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Parent / Teacher Guide

 There are essentially two stages to literacy learning:

Phonics - giving the basic ability to read and write

Grammar - giving the broader skills to be able to communicate
well

Jolly Phonics teaches both stages thoroughly and enjoyably

through the primary/elementary years at school. In the first
stage the letter sounds are taught in a fun, multisensory way.
Children learn how to use the letter sounds to read and write
words.

In the second, grammar stage, the structure of the language

is taught. This includes parts of speech, spelling, punctuation
and more. Children learn how to express themselves accurately
and well.

This guide provides advice for parents and teachers. It

explains the principles behind Jolly Phonics, which enable the
excellent results.

Towards the end of this guide are descriptions of the Jolly

Phonics materials. Those marked with a * are especially
suitable for use at home.

Phonics Stage
Jolly Phonics uses the synthetic phonics method, which
means that the letter sounds are taught first, on their own,
and children are then taught to blend sounds together to say
(‘synthesise’) the word.

The five basic skills for reading

and writing are:
1. Learning the letter sounds
2. Learning letter formation
3. Blending
4. Identifying sounds in words
2 5. Spelling the tricky words
1. Learning the letter sounds
In Jolly Phonics the 42 main sounds of English are taught,
not just the alphabet. The sounds are in seven groups. Some
sounds are written with two letters, such as ee and or. These
are called digraphs. Both oo and th can make two different
sounds, as in book and moon, that and three. To distinguish
between these two sounds, the digraph is represented in two
forms. This is shown below.
Group 1: s, a, t, i, p, n
Group 2: c k, e, h, r, m, d
Group 3: g, o, u, l, f, b
Group 4: ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or
Group 5: z, w, ng, v, oo, oo
Group 6: y, x, ch, sh, th, th
Group 7: qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

Each sound is taught with an action, which helps children

remember the letter(s) that represent it. For the sound ‘s’ for
instance, they hear a story about going for a walk and suddenly
seeing a snake. They weave their hands, pretending to be that
snake, saying sss. In this way, one letter sound can be taught
each day. As a child becomes more confident, the actions are
no longer necessary. There is a list of all of the letter sounds
and their corresponding actions on page 8 of this guide.

Children should learn each letter by its sound, not its name.
For example, the letter a should be called a (as in ant) not
ai (as in aim). Similarly, the letter n should be n (as in net),
not en. This will help in blending. The names of each letter
will be taught later. The letters have not been introduced in
alphabetical order. The first group (s, a, t, i, p, n) has been
chosen because they make more simple three-letter words
than any other six letters. The letters b and d are introduced
in different groups to avoid confusion.

Sounds that have more than one way of being written are
initially taught in one form only. For example, the sound ai
(rain) is taught first, and then alternatives a-e (gate) and ay
(day) follow later. Examples can be found in the Jolly Phonics
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 2. Learning letter formation
It is very important that a child holds their pencil in the
correct way.
The grip is the same for
both left- and right-handed
children.

The pencil should be held in the ‘tripod’ grip between the

thumb and first two fingers. If a child’s hold starts incorrectly,
it is very difficult to correct later on.

A child needs to form each letter the correct way. The letter
c is introduced in the early stages as this forms the basic
shape of some other letters, such as d . Particular problems
to look for are:
• the o (the pencil stroke must be anticlockwise, not
clockwise),
• d (the pencil starts in the middle, not the top),
• there must be an initial downstroke on letters such as m
and n.

The Jolly Phonics DVD, My First Letter Sounds, Jolly Stories and
Finger Phonics books show the correct formation of each letter.
A good guide is to remember that no letter starts on the
baseline.

Jolly Phonics offers the option of two typefaces, precursive,

preferred in the UK, and print, preferred in North America.
While print looks more like everyday printed letters,
precursive eases the transfer to joined-up (cursive) writing
with the ‘exit’ strokes on some of the letters. Joined-up
writing improves the fluency of writing, and also the spelling,
as words are remembered more easily when written in one
continuous movement.

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3. Blending
Blending is the process
of saying the individual
sounds in a word and then
running them together to
make the word. For example,
sounding out d-o-g and
making dog. It is a technique every child will need to learn,
and it improves with practice. To start with, you should sound
out the word and see if a child can hear it, giving the answer
if necessary. Some children take longer than others to hear
this. The sounds must be said quickly to hear the word. Try
little and often with words like b-u-s, t-o-p, c-a-t and h-e-n.
It is easier if the first sound is said slightly louder. There are
lists of suitable words in The Phonics Handbook and the Jolly
Phonics Word Book.

