Are you looking for low-prep decodable word activities for your Grade 1 and Grade 2 phonics lessons? These diphthong word hexagons are a fun and engaging way to develop phonics knowledge of the following diphthong words:
words with oi
words with oy
words with ow
words with ou
Students are given the grapheme in the middle of the hexagon, and must write all the matching words on their whiteboards. As an extension, see if they can think of additional words which use that spelling pattern. Hexagons are included for 3-sound words (e.g. horn, hawk) and 4 and 5 sound words (e.g. moist, spoilt).
This resource includes:
15 different hexagons with diphthong words (oi/oy, ou/ow)
Answer cards