Parent guide · Grade 1 Phonics & Reading: Long Vowels and Many Words · Unit 7
Lesson 7.3 oi and oy
Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.
At a glance
- Time
- 5 sessions of 15–20 minutes
- Goal
- I can say /oi/ when I see oi (as in coin ), and write it. I can say /oi/ when I see oy (as in boy ), and write it. I can tap and blend words such as coin , join , point . I can read the heart words enough and say which part is learned by heart. I can read “Two Small Coins” and tell it back.
- You need
- A few real coins
- Sound cards (printables pack)
- Heart-word cards (printables pack)
- Primary-ruled paper and a pencil
- A King James Bible
- the lesson page (it also has a short video (5:12) and an explainer to read aloud (about 12 minutes))
Steps
Do this: /oi/ as in coin and boy. oi in the middle (coin), oy at the end (boy, toy).
Do this: New sound: oi. Show the card and say: “This says /oi/, as in coin.” Your child says it three times, then writes it in the air, on the table with a finger, and on paper. Then play a quick ears game: you say words and your child gives a thumbs up whenever /oi/ is in the word.
Do this: New sound: oy. Show the card and say: “This says /oi/, as in boy.” Your child says it three times, then writes it in the air, on the table with a finger, and on paper. Then play a quick ears game: you say words and your child gives a thumbs up whenever /oi/ is in the word.
Do this: Tap and blend. For each word your child touches each letter (or letter team) and says its sound, then sweeps a finger under the whole word and says it smoothly. Never guess from the first letter or a picture. If a word is misread, point to the part that was missed and blend again from the start.
Do this: Spell it. Say a word. Your child says it back, taps the sounds on his or her fingers, then writes one letter (or letter team) for each sound. Check together, sound by sound.
Do this: Heart words. A heart word is mostly regular. We tap it like any other word, and draw a heart over the one part that does not follow the rules we know yet. Practise the heart words on cards every day this week (see the table below).
Do this: The week at a glance. Day 1: warm-up, new sound, handwriting. Day 2: card review, word lists, spelling. Day 3: second new sound or more words, heart words. Day 4: read the story, talk about it. Day 5: reread the story for fluency, play the game, quick check (10 words, 1 sentence, 5 spelling words). Read the read-aloud at another time of day.
New cards:
- oi says /oi/, as in coin. Make a sound card: write oi on the front and draw a coin on the back.
- oy says /oi/, as in boy. Make a sound card: write oy on the front and draw a boy on the back.
Show: Blend coin.
Say this: “Touch and say: /c/ /oi/ /n/.”
Say this: “Sweep your finger under the word and say the sounds again, faster, without stopping between them.”
Say this: “Say the word: coin . Use it in a sentence.”
Answer: coin
Show: Blend join.
Say this: “Touch and say: /j/ /oi/ /n/.”
Say this: “Sweep your finger under the word and say the sounds again, faster, without stopping between them.”
Say this: “Say the word: join . Use it in a sentence.”
Answer: join
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: Read: coin · join · point · soil
Listen for: coin = c | oi | n; join = j | oi | n; point = p | oi | n | t; soil = s | oi | l
Ask: Read: boil · spoil · oil · boy
Listen for: boil = b | oi | l; spoil = s | p | oi | l; oil = oi | l; boy = b | oy
Ask: Read: toy · joy · enjoy · royal
Listen for: toy = t | oy; joy = j | oy; enjoy = e | n | j | oy; royal = r | oy | a | l
4 more practice items on the lesson page.
- Reading each letter of a vowel team separately. The two letters work together for one sound.
- Guessing from the first letter or the picture. Cover the picture and ask the child to tap every sound.
- Copy: God loves a glad giver.
- Use the ball-and-stick lines: tall letters touch the top line, short letters touch the middle line, tails go below the base line.
Copywork: Write each word once, saying the sounds as you write: coin, join, point, soil, boil, spoil.
Word Sounds Heart part enough /ē/ /n/ /ŭ/ /f/ ♥ ough says /ŭf/ Two Small Coins
Jesus sat by the box where people put in their coins for God.
Rich men tossed in lots of coins. Clink! Clank! Clink! They made a big noise. They enjoyed it when people looked.
Then a poor woman came. She had just two small coins. Plink. She put them in.
Jesus said, "She gave more than all of them. They gave a bit of what they had. She gave all she had." God loves a glad giver.
Retold from Mark 12:41–44. Before reading, show your child these story words and read them together: Jesus, noise, poor, gave, more, loves.
Every word in this story uses only the sounds and heart words taught so far (checked by the School Launch decodability checker). Read a page a day on Days 3 and 4, and the whole story on Day 5.
- What did the rich men put in?
Answer
Lots of coins.
- How many coins did the woman give?
Answer
Two small coins.
- Who gave the most, Jesus said?
Answer
The poor woman.
- Why?
Answer
She gave all she had.
Then ask your child to tell the whole story back in his or her own words (narration).
- What did the rich men put in?
Mark 12:41–44. Read aloud.
The read-aloud is for listening, not decoding. Read it to your child at another time of day.
Toss a coin onto a mat of oi and oy words. Read the word it lands on.
Say this: “Tell me the new sounds you learned this week, and read me one word.”
Listen for: I can say /oi/ when I see oi (as in coin ), and write it.; I can say /oi/ when I see oy (as in boy ), and write it.; I can tap and blend words such as coin , join , point .; I can read the heart words enough and say which part is learned by heart.; I can read “Two Small Coins” and tell it back.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
This week: Expression. Let your voice show what the words mean: glad words sound glad, quiet words sound quiet.
- Day 1: The teacher says it twice; the child echoes it one line at a time.
- Days 2–4: Say it together each morning; drop one line of help each day.
- Day 5: Say the reference, then the verse, then the reference again. Stand up and say it alone for the family.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
God loves a cheerful giver.
Spread over the week
5 sessions of 15–20 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.
- Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
- Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
- Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
- Session 4. More practice, handwriting and reading, and the daily habit.
- Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.
For you
For families. Keep each session short and cheerful: 15 to 20 minutes, then stop. If your child is tired or frustrated, stop and finish tomorrow. A lesson can take more than a week; move on when the quick check on Day 5 is mostly “Got it.”