Remember that some sounds (digraphs) are represented by

two letters, such as sh. Children should sound out the digraph
(sh), not the individual letters (s-h). With practice they will be
able to blend the digraph as one sound in a word. So, a word
like rain should be sounded out r-ai-n, and feet as f-ee-t. This
is difficult to begin with and takes practice. The Jolly Phonics
Regular Word Blending Cards can be used in class to improve
this skill.

You will find it helpful to be able to distinguish between a

blend (such as st) and a digraph (such as sh). In a blend the
two sounds, s and t can each be heard. In a digraph this is not
so. Compare mishap (where both the s and h are sounded)
and midship (which has the quite separate sh sound). When
sounding out a blend, encourage children to say the two
sounds as one unit, so fl-a-g not f-l-a-g. This will lead to greater
fluency when reading.

Some words in English have an irregular spelling and cannot

be read by blending, such as said, was and one. Many of these
are common words. The irregular parts have to be remembered.
These are called the ‘tricky words’.
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 4. Identifying sounds in words
The easiest way to know how to spell a word is to listen for the
sounds in that word. This is also called segmenting and is the
reverse of blending.

Start by having your child listen for the first sound in a word.
Games like I-Spy are ideal for this. Next try listening for the
end sounds, as the middle sound of a word is the hardest to
hear.

Begin with simple three-letter words such as cat or hot. A

good idea is to say a word and tap out the sounds. Three taps
means three sounds. Say each sound as you tap. Take care
with digraphs. The word fish, for example, has four letters but
only three sounds, f-i-sh.

Rhyming games, poems and the Jolly Songs also help tune the
ears to the sounds in words. Other games to play are:
a) Add a sound: what do I get if I add a p to the beginning
of ink? Answer: pink. Other examples are m-ice, b-us, etc.
b) Take away a sound: what do I get if I take away p from
pink? Answer: ink. Other examples as above, and f-lap, s-lip,
c-rib, d-rag, p-ant, m-end, s-top, b-end, s-t-rip, etc.

5. Spelling the tricky words

There are different ways to learn words with irregular or
tricky spellings:

1) Look, Cover, Write and Check. Look at the word to see

which bit is tricky. Ask the child to try writing the word in the
air saying the letters. Cover the word over and see if the child
can write it correctly. Check to make sure.
2) Say it as it sounds. Say the word so each sound is heard.
For example, the word was is said as ‘wass’, to rhyme with
mass, the word Monday is said as ‘M-on-day’.
3) Mnemonics. The initial letter of each word in a saying gives
the correct spelling of a word. For example, laugh - Laugh At
Ugly Goat’s Hair.
4) Using joined-up (cursive) writing also improves spelling.
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Decodable Storybooks
Once a child has begun to learn the
letter sounds they will be able to
pick them out in words. They should
then move on to working out whole
words through blending. It is easier if reading begins with
storybooks that use simple regular words. Such words are
easily read from the ‘code’ of writing and so are described
as ‘decodable storybooks’. The Jolly Phonics Readers are an
example of such storybooks.

Once there is fluency in reading, the most important skills for

a child will be comprehension and the understanding of
more words. This can be developed by asking a child questions
about a story they have just read.

Children’s achievement in the Phonics stage

Independent studies find that, after one year’s teaching,
children taught with Jolly Phonics have an average reading
age around 12 months ahead of their actual age. For spelling
the gain is usually slightly more. In addition, it is typical for
all children to do well, whatever their social background, and
whether English is their first language or not, with boys doing
as well as girls.
About Jolly Phonics
Jolly Phonics has been developed by Sue Lloyd and
Sara Wernham, who were primary/elementary school
teachers at Woods Loke Primary School in Lowestoft,
England. Jolly Learning Ltd is an independent British
publisher, founded in 1987.

