Decodable Comics: Short Vowels (Set 1)

Looking for decodable comics your beginning readers will actually want to read? These 12 short-vowel comics give K-1 students the same practice as decodable passages, told in six fun panels with speech bubbles.
Meg the pig, Bud the pup and Kit the cat star in small, silly stories, and every word is one your students can sound out.

WHAT'S INSIDE (30-page printable PDF)
- 12 six-panel decodable comics
- Every comic in two versions: a full page with big panels and big speech bubbles, and a half page with 2 "read and circle the picture" questions (24 comic pages)
- Answer keys for all 24 questions (3 pages)
- A one-page teacher guide with a simple routine

THE SHORT VOWEL SPREAD
- Short a: Red Hat, Jam Cat
- Short e: Wet Hen, Get Set, Jet!
- Short i: Big Fig, Big Wig
- Short o: Top Dog, Fox in a Box
- Short u: Mud Pup, Hug, Bug?
- Mixed review: Big Nap, Bus Fun

DECODABLE FROM START TO FINISH
Every word is a short-vowel word students can decode (CVC words like hat, wet, fig, box and mud) or a common heart word: a, and, is, of, the, his. The character names Meg, Bud and Kit are decodable too. The set works alongside Fundations and UFLI-style phonics sequences once short vowels have been introduced, and it fits right into a science of reading classroom.

WHY TEACHERS LIKE IT
- Comics feel like a treat, not a worksheet
- Full pages are great for partner reading: each partner reads one character's bubbles
- Half pages add a quick comprehension check
- Full-color illustrations and clear, kid-friendly print

GREAT FOR
- Kindergarten and first grade phonics practice
- Small groups, intervention and tutoring
- Literacy centers and fluency practice
- Homework and early finishers

This is an independent resource. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Fundations (Wilson Language Training) or UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute).