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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.
Write A Story ‘First Day At School’ DIGITAL GOOGLE CLASSROOM Resource 9-12 years
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Write A Story ‘First Day At School’ DIGITAL GOOGLE CLASSROOM Resource 9-12 years

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This DIGITAL resource contains a link to access and make a copy of it into your google drive. It is fully editable and can be shared with your students via Google Classroom. A digital creative writing resource about a boy who starts a new school. Learn to plan and write a story that builds up characters. Read the example story, then use the prompts to write your own version. Full of tips to help your students succeed in writing interesting stories. Will save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. This series of resources (available in digital and pdf format) are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinations. Each resource will guide students through the story writing process, as if they had a tutor by their side. They are 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 resource 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. Vital hints and tips are provided on gaining those top grades. The resource consists of 29 editable slides.
(7-11 years) ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary’ Resource Bundle
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(7-11 years) ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary’ Resource Bundle

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This is a bundle of 11 resources for use with 7-11 years olds. Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this series, the child should have expanded his or her vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing. 100 pages approximately
The Extraordinary Cupcake: Lots Of Writing Tasks To Complete (SATS And 11+ Writing Practice)
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10 pages The Extraordinary Cupcake: Lots Of Writing Tasks To Complete (And More) (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years) This pack contains lots of work to keep a child (children) busy - including writing stories - letters - emails and design a cup cake. This pack is full of interesting ideas to inspire the child (children) to write. An essential series of themed prompts to help children aged 9-12 years to practise their creative writing skills for 11 plus entry exams or S.A.T.S. The packs include an outline to help the child plan his or her own story, article, letter or play script and examples to build on, using harder more challenging vocabulary to stretch more able pupils.
The Yummiest Cupcake: Write To Describe (And More) (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) 9-13
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The Yummiest Cupcake: Write To Describe (And More) (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) 9-13

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7 pages The Yummiest Cupcake: Write To Describe (And More) (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years) Learn to structure and plan your description. Read the example and then write your own version. Include impressive vocabulary - adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Next, write a recipe for making cup cakes and, after this, write the story of the day you made cup cakes. An essential series of themed prompts to help children aged 9-12 years to practise their creative writing skills for 11 plus entry exams or S.A.T.S. The packs include an outline to help the child plan his or her own story, article, letter or play script and examples to build on, using harder more challenging vocabulary to stretch more able pupils.
Design A Pair Of Space Age Trainers (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years)
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Design A Pair Of Space Age Trainers (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years)

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3 pages Design A Pair Of Space Age Trainers (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years) Review some of the ordinary products for school - the design, value for money, their durability. Use your imagination as you journey into the word of fantasy and design a pair of space age trainers. Now, write about them for your school magazine. An essential series of themed prompts to help children aged 9-12 years to practise their creative writing skills for 11 plus entry exams or S.A.T.S. The packs include an outline to help the child plan his or her own story, article, letter or play script and examples to build on, using harder more challenging vocabulary to stretch more able pupils.
Dinosaur Discovery: Practise Information Writing (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13)
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Dinosaur Discovery: Practise Information Writing (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13)

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7 pages Dinosaur Discovery: Practise Information Writing (SATS And 11+ Essential Writing Practice) (9-13 years) Complete the dinosaur quiz and then use the planning sheets to write a leaflet for older children about a new type of dinosaur that has been discovered. An essential series of themed prompts to help children aged 9-12 years to practise their creative writing skills for 11 plus entry exams or S.A.T.S. The packs include an outline to help the child plan his or her own story, article, letter or play script and examples to build on, using harder more challenging vocabulary to stretch more able pupils.
Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Fill in the spaces with harder words (Age 7-11)
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Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Fill in the spaces with harder words (Age 7-11)

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Zoggy is taken to hospital’ and ‘Revise using better vocabulary’ ‘Zoggy Is Taken To Hospital’ As you wait to discover if the people of earth suspect an alien invasion, fill in the blank spaces in the passage with a word of a similar meaning. You will find a list of helpful words or you can use your own ideas. A list of suggested answers follows on the next page. ‘Revise Using Better Vocabulary’ Complete this study of using better vocabulary. An opportunity to suggest your own words with similar meanings (or synonyms) to fill in the blanks. Use a dictionary to check your answers. ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing. 12 pages
Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word said (Age 7-11)
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Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word said (Age 7-11)

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Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word said (Age 7-11) Zoggy Deals With That overused word ‘said’ This pack deals with that overused word ‘said’. Zoggy reprimands the reader, saying don’t overuse boring words like said and gives over twenty alternative words - ‘exclaimed’, ‘responded’ or ‘muttered’. There is a vocabulary test to complete. ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing.
Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word walk (Age 7-11)
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Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word walk (Age 7-11)