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 The Actions
s Weave hand in an s shape, like a snake, and say ssssss.
a Wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a, a, a.
t Turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t, t, t.
i
p
n
1 Pretend to be a mouse by wriggling fingers at end of nose and squeak i, i, i.
Pretend to puff out candles and say p, p, p.
Make a noise, as if you are a plane - hold arms out and say nnnnnn.

ck Raise hands and snap fingers as if playing castanets and say ck, ck, ck.
e Pretend to tap an egg on the side of a pan and crack it into the pan, saying eh, eh, eh.
h
r
m
d
2 Hold hand in front of mouth panting as if you are out of breath and say h, h, h.
Pretend to be a puppy holding a piece of rag, shaking head from side to side, and say rrrrrr.
Rub tummy as if seeing tasty food and say mmmmmm.
Beat hands up and down as if playing a drum and say d, d, d.

g Spiral hand down, as if water going down the drain, and say g, g, g.
o Pretend to turn light switch on and off and say o, o; o, o.
u
l
f
3 Pretend to be putting up an umbrella and say u, u, u.
Pretend to lick a lollipop and say llllll.
Let hands gently come together as if deflating a toy fish, and say ffffff.
b Pretend to hit a ball with a bat and say b, b, b.

ai Cup hand over ear and say ai, ai, ai.

j Pretend to wobble on a plate and say j, j, j.
oa
ie
ee or
4 Bring hand over mouth as if you have done something wrong and say oh!
Stand to attention and salute, saying ie, ie.
Put hands on head as if ears on a donkey and say ee-or, ee-or.

z Put arms out at sides and pretend to be a bee, saying zzzzzz.

w Blow on to open hand, as if you are the wind, and say wh, wh, wh.
ng
v
oo oo
5 Imagine you are a weightlifter, and pretend to lift a heavy weight above your head, saying ng...
Pretend to be holding the steering wheel of a van and say vvvvvv.
Move head back and forth as if it is the cuckoo in a cuckoo clock, saying u, oo; u, oo. (Little
and long oo.).

y Pretend to be eating a yoghurt and say y, y, y.

x Pretend to take an x-ray of someone with a camera and say ks, ks, ks.
ch
sh
th th
6 Move arms at sides as if you are a train and say ch, ch, ch.
Place index finger over lips and say sh, sh, sh.
Pretend to be naughty clowns and stick out tongue a little for the th, and further for the th
sound (this and thumb).

qu Make a duck’s beak with your hands and say qu, qu, qu.
ou Pretend your finger is a needle and prick thumb saying ou, ou, ou.
oi
ue
er
7 Cup hands around mouth and shout to another boat saying oi! ship ahoy!
Point to people around you and say you, you, you.
Roll hands over each other like a mixer and say er, er, er.
ar Open mouth wide and say ah. (British English)
8 Flap hands as if a seal and say ar, ar, ar. (Nth Am English).
Grammar Stage
The Phonics stage of Jolly Phonics covers the first year of
teaching at school. Jolly Phonics continues with grammar
(including punctuation) and spelling lessons for the next 6
years at school, with each year termed Grammar 1 through
to Grammar 6.

The teaching is active and multisensory, with colours

(matching those used by Montessori schools) and actions for
parts of speech and continues to revise and extend children’s
phonic knowledge. There are two lessons a week covering
grammar, punctuation and spelling topics.

The Grammar stage is divided into two halves: Grammar (and

Punctuation) and Spelling.

1. Grammar
The term ‘grammar’ is used broadly, and includes parts of
speech and anything to do with the structure of the language
such as punctuation and issues with word meaning such as
comparatives and superlatives, and homophones (which
sound alike, but have different spellings and meanings).

Capitals: Children are introduced to reading and writing

capital letters during the initial Phonics stage of teaching,
once they have learned the main letter sounds. Capitals
are revised regularly throughout Grammar 1, alongside
alphabetical order.

Alphabet, Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills: Learning

the letter names, and their position in the alphabet, allows
children to find words easily in a dictionary. In Grammar
1 and 2, these dictionary skills are practised regularly so
that children can put words into alphabetical order and use
a dictionary to check the spelling and meaning of words. It
also helps them to use a thesaurus to find ‘synonyms’ (words
with a similar meaning, like ‘shout’ and ‘yell’) and ‘antonyms’
(opposites like ‘huge’ and ‘tiny’), and so expand
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 Nouns: From the start in Grammar 1, children are taught
the difference between common nouns (such as ‘cat’) and
proper nouns (such as names like ‘John’). This distinction is
important as proper nouns need to start with a capital letter.
Later, they are introduced to collective, possessive, concrete
and abstract nouns (Grammar 3 and 4), while in Grammar 6
they learn that nouns can be countable or uncountable and
that some, called gerunds, are fromed from verbs (like the
activities ‘gardening’ and ‘skiing’).

