Diphthong Buddy Bundle

meet the diphthong buddy Crew

There is nothing wrong with these Diphthongs! These colorful and memorable Clue Buddy characters make teaching and learning diphthongs fun!

Meet Stew Brew (EW), Bright Light (IGH), Oink Oink (OI), Look Book (OO), Oo Poo (OO), Ow Cow (OW), Yellow Window (OW), Ahoy Boy (OY), Ouch Couch (OU), Blue Glue (UE), and Juicy Fruit (UI).

Each Buddy demonstrates the sound each diphthong represents! Evoke sense and memory to anchor them to vowel diphthongs.

Diphthong Buddy posters

Introduce and feature Diphthong Buddies with colorful 8.5” x 11” posters. After they are properly introduced, add them to your classroom wall as ready reference for your students!

Diphthong Buddy cards

Use these handy, 4” x 5” cards to practice sounds and word building. Perfect for small groups, centers and whole group. Combine with the Alphabet Word Building Cards to create words!  Students can add them to their own collectible ring for an instant drill deck to review the sounds for each Buddy.

alphabet word building cards

Perfect for little hands, these 3” x 3” builder themed cards make it easy to construct and practice words. The vowels have the visual clues just like the Vowel Buddies! Practice CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant), CV (Consonant-Vowel), and CVCe (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Silent E) word blending quickly and easily. Useful for consonant letter identification and their sounds. Includes Magic E and one blank card.

Diphthong Buddy binder sheets

Practice and review the Diphthong Buddies with these 8.5” x 11” practice mats. Print and put in a sheet protector, then use and reuse for discovering new words! These can be used with plastic or foam letters, Wiki Stix, modeling clay, or dry erase markers. Collect in a binder for review and practice.

Buddy Brainstorm’s Show What You Know Sheets

Your students will love the Buddy Brainstorm challenge! Includes an 8.5” x 11” black and white word Buddy Brainstorm sheet and a sentence Buddy Brainstorm sheet.

On the word Buddy Brainstorm sheet, pick a Buddy, then write the sound in the box. Have your students think of, and write, as many words using the Buddy’s sound.

On the sentence Buddy Brainstorm sheet, practice writing sentences featuring the words they have created with the word Buddy Brainstorm sheet! Print and put in a sheet protector, then use and reuse for discovering new words!

Daily Goal Setting Cards

Your students set daily goals just like we do! This 4” x 5” tool allows them to change their daily goal by writing it in the blank square or by placing a sticky note in the square space. Write the student’s name on each card, laminate, and then have them choose a daily goal to work toward.

Throughout the day, they can self-assess whether they are on track to meet their goal by bubbling in a thumbs up or thumbs down with a dry erase marker in the morning, midday, and the afternoon.

Diphthong Buddy BUNDLE INCLUDES:

• Diphthong Buddy Poster Set

• Diphthong Buddy Card Set

• Alphabet Word Building Card Set

• Diphthong Buddy Binder Sheet Set

• Buddy Brainstorm Sheet Set

• Daily Goal Setting Cards

All files are Adobe PDF format.

EXPLORE CLUE BUDDY CREW PHONICS

Vowel Buddy Bundle:
Introduce and practice long and short vowel sounds. A, E, I, O, U, & Sometimes Y.

Magic E & Power Vowel Buddy Bundle: Discover the power of Magic E! Silent E and long vowel sound rule.

Two Vowels Walking Buddy Bundle: Introduce vowel pair interaction with loud and silent vowels.

Diphthong Buddy Bundle: Use Clue Buddies to anchor those tricky Diphthongs. EW, IGH, OI, OO, OW, OY, OU, UE, and UI.

R Controlled Vowel Buddy Bundle: Make a story with R Controlled Vowel Buddies. AR, ER, IR, OR, and UR.

Ending Blend Buddy Bundle: These Buddies are invaluable for distinguishing similar ending sounds. MP, ND, and NT ending blends.

L Blend Buddy Bundle: Tackle L Blends with ease. BL, CL, FL, PL and SL blends.

R Blend Buddy Bundle: Cover R Blends quickly without confusion! BR, CR, DR, FR, GR, PR, and TR blends.

S Blend Buddy Bundle: Introduce S Blend Buddies and immediately start building words! SC, SL, SN, SP, SM, ST, SW with bonus TW.

Three Letter Blend Buddy Bundle: These Buddies simplify Three Letter Blends. SCR, SHR, SPL, STR, and THR.

Digraph Buddy Bundle: Digraphs are fun with Clue Buddies. CH, TCH, CK, PH, SH, TH, and WH sounds.

End Chunk Buddy Bundle: Collect them all! ANG, ING, ONG, UNG, ANK, INK, ONK and UNK.

Spelling Rule Buddy Bundle: End the confusion with silly teeth and sweet little cats! KE / KI, and CA, CO, CU. Includes Floss Rule. SS, ZZ, LL, and FF sounds.