Looking for simple, effective, and student-friendly French decodable books for teaching vowels and complex sounds? These Super Simple French Decodables are designed specifically for beginning French readers who are ready to explore basic phonics patterns — without feeling overwhelmed.

What Are They?

This resource includes 24 decodable mini-books, each one targeting a single simple French vowel sound that is represented by one letter (like a, e, è, u, etc.) OR a French complex sound (digramme or trigramme, such as an, eau, etc). With repetitive structure, scaffolded blending support, and minimal high-frequency words, these books are perfect for helping young readers build confidence while decoding real words in context.

✅ What’s Included:

• 10 decodable readers for vowels
• 14 decodable readers for complex sounds
• Each book is 6 pages long and follows a consistent format:
  • Sound repetition
  • Decodable words with syllable support
  • Short, simple sentences

• Available in both colour and black & white
• Print 2 per page for easy prep (just print, cut, and staple!)
• Clean layout + kid-friendly illustrations
• Covers 10 vowels and their sounds + 14 complex sounds in French
• Over 50 decodable words introduced gradually
• Only 5 high-frequency words used across the entire bundle (un, une, est, dans, les)

Skills Covered:

• French phonics / vowels (les voyelles)
• French phonics / complex sounds (sons complexes)
• Sound-symbol correspondence
• Decoding & blending practice
• High-frequency word recognition
• Reading fluency and confidence

Perfect For:

• Kindergarten and Grade 1 French Immersion or francophone students
• Beginning readers learning how to blend sounds to make words
• Beginning readers learning complex phonics patterns
• Students who need more repetition and structured decoding support
• Literacy centres, small groups, guided reading, or take-home books

✨ Why Teachers Love It:

✔️ Repetitive, predictable structure
✔️ Clear focus on one sound at a time
✔️ Great for struggling readers or second language learners
✔️ Easy to prep and implement
✔️ Builds phonics skills and reading stamina

Included sounds:

a

e comme je

e comme ver

i

o comme gros

o comme orange

u

é

è

ê

on

ou

au

eau

ch

an

en

in

ain

oi

ai

ei

eu

oeu

er

Enseignons ensemble members – these resources are included in the April + June 2025 resource packs.

*This download entitles the purchaser to use it in ONE classroom only. Thank you so much for respecting my time and effort!*