Verbs: From the beginning, children are taught that verbs

can take place in the present, past and future. In Grammar
1 and 2 they regularly practise verbs in the simple tenses (I
Play, I played, I will play); in Grammar 3 they are introduced
to the continuous tenses (I am playing, I was playing, I
will be playing); and in Grammar 5 they learn the perfect
tenses (I have played, I had played, I will have played). At
this point they also learning that when a sentence has an
object the bern os ‘transitive’ but when there is no object it
is ‘intransitive’. In Grammar 6 they look at how verb forms
change, depending on whether the sentence is written in
the activie or passive voice, or when it is a modal verb or
imperative.
The verb ‘to be’ is important because it is so common and is
used in the continuouse tenses.However, it has an irregular
conjugation. It is taught in Grammar 2, ready for teaching
the continuous tense in Grammar 3 (eg: I am walking).

Other Parts of Speech: Pronouns, adjectives and adverbs

are first introduced in Grammar 1, followed by conjunctions
and prepositions in Grammar 2, and this teaching is revised
and extended throughout the later levels. There is a strong
focus on comparatives and superlatives, such as ‘bigger’ and
‘biggest’, in the middle years.

Plurals: The most common way to make a word plural is to

add ‘s’ or ‘es’ (cats, dishes). This is taught in Grammar 1 and
is extended in subsequent levels to include tricky plurals like
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‘mice’ and ‘children’, as well as the plurals for words ending
in ‘y’ (trays, puppies), ‘o’ (potatoes, pianos), ‘f’ and ‘fe’ (roofs,
leaves, knives) and ‘us’ (cacti or cactuses).

Sentences and Punctuation: Early in Grammar 1,

children are taught the concept of a sentence, with a capital
letter at the start and a full stop (period) at the end. Other
punctuation is introduced too: speech marks and question
marks (Grammar 1); commas, exclamation marks and
apostrophes (Grammar 2); hyphens (Grammar 3); and
parenthese, colons and semicolons (Grammar 5 and 6).
From Grammar 3 on, the teaching of sentence structure is
developed further: children learn how to identify the object
of a sentence, and how to use phrases and clauses effectively
in their writing. They are taught how to organise sentences
into paragraphs (Grammar 3) and are encouraged to use
cohesion, using ‘connective’ words to link their ideas in a
fluid way (Grammar 6).

Proofreading: To spell and punctuate correctly, children

must check their work for mistake and be able to correct
them. These proofreading skills are first introduced in
Grammar 2 and are extended in Grammar 4, when the
children look at grammatical agreement and the effect that
changing a word can have on the rest of the sentence.

Homophones and Homographs: Homophones are

words that sound the same but that have different spelling
and meanings, such as ‘there’, ‘their’ and ‘they’re’ and
‘to’, ‘two’, and ‘too’. Homographs are words that share the
same spelling but mean different things, such as ‘The birds
fly away’ and ‘There’s a fly in my soup’. There is a strong
focus on homophones throughout the levels, particularly in
Grammar 4, while homographs are taught in Grammar 5.

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 2. Spelling
A wide range of spelling concepts and patterns will be taught
thoroughly, enabling children to consolidate and extend their
knowledge. This provides children with a framework of rules
that they can apply in their spelling. In the weekly spelling
lesson children will be given a list of words to learn to spell as
well as plenty of dictation.

Alternative Spellings: Having first learnt one way of

writing each letter sound, the children are taught the
alternative spellings for many vowels:
ai (rain) a-e (as in gate), ay (as in day)
ee (bee) e-e (as in these), ea (as in leaf)
ie (tie) i-e (as in time), igh (as in high), y (as in fly)
oa (boat) o-e (as in bone), ow (as in slow)
ue (cue) u-e (as in cube), ew (as in few)
or (British English), o (American English) (fork)
al (as in talk), au (haul), aw (saw)
ou (loud) ow (cow)
oi (boil) oy (boy)
er (fern) ir (bird), ur (turn)
To make it clear in the text below we use < > brackets to
show spellings, and sloping lines / / to show sounds.
Note that spelling <ow> can be pronounced both as in slow,
and as in cow.
The spelling <ue>, along with the spellings <u-e> and <ew>
can be spoken in different ways. While some words always
have the long u (cue, cube, few) other words have the long u
in British English, and the long oo in American English (due,
duke, new), and yet other words consistently have the long
oo (blue, flute, crew).
The teaching of these alternative spellings starts in the
Phonics stage and continues in Grammar 1 (the first
Grammar year).

