Jolly Classroom

Interactive teaching tools for confident phonics and literacy lessons

Bring trusted Jolly Learning content into every lesson with interactive resources, classroom-ready activities and flexible digital support for teachers and learners.

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Learning the Letter Sounds

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Why Teachers Choose This Product

Teaching phonics and literacy should be engaging not time-consuming. Jolly Classroom brings together trusted teaching content, interactive activities and easy-to-use classroom tools in one place, helping teachers spend less time preparing lessons and more time inspiring children to learn.

Whether you are teaching a whole class, supporting small groups or setting independent activities, Jolly Classroom provides flexible resources that adapt to your classroom.

Less Preparation Time

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More Engaging Lessons

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Flexible Group Use

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Works With Jolly Resources

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Created by teachers

Jolly Phonics was created by classroom teachers, Sue Lloyd and Sara Wernham, shaped around what helps children remember sounds, blend words and build confidence in real lessons.

Multi-sensory learning with purpose

Stories, songs, actions, images and games help children connect each sound with movement, memory and meaning. The result is joyful teaching that still stays structured and rigorous.

Flexible tools for schools and home

From classroom resources and decodable readers to apps, online training and digital teaching tools, Jolly supports phonics and literacy practice across school and home.

A complete literacy pathway

Jolly does not stop at first letter sounds. Our programmes support children as they move from early phonics into spelling, grammar, punctuation, reading comprehension and writing skills.

What is Included?

Teacher Guide

Access comprehensive lesson guidance directly within the platform.
Interactive Lessons

Deliver engaging phonics and literacy lessons using interactive teaching content designed around the trusted Jolly Learning methodology.
Digital Readers

Browse a growing library of decodable readers and Folktales.

Learning the Letter Sounds

Children are taught the 42 main letter sounds in a carefully structured sequence. Each sound is introduced using an action, story and song to help children remember it more easily.
Letter Formation

Children learn how to form letters correctly using clear demonstrations and guided handwriting practice. The programme supports both print and precursive handwriting styles.
Blending for Reading

Blending teaches children how to push sounds together to read words. This essential decoding skill helps children become confident and fluent readers.
Segmenting for Spelling

Children learn how to hear the individual sounds in words and write them down correctly. Segmenting builds strong spelling and writing foundations.
Tricky Words

Some English words cannot be sounded out easily. Jolly Phonics teaches these tricky words separately to help children improve reading fluency and comprehension.

Works Alongside Favourite Resources

Use the product alongside your favourite Jolly resources to support a consistent approach across classroom teaching, practice and home learning.

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Use alongside:

Whole-class teaching

Support every lesson with resources that are ready to use.
Small-group support

Revisit key skills with flexible practice and intervention.
Independent learning

Give children clear practice activities to build confidence.
Home learning

Help families continue practice beyond the classroom.

What I like most about the resources is the app that you download on your phone because it's a tool you can use in the classroom and that parents can use at home. This means that what you teach in the class is being consolidated at home further.

What I like most about the resources is the app that you download on your phone because it's a tool you can use in the classroom and that parents can use at home. This means that what you teach in the class is being consolidated at home further.

What I like most about the resources is the app that you download on your phone because it's a tool you can use in the classroom and that parents can use at home. This means that what you teach in the class is being consolidated at home further.

Frequently Asked Questions About Jolly Phonics

What age is Jolly Phonics suitable for?

Jolly Phonics is typically used with children aged 3 to 7, but it can also support older learners who need help developing foundational literacy skills.

What is systematic synthetic phonics?

Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) is a rigorous, evidence-based method for teaching children to read and spell through the systematic teaching of grapheme-phoneme correspondence. It serves as the primary early literacy approach in the UK and globally, providing the structured routines needed for measurable progress in blending and segmenting. Learn more about Systematic Synthetic Phonics.

What order are the letter sounds taught?

Can parents use Jolly Phonics at home?

Is Jolly Phonics aligned with the Science of Reading?