Phonics Activities for Diphthongs

Enhance your students’ language skills with this engaging and interactive digital activity designed by an experienced teacher to help students master diphthongs. Diphthongs are combinations of two vowel sounds within the same syllable, and understanding them is crucial for building strong phonemic awareness. This interactive activity includes a number of sorting, typing, dragging and listing activities, here is a break down of the tasks included:

• Sorting pictures into either ow, ew or aw diphthongs.
• Sorting pictures into either ou, oo or au diphthongs.
• Sorting pictures into either oi, oy or aw diphthongs.
• Typing in the missing diphthongs from words with images.
• Dragging and dropping diphthongs into their correct spaces in words.
• Typing sentences using provided words with diphthongs.
• Listing new words that have the same diphthong as the provided words.

Digital Learning in Phonics Lessons

Digital learning has proven to be a valuable asset in the classroom, especially when it comes to teaching phonics. The integration of a digital activity like this one allows for dynamic and interactive experiences that engage students on multiple levels. Additionally, the flexibility of digital resources enables educators to tailor lessons to individual learning styles and pace, ensuring that each student receives personalised support in mastering phonics skills.

Download Now and Dive into Diphthongs

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the PowerPoint version or the Google Slide version of this resource.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a Teach Starter collaborator.

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