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Words ending in -y: Children are taught that words
ending with the sound /ee/ usually end with <y>, as in funny,
happy. (This spelling rule is introduced in the yellow Jolly
Phonics Readers, Level 2).

Doubling Rule: In Grammar 1, children are taught that

words with short, stressed vowel sound have doubled
consonant before the next syllable (fatter, bedding, hilly,
hottest, button), whereas words with any other vowel do not
(sailor, leaflet, silent, hotel, booking, sooner). This is a widely
reliable spelling rule, and children need to be able to identify
the short vowels.

Silent Letters: In Grammar 2, the children are first

introduced to words that have a silent letter, such as the
‘b’ in lamb, ‘w’ in wrist and ‘k’ in knight. While they are not
spoken when read, they have to be written when the word is
spelt.

Soft c and Soft g: In Grammar 2, children are taught that

the letter <c> is typically spoken as an /s/ when it is followed
by <e, i> or <y> in a word (such as ice, city, cycle). Similarly
the letter <g> is typically spoken as a /j/ (as in gem, magic,
gym). The spelling <ph> for /f/ is also taught (as in photo).

Unusual Spelling Patterns: English has many unusual

spelling patterns and these are taught progressively from
Grammar 2. Examples are <wa> saying /wo/ (as in wash,
swan), <ou> saying /u/ (as in touch, young). In Grammar 3,
the unusual spelling patterns are developed further, with
<a> saying /ai/ (as in baby, crazy), <e> saying /ee/ (as in
email, secret), <i> saying /ie/ (as in icy, child), <o> saying /oa/
(as in open, hello), and so on.
This is taken further in Grammar 4, 5 and 6, with <ear>
saying /er/ (as in earth) and <gh> saying /g/ (as in ghost,
dinghy) in Grammar 4, <ch> saying /sh/ (as in chef) and
<sure> saying /shor/ (as in sure) in Grammar 5 and <ough>
saying /off/ (as in cough), /uff/ (as in rough), /oa/ (as in
dough), /or/ (as in bought), /oo/ (as in through) and /ou/ (as in 13
 drought) in Grammar 6.

Schwa: The schwa is the weak vowel sound of the <e>

in children, or the <o> of carrot. It happens to be the
most common vowel in English. It is specifically taught in
Grammar 4 and is a strong focus in later levels, particularly
when it appears in common suffixes like ‘-ity’ and ‘-ety’.

Prefixes and Suffixes: In Grammar 2, children are taught

that one or more syllables can be added to a words to change,
or add to, its meaning. Prefixes are added at the beginning
(‘unhappy’, ‘midday’) and suffixes come at the end (‘powerful’,
‘powerless’). Adding a prefix is usually straightforward, but
there are several spelling rules for adding a suffix that starts
with a vowel (for example, -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -able), and
these are regularly revised throughout the levels.

Children’s achievement in the Grammar stage

The most dramatic improvements to result from the Grammar
stage will be found in the children’s writing. The children will
spell and punctuate more accurately, use a wider vocabulary
and have a clearer understanding of how language works.
This enables children to express themselves better and more
accurately, in speech as well as in writing.

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Phonics Stage Products
For children just starting to learn to read and write, look at products in
this phonics stage. Those with an asterisk * are suitable for use at home.
For later years, look at the Grammar stage products that follow.

My First Letter Sounds* (for age 2+)

A board book for introducing all the letter
sounds.

My Jolly Phonics* (for age 3+)

The My Jolly Phonics Kit has a varied
and exciting range for a child just starting
to learn to read. The attractive case
contains:
• Jolly Phonics Activity Books 1-7
• Jolly Phonics DVD
• Jolly Phonics Games CD (Single User)
• Jolly Songs
• Jolly Stories
• Jolly Phonics Letter Sound Poster
• Plus FREE triangular grip pencils (red,
yellow, blue & graphite) and an eraser

Sounds Like Fun DVD* (for age 2+)

First shown on the popular Cartoonito
TV Channel, this DVD has 39 episodes,
each introducing a different letter sound
in a fun and engaging way. The episodes
are based on Jolly Phonics.

