7 Ways to Practice Vowel Diphthongs
Once you’ve taught students how to decode words with vowel diphthongs, they’ll still need plenty of practice! These phonics activities target vowel diphthongs such as OI, OY, OU, and OW, and can be used as word work, stations, centers, or work tasks.
Magnetic Letters You can provide picture cards of words featuring vowel diphthongs (like the ones included in my Phonics by Design Vowel Diphthongs Unit) and have students build each word with magnetic letters. You can also use magnetic letters during the guided practice section of your direct phonics instruction.
Puzzles Puzzles are another fun way for kids to practice reading words with vowel diphthongs.
Stamping You can use letter stamps the same way as magnetic letters. You can provide paper and ink pads, or you can have students stamp into play dough!
Sand tracing Just like with magnetic letters, you can provide picture cards of words with vowel diphthongs, and have students write the word in sand with their finger. I like to use flat plastic containers for the sand, and of course you’ll have to go over rules about the sand staying in the container!
Clip cards Clip cards are a fun, tactile way to get phonics practice.
Word sorts Word sorts encourage students to notice phonics elements within words, and it also gives them additional practice reading and writing words with vowel diphthongs.
File folder tasks Most kids seem to love file folder tasks! They take a little time to prep, but you can use them year after year.
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