds. To make learning a really fun experience, the material contains word games, like snap and bingo. The child (children) can move on when the adult is confident the sounds have been learnt. Learn To Read With Phonics Pre Reader packs are designed to start children reading who have not done any reading before. They are a starting point for learning to read with phonics. Children can start at three or four, if they are ready to concentrate. The Pre Reader packs introduce the 26 sounds of the alphabet, the skills of sounding out words with phonics and blending phonic sounds to make three and four letter words. The child (children) should practise the material each day and move on only when the child is familiar with the material. The course is structured. Each new sound builds on the one that went before. Tell the child (children) to personalise the drawings, adding to them, using their own ideas. Play the games. Repeat the exercises many times until they know the words. They should have fun learning to read. 5 pages Download this free booklet, to find out more about our phonic scheme. Click here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-do-i-start-my-child-learning-to-read-with-phonics-12412206

More Practise Writing Discursive Articles For GCSE (GCSE English Writing Work Pack) This resource provides prompts to help the student with writing discursive articles or blogs for their GCSE exam, with the purpose of arguing from different perspectives and viewpoints. The audience is young adults and adults on social media. Subjects include: School uniforms are a good thing Why choose fast food? Should young people eat more fruit and vegetables? These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new 2017/2018 GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

Practise Writing An Argument From Different Viewpoints For GCSE (GCSE English Writing Work Pack) This resource provides prompts to help the student with writing discursive articles or blogs for their GCSE exam, with the purpose of arguing from different perspectives and viewpoints. The audience is young adults and adults on social media. Subjects include: Should animals perform in the circus? Should fox hunting be reintroduced? Should chewing gum be banned from public places? Should wind farms be built, which spoil our countryside? These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

What Techniques Do We Use To Write Persuasively? (GCSE English Writing Work Pack) This resource includes a list of emotive words to make your reader feel sympathetic. Also included is a list of connectives and linking words or phrases to help you structure your paragraphs. These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

Writing Discursive Articles For GCSE Creative Writing (GCSE English Writing Work Pack) This resource provides prompts to help the student with writing discursive articles for their GCSE exam. The purpose of their writing is to argue from different perspectives or viewpoints and to create a balanced argument. The intended audience is for adults/parents and young people. Subjects include: In Favour Of Zoos Or Not? Is hosting a sporting event like ‘the olympics’ beneficial to a country? Elderly people are not treated with respect. These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

7 pages Discursive Essay Writing For GCSE Creative Writing (GCSE 2017 English Writing Work Pack) This resource provides prompts to help the student with writing discursive essays for their GCSE exam. The purpose of their writing is to argue from different perspectives or viewpoints and to present a balanced argument. Subjects include: What makes young people follow fashion? Should I try one of Jake’s cigarettes? These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new 2017/2018 GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

9 pages Tips for GCSE students on structuring and writing an argument (GCSE 2017 English Writing Work Pack) This resource includes: - Tips on using topic sentences - Tips on varying sentences - Tips on use of literary devices to persuade the reader These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new 2017/2018 GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

Prompts For Writing To Appeal To The Reader (GCSE English Writing Work Pack) In this resource the student is asked to write an informal blog, email or letter to appeal for money or help. The purpose of their writing is to persuade. Their audience is people who can give money and young people/teenagers to join in a charity walk or give their time to help in a day centre. In this pack the student will learn how to structure their work into paragraphs and use language techniques i.e. rhetoric and the pronoun ‘we’ to identify with the reader. This resource also includes a letter persuading Alan Sweetener to give them a top job in his company. These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

Prompts For Writing A Persuasive Argument In A Letter (GCSE English Writing Work Pack) In this pack, the student is required to write in the form of an email, blog or letter, arguing on the subjects of - river pollution in a country park, protesting about a new proposed housing development and arguing against demolishing the local swimming pool. The student’s purpose is to write a persuasive argument. Their audience is the editor of a formal broadsheet newspaper or the council. In this resource, they will learn how to structure an argument into paragraphs and how to use language techniques. After working their way through this pack, the student can practise writing their own arguments on environmental issues. These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new 2017/2018 GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

Prompts For Writing A Persuasive Leaflet (GCSE English Writing Work Pack) This pack includes four prompts for GCSE creative writing. The form is to produce a leaflet. The purpose is to inform and persuade. The intended audience is parents or people looking for self catering holiday accommodation. There are four examples included, plus two pages on how the student should structure their work and the use of literary techniques These work packs provide essential creative writing practice for the new GCSE English exam. They will help GCSE students prepare for their exam, whether they are students in years 9, 10 or 11. The packs provide practise in different forms of writing, for example, articles, blogs and letters. These resources help students to write in a tone appropriate to purpose and audience. They instruct the student how to write from different perspectives or viewpoints and present a balanced argument. As well as, using appropriate tone and language. For example, learning to use: formal or informal register, language devices like rhetoric and groups of three and punctuation, such as variation of sentences for effect.