Jolly Phonics Activity

Books 1 - 7* (for age 3+)
With stories for each letter
sound, letter formation
practice, colouring, puzzles
and stickers, these colour
books are absorbing for a
child as they learn to read.
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 Jolly Phonics Workbooks 1-7*
(for age 4+)
An enjoyable way for children to build on the
skills they have learned. The 7 black and
white books cover simple letter recognition,
joined-up writing and the alternative
spellings of the vowels. Strategies for
tricky spellings and challenging puzzles for
developing phonic skills are also provided.
Jolly Stories*
Join the adventures of Inky Mouse and her
friends. Follow them through seven stories as
they learn the 42 letter sounds. This beautifully
illustrated board book has 40 spreads, each
covering one or two letter sounds. Each spread
has a number of words for reading and spelling,
and a Jolly Phonics action. A large letter is
embossed, so that it can be felt by children.

Jolly Phonics DVD*

The DVD covers all the letter sounds and the five
basic skills for reading and writing. There are fun
bonus activities for children, ‘Using Jolly Phonics’
footage for adults and a section explaining the
letter sounds of English, ideal for those learning
English as a foreign or second language.

Finger Phonics Books 1-7*

Ideal to use with your child after watching the
DVD. Each of the seven books deals with one
group of letter sounds. Cut-out letter shapes
show children’s fingers the correct formation,
while the actions help them to remember the
correct sound.

Jolly Phonics Magnetic Letters*

A tub of 106 lower case magnetic letters.
Consonants are in red and vowels are in blue.
16 Includes joined digraphs.
 Finger Phonics Big Books 1-7
These big books allow letter sounds to be
introduced to the whole class. They have the
same content as the Finger Phonics Books.

Jolly Songs*
An audio CD and A4
book with songs set to
popular tunes for each
of the 42 letter sounds in
Jolly Phonics. Perfect for
use at home, or in small
groups.

The Phonics Handbook Core resource

The Phonics Handbook is a complete resource for

teaching reading, writing and spelling to a whole
class. Includes photocopy masters and detailed
lesson plans.

Jolly Phonics Games CD*

Enter the interactive world of Inky Mouse and her
friends as they help your child to learn to read
and write. With 20 fun activities, the games come
in different levels, easy, medium or hard, ideal for
children (ages 3-6 years). Available as Single User
(for home use) or Site Licence (for schools).

Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds App*

Join Bee and her friends as they explore the
enchanting letter sounds garden and discover
the main 42 letter sounds of English through a
series of captivating games.
Jolly Phonics Lessons App
This comprehensive app provides daily lesson
plans for each of the 42 letter sounds. It provides
teachers with easy to follow plans enabling them
to deliver lessons which imbed the key skills.
Jolly Songs App*
This interactive app has been developed to
support children as they learn the 42 letter sounds
and includes all of the actions to the sounds. 17
 Jolly Phonics Word Book
A bank of words listed according to letter groups,
initial and final consonant blends, alternative vowel
spellings and tricky words.

Core resource
Jolly Phonics Pupil &
Teacher’s Books (for age 4+)
These books support class teaching,
giving practice on the skills taught.
The separate teacher’s book gives
guidance. There are both black and
white and the more extensive colour
series available.

Jolly Phonics for the Whiteboard Core resource

A comprehensive and interactive set of lesson

plans, with one for every day of the school year.
Teaches every aspect of Jolly Phonics including
the alternative spellings. Includes Jolly Songs,
Jingles and Flash Cards so it can be used on its
own. It even includes printable worksheets for
pupils for every lesson.

Jolly Jingles
An audio CD and big book with another set of
traditional songs for each of the 42 letter sounds
sung by Canadian children. Ideal for classroom
use.

Jolly Phonics Read and See*

These themed word books help children practice
sounding out and blending once they’ve learned the
letter sounds. An illustration of each word they read
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is hiding under a flap. Each pack contains 12 books.
 Jolly Phonics
Letter Sound Poster*
A poster showing the 42 letter sounds, each
with a reminder of the action. Useful for home, or
classroom revision with older children.

Jolly Phonics Puppets*

Bring the Jolly Phonics characters of Inky
Mouse, Bee and Snake to life with these
three soft, plush puppets.

Jolly Phonics
Decodable Readers*
Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Interesting storybooks for children who are just ready to read.

Controlled vocabulary enables them to read the words from their letter
sound knowledge. There are only a few essential tricky words, and these
are shown at the start of each book. There are 4 levels each with 3
series, Inky Mouse and Friends, General Fiction and Nonfiction. Each
series pack, in each level, has six different books.

