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    Pip in the Pit
    Free sampler · Short i (i_g, i_t, i_n, i_p)

    Pip in the Pit

    Pip the pig digs in a pit and finds a big pin, then a big fin. What else is in the pit?

    Word warm-up
    Pippigpitbigdigfinpinziptip
    Sight / heart words
    atheisinseecannoit
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    Pip the pig stands in a big dirt pit.
    Page 1

    Pip is a pig.

    Pip is in a pit.

    Pip digs with a shovel, sending dirt flying.
    Page 2

    Pip can dig.

    Dig, Pip, dig!

    Pip finds a big golden pin sticking out of the dirt.
    Page 3

    Pip can see a pin.

    The pin is big.

    The pin zips up out of the ground and Pip jumps back.
    Page 4

    No, Pip, no!

    The pin can zip.

    A big fin sticks up out of the pit next to Pip.
    Page 5

    Pip can see a fin.

    A big fin is in the pit.

    Pip digs beside the fin as it tips over.
    Page 6

    Dig, Pip, dig!

    The fin can tip.

    Pip finds a huge bony shape buried in the pit.
    Page 7

    Pip can see it.

    It is big.

    The end!

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    Weird fact (for the grown-up)

    Scientists learn about the past by digging for fossils: old bones and shells hidden under the ground for a very long time.

    Parent / teacher prompt

    Ask: What did Pip find in the pit? What do you think the big shape is?