I've been working on the oi/oy dipthong with Savanna and it has been so much fun! She has enjoyed learning this new sound and there are so many fun activities to use when teaching oi/oy! I've put together a list of things we've done and I hope you find them useful :)
oi/oy Word Sheet
This oi/oy Word Sheet is a cute way to help your child make a list of oi/oy words. You can either write the words yourself or sit with her and help her think of words. I chose to have Savanna write the words herself (I helped her come up with them) so she could work on figuring out the spelling. We used this list plus a few other words not listed for all our oi/oy activities.
Notice that we also have a "oi/oy Words of the Day" board. I used a manila folder to make a small envelope for our bulletin board and have printed several sheets with an oi word and an oy word on each strip. Each day we change out the words of the day and we go over the spelling and the definition of each word.
oi/oy Worksheets & Printables
oi/oy BINGO (Note: I left this in Word form so you can change the words around and play again and again. Page 3 has the words to cut and call.)
Oinky & the Apples
Savanna LOVED this! I took a plain white gift bag and glued a large picture of "Oinky the Pig" on the front (after Savanna colored it). Then I cut a large hole through the bag where the mouth of the pig is. I had to make the whole a little larger than the mouth to ensure that the Apples would fit through. Then we wrote an oi/oy word on each apple and colored them. We used the words from our oi/oy word list. Next, I used a manila folder to cut out a basket shape. We drew criss-cross lines with brown marker to make it look like a basket and stapled the sides to make a "basket" (envelope) for our apples. Savanna loved feeding Oinky the Pig with our oi/oy word apples!! And we take them out occasionally and feed her again because she does get hungry :)
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| We feed Oinky the Pig with oi/oy word apples! |
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| We keep our oi/oy word apples in our basket! |
Soil & Foil Art
We had a blast with these creative activities!! They're super easy too! For these activities you will need:
- An aluminum or metal pan
- A couple scoops of soil (I just used some dirt from the backyard!)
- A chopstick or small stick
- Butcher paper or plastic table cover
- A roll of tin foil
SOIL ART: Place your butcher paper or plastic table cover on the table to help control debris (or you can do this activity outside for less mess). Place your scoops of soil in your pan and place it in front of your child. You will need one pan per child. I used a pie tin and it was a little small but still worked. A larger casserole pan would be a little more useful. Give your child the chopstick or small stick and have her write oi/oy words in the soil. They love to play in the soil and it gives them a good practice of sounding out oi/oy words.
NOTE: I let my 3yr old do this activity as well and instead of writing words I had him draw letters, shapes, and numbers in his soil.
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| Savanna writing oi/oy words in soil! |
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| "oil" |
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| "Soil" |
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| Samuel drawing letters and shapes in soil! |
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| Samuel really enjoyed the soil art! |
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| "A" |
FOIL ART: Tear out several pieces of foil of different sizes. Then roll the sheets and squeeze them to make the foil tight and flexible (sort of like a pipe cleaner). Use the pieces of foil to create sculptures! We used ours to make foil men. Savanna also made a saddle and a rein for her foil man to ride a dinosaur. Samuel made foil wings for one of his Spiderman toys. This was probably THE MOST FUN activity we've done in our oi/oy study! Have fun with it! Be sure to discuss the different definitions of foil with your child. (Warning- Be sure to tear the foil for your child. The foil box is sharp and can be dangerous to small children.)
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Asteroid Model
I have not tried this YET but I am planning to do so. This looks like a fun activity to make a Model of an Asteroid that can help your child not only practice the oi sound but also learn about asteroids in general!! If you've done this activity, let me know how it went :)
Please comment and let me know if you've done other activities with teaching the oi/oy dipthong that I can use! I'd love to hear from you!
Bye for now,
Kristina
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