Jolly Phonics Wall Frieze

Comes in 7 illustrated strips for putting
up around the classroom.
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 Jolly Phonics Tricky Wall Flowers
Enables teachers to create a bright wall
display reminding pupils of the tricky words
they have been taught.

Jolly Phonics Alternative &

Alphabet Posters
A two-poster pack with alternative vowel
spellings on one and the alphabet on the
other.

Jolly Phonics Tricky Word Hat

A plush hat that can be used with the Tricky Word
Wall Flowers. Includes a bag of 72 small velcro pads
for attaching the words.

Jolly Phonics Picture Flashcards*

A pack of 60 double-sided flashcards, each with a letter
and word on one side and a colourful picture (and
dots for the letter sounds) on the other. Includes the
alternative spellings.

Jolly Phonics Cards

Four sets of flashcards for whole class
use: letter sounds, blending words,
alternative vowel spellings and tricky
words. A total of 300 black and white
cards.

Jolly Phonics Letter Sound Strips

A set of 30 identical strips for a class, to
help children remember the spelling of
sounds. Letter sounds are on one side
and alternative vowel spellings on the
other.
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Jolly Phonics Starter Kit This is an extensive set of Jolly
Extended Phonics for the classroom, all in a
bright carrying case:
The Phonics Handbook
Jolly Phonics DVD
Jolly Phonics Wall Frieze
Jolly Phonics Cards
Jolly Phonics Word Book
Finger Phonics Big Books 1-7
Jolly Phonics Letter Sound Strips
JP Alt Spelling & Alphabet Posters
JP Tricky Word Wall Flowers
Jolly Songs
Jolly Phonics Readers Level 1 (18 books)
Jolly Phonics Readers Level 2 (18 books)
Jolly Phonics Classroom Kit
This is a comprehensive set of
Jolly Phonics including more
decodable readers and resources,
again in a bright case:
The Phonics Handbook
Jolly Phonics DVD
Jolly Phonics Word Book
Jolly Phonics Big Books, set of books 1 - 7
Jolly Phonics Letter Sound Strips
Jolly Phonics Cards
Jolly Phonics Alternative & Alphabet Posters Jolly Jingles (Big Book and CD)
Jolly Phonics Tricky Word Wall Flowers Jolly Songs (A4 Book and CD)
Jolly Phonics Wall Frieze Read & See Pack 1 (all 12 titles)
Jolly Phonics Puppets Read & See Pack 2 (all 12 titles)
Jolly Phonics Tricky Word Hat Jolly Phonics Readers Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4
Finger Phonics set of books 1 - 7 Plus FREE PowerPoint presentation CD
Jolly Phonics Resources CD and 30 Parent Guides

Jolly Phonics Extra*

Designed for children who need extra help
for any reason, the Jolly Phonics Extra kit
has a TalkingPEN which responds to the
Letter Sound Book, the 71 flashcards and
the 54 Jolly Phonics Readers enclosed.
Also included are four sets of Pupil Books
1-3, and a Teacher’s Book. Children are
amazed at how the TalkingPEN responds
to letters, words and images on the page,
giving them immediate audio feedback.
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 Grammar Stage Products
The Grammar Handbooks
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Core resource
These books introduce grammar, spelling
and punctuation for the six years after
Jolly Phonics. There are 36 grammar
or punctuation and 36 spelling lessons
in each book with lots of photocopiable
games and activities. They include
actions for each area of grammar.

Grammar Big Books 1 and 2

These books allow new grammar concepts
to be taught to the whole class for the first
two grammar years.

Grammar Pupil & Teacher’s

Books 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Core resource
These write-in colour books are for class use in teaching the first 5 years
of grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Jolly Dictionary*
Award winning and beautifully illustrated, the
Jolly Dictionary has 6,000+ age-appropriate
words with carefully written definitions that
children find easy to read and engaging.
Divided into 4 colour-coded sections for
ease of use and includes a child-friendly
pronunciation guide.
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Grammar Games*
A suite of 15 enjoyable interactive games for
playing on a computer or a laptop. They practise
the grammar, punctuation and spelling taught in
the first few years. Available on Single User (for
home use) or Site Licence (for schools).

Grammar 1 Workbooks 1-6*

An enjoyable way for children to build

on the early grammar and spelling
they have been taught. A set of black
and white write-in books.

Grammar Songs*
An audio CD and A4 book with songs set to
catchy, popular tunes to reinforce much of the
grammar, punctuation and spelling being taught.

For more information visit our website:

www.jollylearning.co.uk

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