Looking for a fun engaging way for students to practice applying the letter sounds they know? With this resource, students blend and write words with diphthong. These sound codes will help students translate a sound to a letter or letters as they work to decode words with diphthongs. Students decode each picture by writing the beginning sound of each picture. When they do that they will end up with a word that has a diphthong.   DIPHTHONGS INCLUDED: OI/OY, AU/AW, and OU/OW Why you will love this product? → Engaging activity for independent work, guided reading groups or literacy centers → Has students applying the letter sounds and digraphs they know → Printable and digital versions → Easy to use- just print and use → Easy to differentiate   In this product you will find: →87 Secret code cards- There are sound codes for each diphthong so students can practice the spelling they need →10 Secret Code Google Slides™ - Ready to use with directions in how to add to Google Classroom™ →10 Secret Code JPEGS - Ready to upload to Seesaw™ with a video giving directions how to do so → Sound Code Key - a visual to help students know what letter or diphthong goes with which picture → Diphthong Spelling Key - a visual to help students know which diphthong to use and when →Answer Keys -each secret code is numbered or named and so are the answer keys so easy to check if they decode and wrote the correct word →Visuals on Hands-On Ways to Use Sound Codes →21 versions of recording sheets- to help students focus on what they need to. There are recording sheets specifically designed for certain diphthongs.