Description

Teach bravery and early reading skills with this simple, kid-friendly CVC decodable reader!
Written by a military-family teacher, Brave Hearts celebrates courage in everyday moments — running fast, exploring, noticing bugs, and trying new things. This book helps young learners build confidence just like the brave kids in military families who face new situations every day.

This early reader focuses on:
✔ Short vowel sounds
✔ Simple CVC words
✔ High-frequency, beginner-friendly sentences
✔ Building confidence and a “brave heart” mindset

What’s Included:
• A full decodable story featuring Sam and Kim
• Predictable, simple text for beginning readers
• Parent/Teacher notes for phonics support
• Sentence-by-sentence reading guidance
• Extension activities (rhyming, drawing, sentence building)
• Optional coloring pages to increase engagement

Skills Covered:

• CVC decoding

• Short vowel practice

• Early comprehension

• Growth mindset

• Social-emotional learning: bravery, trying new things, managing fear

Perfect for:
• TK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade
• Reading groups
• Home-school
• Military-connected students
• Independent reading practice
• SEL lessons about bravery and confidence

Help your students (especially your little military heroes) build strong reading skills AND brave hearts!