This pack includes three extracts from Ellie Mae’s diary about half term and then gives the child the opportunity to complete the pages, using the prompts and recording their own ideas about the half term holiday. The child is encouraged to give facts and opinions, saying how they felt and why. This series of lively work packs encourages children of 6-9 years to record their personal experiences in a diary. This will enable the child to practice their writing skills independently and to express their ideas freely. It will encourage them to write in more detail. A diary is usually written in present tense. It is an informal piece of writing and may contain some colloquial English. Diaries are fun to write and to re-read later. Older children will enjoy re-reading their old ‘news’ books, years and years later. Encourage the child to write a diary everyday, once a week or just at special times, such as, Christmas or in the summer holidays, in the form of a journal. 19 pages

23 pages It’s Fun To Write A Diary About My Daily Life This pack includes a real child’s diary, written by seven year old Ellie Mae. The child should read the examples and then fill in the pages. They should use the prompts to record details from their daily life, (from the school day or weekend events). The child can zoom in on anything that inspires them - giving facts and opinions and saying how they felt and why. This series of lively work packs encourages children of 6-9 years to record their personal experiences in a diary. This will enable the child to practice their writing skills independently and to express their ideas freely. It will encourage them to write in more detail. A diary is usually written in present tense. It is an informal piece of writing and may contain some colloquial English. Diaries are fun to write and to re-read later. Older children will enjoy re-reading their old ‘news’ books, years and years later. Encourage the child to write a diary everyday, once a week or just at special times, such as, Christmas or in the summer holidays, in the form of a journal.

16 pages Maths Test Further practice of essential maths skills and maths facts that all children should know. Includes 60 plus questions. Answers are included. A series of fun maths work packs, to teach basic numeracy skills for 9-12 year olds. Comical cartoon characters,such as Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are on hand to help children with maths concepts they struggle with. These packs can be used at home to reinforce work down in school and as a support material to use in school alongside other schemes. Each pack includes exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concept learnt.

11 pages Look At ‘Shapes’ With Charlie Cheerleader Charlie Cheerleader looks at the properties of 2D shapes. A series of fun maths work packs, to teach basic numeracy skills for 9-12 year olds. Comical cartoon characters,such as Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are on hand to help children with maths concepts they struggle with. These packs can be used at home to reinforce work down in school and as a support material to use in school alongside other schemes. Each pack includes exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concept learnt.

3 pages Learn ‘Angles’ With Amit Angle A series of fun maths work packs, to teach basic numeracy skills for 9-12 year olds. Comical cartoon characters,such as Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are on hand to help children with maths concepts they struggle with. These packs can be used at home to reinforce work down in school and as a support material to use in school alongside other schemes. Each pack includes exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concept learnt.

9 pages Learn ‘Area’ With Angry Andrew Area This pack includes learn area with Angry Andrew Area and a look at metric measurements with Katy Kilogram, Megan Millimetre and Thomas Tonne. A series of fun maths work packs, to teach basic numeracy skills for 9-12 year olds. Comical cartoon characters,such as Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are on hand to help children with maths concepts they struggle with. These packs can be used at home to reinforce work down in school and as a support material to use in school alongside other schemes. Each pack includes exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concept learnt.

4 pages Miss Melissa Maths Looks At ‘Mean’, ‘Median’ and ‘Mode’ A series of fun maths work packs, to teach basic numeracy skills for 9-12 year olds. Comical cartoon characters,such as Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are on hand to help children with maths concepts they struggle with. These packs can be used at home to reinforce work down in school and as a support material to use in school alongside other schemes. Each pack includes exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concept learnt.

6 pages Perfect Patsy Percentage Calculates ‘Percentages’ A series of fun maths work packs, to teach basic numeracy skills for 9-12 year olds. Comical cartoon characters,such as Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are on hand to help children with maths concepts they struggle with. These packs can be used at home to reinforce work down in school and as a support material to use in school alongside other schemes. Each pack includes exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concept learnt.

5 pages Daring Donna Does ‘Decimals’ Daring Donna matches fractions to decimals, orders decimals, adds, minuses, multiplies and divides decimals. A series of fun maths work packs, to teach basic numeracy skills for 9-12 year olds. Comical cartoon characters,such as Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are on hand to help children with maths concepts they struggle with. These packs can be used at home to reinforce work down in school and as a support material to use in school alongside other schemes. Each pack includes exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concept learnt.