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Zoggy takes a walk’ and ‘Some adjectives just sound right with a particular noun’ Zoggy Takes A Walk It is a beautiful day to walk in the park, but that word ‘walk’ is so dull, when we can use high end vocabulary like ‘stroll’, ‘amble’ or ‘wander’. Make sure your children remember these superior alternatives. Replace the boring words in the passage, check them and then complete the vocabulary test. Some Adjectives Just Sound Right With A Particular Noun In this pack the children are asked to pair up the nouns and adjectives. Do they work together? Do they sound familiar? For example, strong suspicion. Work through the exercises and then check your answers. ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing.
A Quick Look At The Basics Of English Spelling & Punctuation (EFL Work Pack) 8+
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A Quick Look At The Basics Of English Spelling & Punctuation (EFL Work Pack) 8+

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A Quick Look At The Basics Of English Spelling & Punctuation ‘Improve Your English As A Foreign Language’ Work Packs save hours of time when preparing lessons for students where English is a second language . The packs are suitable for intermediary speakers of English, who want to improve their written English. Each work pack uses our humorous comic character ‘the alien Zoggy’ to guide the student. They provide a fun light hearted approach to learning English (suitable for young learners of 8 years plus through to adult). The work packs help the student: To learn idioms and colloquial phrases used by fluent English speakers (which often catch the foreign speaker out) To use the right preposition after the verb To set out and write formal letters in English To expand their vocabulary for speaking and writing, by replacing boring words with more interesting words To improve their skills in English grammar Each pack includes tuition pages and follow up exercises to practice the skills learnt. By the time the student has worked through each pack, their command of English will be at a much higher standard.
Using Active & Passive Verbs (9-14 years)
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Using Active & Passive Verbs (9-14 years)

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Using Active And Passive Verbs Improve Your English Work Packs teach the child good English. They help improve the child’s punctuation, spelling and grammar skills. There are a wide range of packs to choose from, providing practice in sentence writing, use of connectives and parts of speech. The child will also be introduced to literary techniques - similes, metaphors and other stylistic devices. The format of each pack is so simple. The pages are quick and easy to work through, so the child will learn fast and remember skills taught easily. Each pack includes a lesson plan, with structured exercises, including answer pages. Improve Your English Work Packs save hours of time when preparing lessons or homework tasks. Included in this series, there are eight structured assessment tests, to test vocabulary, capital letters, punctuation, spelling and use of English language with answers.
Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Match the verbs to a suitable adjective (age 7-11)
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Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Match the verbs to a suitable adjective (age 7-11)

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Zoggy’s big night out’ and ‘Practise matching verbs to suitable adjectives’ ‘Zoggy’s Big Night Out’ Now Zoggy has a big night out, but the pupil will see some words in bold print. Can you think of a better word with a similar meaning (a synonym) to replace them? Choose your own word and turn to the next page for an extensive list of alternatives. ‘Practise Matching Verbs To Suitable Adjectives’ Four pages to practice matching verbs to suitable adjectives. Decide which verbs best describe Zoggy the alien and then fill in the chart. Find more words to complete the great page of adjectives. ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing. 11 pages
Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word get (Age 7-11)
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Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word get (Age 7-11)

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Zoggy’s first visitor’ and ‘Choose better words for get’ Zoggy’s First Visitor This pack challenges the reader to replace simple words with more complex words. Rewrite the passage to make it more interesting. Then complete the vocabulary test. Choose Better Words For ‘Get’ A two page challenge that helps you learn better words for ‘get’. Read the lists and then complete the chart to see if you can remember them. ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing. 8 pages
Improve Vocabulary Worksheet: Replace The Word Nice - Part 2 (Age 7-11)
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Improve Vocabulary Worksheet: Replace The Word Nice - Part 2 (Age 7-11)

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Help Zoggy choose a ‘nice’ house. Zoggy invites you to help him choose a nice home, but demonstrates that ‘nice’ can mean ‘comfortable’, ‘impressive’, ‘awesome’ or ‘well maintained’. Read and then replace the boring words (depending on the context) and complete the vocabulary test. ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing.
Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word got (Age 7-11)
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Improve Vocabulary Worksheets: Replace the word got (Age 7-11)

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Zoggy moves into his Earth house. Zoggy has moved into his Earth home, but the first description of it is so boring, with too many ‘has’ and ‘have’ words. Use the diagram to select more suitable words to fill in the blanks and then help Zoggy equip the earth house. ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing.
Practise Reading Comprehension: The Kingfisher & Dinosaurs (6-9 years)
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Practise Reading Comprehension: The Kingfisher & Dinosaurs (6-9 years)

