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Dear Educators of the World, Here are two beautifully illustrated and entertaining donationware reading games that your students will love. The games aim to raise the emerging reader's awareness of the phonetic sounds 'oi' and 'oy'. If you can't make a donation... then check out my affiliate program You will need to print two copies of this game to get all the cards. Just click on the one you need Reading Game Word Version - 485Kb Remember to print 2! Reading Game Acrobat Version - 639Kb Remember to print 2:) The rules to the game are also given in the printed version. These learning tools are based loosely on the card game 'Old Maid' with the winner being the player left with the 'Gurgling Gargoyle' in their hand at game's end. Heaps of fun for all involved! These games will probably: save you time, reduce your stress level, cause student enjoyment, turn boring phonics drills into entertainment and maybe even cause some student learning... So please consider making a donation to help me keep developing these fun learning resources. Preparation: Print the cards onto thin card, laminate them if possible and then cut them out. I store the games in the plastic seal top bags that you get from the photolab. What You Need to Play: One set of Game 1 or Game 2 cards Two players How to Play: 1. Two players sit facing each other. 2. One of the players shuffles a set of game cards then shares out the whole deck between the two players. 3. The players match all the pairs in their hands and place them off to the side saying 'oy as in voyage' etc as they place them down. 4. The players then hold the remaining cards in their hands and take turns picking one card randomly from the other person's hand. 5. As another pair is made the player places it down in the same way as before. Hint - if you manage to choose the gargoyle, it is a good idea to shuffle the cards in your hand to 'hide him better'. 6. The person left with the 'Gurgling Gargoyle' in their hand at the end of the game is the winner.

Words in the Games

Game 1

	gargoyle	coin	coil	soybean
boil	toil	voyage	enjoy	joints
rejoice	oink	loyal	point	oil
oyster	voice	noise	foil	choice
annoy	avoid	boy
Game 2
gargoyle	asteroid	employee	checkpoint	convoy
toil	join	toilet	soil	foyer
moist	spoilt	decoy	android	appoint

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