Christmas CVC Decodable Readers | Short Vowel Phonics Mini Books for Beginning Readers

Christmas CVC Decodable Readers | Short Vowel Phonics Mini Books for Beginning Readers

Get your students excited about reading this season with these adorable Christmas CVC decodable readers! Designed for kindergarten and first grade beginning readers, this set includes five short-vowel CVC word family mini books that build blending, segmenting, fluency, and confidence. Each reader features predictable text, controlled sight words, and fully decodable sentences — with silly holiday characters your kids will love.

These books come in black-and-white and are formatted to print two pages per sheet to save ink and create easy mini-booklets perfect for small hands. They work beautifully in December literacy centers, small-group phonics lessons, tutoring sessions, homework bags, reading folders, and independent practice.

What’s Included

✔ 5 Christmas-themed CVC decodable readers:

• The Santa Cat (–at family)

• Jen’s Elf Pet (–et family)

• The Big Gift (–ig family)

• Tom’s Hot Pot (–ot family)

• The Pug’s Mug (–ug family)

✔ Each reader includes:

• Fully decodable text

• Controlled sight words

• Short vowel practice

• Predictable sentences for early readers

• Clean black-and-white printing

• Clear word family focus

• Kid-friendly holiday illustrations

✔ Printing Guide:

• Print 2 pages per sheet

• Assemble into mini books

• Perfect for spiral binding, stapling, or classroom book bins

Skills Covered

• Blending and segmenting

• CVC word reading

• Short vowel mastery

• Fluency through repeated reading

• Word family recognition

• Reading comprehension for emergent readers

Perfect For:

• Kindergarten phonics

• First-grade small groups

• Christmas phonics units

• Literacy centers

• Special education and intervention

• ESL and ELL support

• Take-home reading books

• December morning tubs

• Substitute teacher plans

Why Teachers Love These

Teachers appreciate how easy these books are to prep, how clean the pages print, and how confidently students read from them. The holiday themes keep engagement high, while the strict phonics progression ensures real reading — not guessing.

How to Use

• Introduce the target word family

• Practice a few CVC words together

• Read the mini book in small groups

• Highlight or circle the CVC words

• Add to reading folders for fluency practice

• Use at home with family reading routines

• Reuse each year during December literacy