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This resource includes 2 packs In this work pack the child is asked to read the text and to answer some questions. The last question focuses on the meaning of words used in the text and the child then writes his or her own non fiction piece. The child also works through punctuation exercises - putting in capital letters, full stops and question marks. Let’s Practise Our Reading Comprehension Packs are a valuable resource to help the child practise essential reading comprehension skills. Each pack includes an article for the child to read and then a series of questions. They are ideal for use with 6-9 year olds, who have reached some degree of reading fluency. The articles ask the child to retrieve facts, explain information and develop their own ideas as to what the writer is implying. Each pack contains vocabulary exercises, encouraging the child to search for words or phrases with the same meaning. Each pack takes the form of a mini topic or project. Answers are included. 33 pages
Improve vocabulary worksheets: Replace the word see (Age 7-11)
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Improve vocabulary worksheets: Replace the word see (Age 7-11)

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Zoggy spies on earth. Can you see him?’ and ‘Learn the dictionary definition of some harder words’ ‘Zoggy Spies On Earth’ Zoggy teaches that ‘see’ and ‘learn’ are dull words, whilst, perceive, discover or grasp look so much more impressive in your writing. ‘Learn The Dictionary Definition Of Some Harder Words’ Two pages to learn the dictionary definition of those harder words. Replace the keyword with a word with a similar meaning, but do they all sound right? Do some words work better than others? ‘Breakthrough In Vocabulary Work Packs’ are unique, in that they set out to teach children to use higher level or better vocabulary. They are a ‘must have’ guide to improve your child’s writing. These packs demonstrate to children that they need not overuse ‘boring words’ like nice, got and said, because there are much more impressive words. Our lovable character, Zoggy, the alien from planet Zen, encourages the pupil to work through the packs with him - providing humorous anecdotes about his stay on Earth. There are plenty of exercises to complete, including vocabulary tests exploring the meanings of words. By the end of this book, the child should have expanded his vocabulary and be able to use better words in his or her own writing.
KS1 Reading Progress Test 1A - Age 6-7 - How Rabbit Lost His Tail
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KS1 Reading Progress Test 1A - Age 6-7 - How Rabbit Lost His Tail

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A lively series of reading progress tests for children aged 6-7 years. These tests can be used to assess a child’s individual reading ability and how well they understand a passage of fiction or non-fiction text. Children are required to read the texts carefully and then answer the comprehension questions. Our English reading progress tests comprises of two components, sold separately. **Test 1A - This paper consists of a selection of short texts with questions interspersed. Although not strictly timed, it should take about 30 mins. ** Test 1B - This paper consists of a selection of longer texts with separate questions. Although not strictly timed, it should take about 40 mins. The content helps children practise: how to identify key details from text; how to work out answers by inferring, or predicting, using evidence from the text; and how to explain vocabulary. The papers mirror the work in actual examination texts and include suggested answers. These tests are based on the KS1 SATs and include suggested answers. 25 pages
KS1 Reading Progress Test 1B - Age 6-7 - Fleetfoot the Fawn
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KS1 Reading Progress Test 1B - Age 6-7 - Fleetfoot the Fawn

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A lively series of reading progress tests for children aged 6-7 years. These tests can be used to assess a child’s individual reading ability and how well they understand a passage of fiction or non-fiction text. Children are required to read the texts carefully and then answer the comprehension questions. Our English reading progress tests comprises of two components, sold separately. Test 1A - This paper consists of a selection of short texts with questions interspersed. Although not strictly timed, it should take about 30 mins. **Test 1B - This paper consists of a selection of longer texts with separate questions. Although not strictly timed, it should take about 40 mins. ** The content helps children practise: how to identify key details from text; how to work out answers by inferring, or predicting, using evidence from the text; and how to explain vocabulary. The papers mirror the work in actual examination texts and include suggested answers. These tests are based on the KS1 SATs and include suggested answers.
KS1 Reading Progress Test 2B - Age 6-7 -  Femi the Ranger
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KS1 Reading Progress Test 2B - Age 6-7 - Femi the Ranger

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A lively series of reading progress tests for children aged 6-7 years. These tests can be used to assess a child’s individual reading ability and how well they understand a passage of fiction or non-fiction text. Children are required to read the texts carefully and then answer the comprehension questions. Our English reading progress tests comprises of two components, sold separately. Test 2A - This paper consists of a selection of short texts with questions interspersed. Although not strictly timed, it should take about 30 mins. Test 2B - This paper consists of a selection of longer texts with separate questions. Although not strictly timed, it should take about 40 mins. The content helps children practise: how to identify key details from text; how to work out answers by inferring, or predicting, using evidence from the text; and how to explain vocabulary. The papers mirror the work in actual examination texts and include suggested answers. These tests are based on the KS1 SATs and include suggested answers.