Jolly Classroom: Teach Phonics5.0.6 - App Store

Make Teaching Phonics & Grammar Easy with Jolly Classroom!
Jolly Classroom is a comprehensive, interactive classroom app designed to support teachers in delivering systematic phonemic awareness, spelling, grammar and punctuation lessons with ease. With over 150 structured lessons, engaging activities and built-in phonics assessments, this app ensures that students develop strong reading and writing skills in a fun and research-backed way.

A Complete Classroom Solution
Jolly Classroom provides a structured, step-by-step approach to teaching phonics, grammar and spelling. Aligned with the Science of Reading, the app focuses on building essential phonemic awareness, reading fluency and writing accuracy in a way that is engaging and easy to follow.

What is Jolly Phonics?
Jolly Phonics is a programme for teaching reading and writing. It is based on a systematic synthetic phonics approach and was developed by teachers Sue Lloyd and Sara Wernham. It is the first stage in teaching children to read and write using the 5 key skills. It focuses on direct, explicit instruction of phonemic awareness and phonics for both reading (decoding) and writing (encoding). Scientific research has consistently shown phonemic awareness to be essential for building strong reading, spelling and writing skills.

Why Choose Jolly Classroom?
1. Phonics Programme - Bring phonemic awareness to your school with interactive activities and clear instructions
2. Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation - Course introducing complex concepts of English Grammar in a fun and easy way
3. Built-in Phonics Assessments - Includes Jolly Phonics assessments and phonics screening tests to track student progress
4. Teacher-Friendly - Simple school setup with customisable staff and student profiles
5. Multi-Sensory Learning - Animated guidance, blending & segmenting tools and audio support make learning engaging for all students
6. British & American English Options - Tailor your teaching experience to suit different curriculums

Key Features That Make Learning Effective
1. Phonics Lessons - Step-by-step systematic phonics instruction, including 72 tricky words, helping children learn to read and write confidently
2. Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation - Develop core English skills with structured lessons designed for classroom success
3. Phonics Assessments - built-in phonics assessments that help a school track student progress and prepare effectively for the Phonics Screening Check
4. Interactive Activities - Fun animations and audio support for letter formation, blending and segmenting
5. Progress Tracking - Monitor individual and class performance

Who Is Jolly Classroom For?
1. School - A curriculum-aligned solution for developing reading and writing skills
2. Teachers - A powerful classroom resource for structured phonics and grammar instruction
3. Pupils - Designed for early learners to master phonics, spelling and grammar through interactive lessons
4. Homeschool - An excellent tool for homeschool parents teaching their children at home with a structured, easy-to-follow program

Jolly Classroom is also an excellent resource for English learners, providing a structured and engaging way to build phonemic awareness, reading fluency and English grammar proficiency. With its systematic approach to teaching letter sounds, blending and sentence formation, the app helps English as a Second Language (ESL) students develop confidence in reading and writing. The interactive lessons and audio-supported activities ensure that learners can hear correct pronunciation, practice spelling and improve their understanding of grammar and sentence structure in an accessible way. Whether in a school or a homeschool setting, Jolly Classroom makes mastering English grammar and phonics easy!

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Version History - [New feature] Opt-in two-step verification with an authenticator app
- [Improvement] Activity Bank filters in one row, with a category dropdown and set search
- [Improvement] Readers and products pages reworked
- [Security] Signing up and accepting an invitation verify your identity end to end
- [Security] Signing up with an invited email address now names the schools that invited you and offers two choices: decline and carry on with your own school, or have the invitation emails sent again and join from the link inside
- [Fix] Further Practice draws only from lessons the class has actually reached
- [Fix] Readers autoplay no longer skips a page when the previous audio finishes late 5.0.6 Sep 28 - [New Feature] Explore Courses - Browse any course's lessons without a class
- [Fix] JPY subscription prices display correctly 5.0.4 Sep 14 [New feature] New phonics course structure — 4 sounds a week, dedicated revision lessons, and a rebuilt course page with week heroes and step tabs
[New feature] Activity Bank — practise any taught skill on demand, with sets grouped into Letter Sounds, Words, Tricky Words and Phrases & Sentences, favourites and progress-based unlocking
[New feature] Teacher-led bank play — a session of drawn pages mixed from everything the class has covered, with break screens between rounds
[New feature] Independent Practice — pupils work through a generated practice set on the classroom device, with a PIN-protected exit
[New feature] Teacher PIN safeguard, managed in settings, with password/social verification as a fallback
[New feature] Lesson plan screen — the whole lesson at a glance before teaching it
[New feature] Further Practice at the end of a lesson — activities drawn from the bank, per-lesson slot rules and a two-path ending screen
[Content] Add the SGP2 course
[Content] US version of the new Phonics course
[Content] Over forty new and reworked lesson activities, including sound flashcards, ink-blot letter sounds, egg reveal, digraph flowers, alternative spellings, sorting and swapping, sentence arranging, b/d confusion and reverse hangman
[Content] Teacher guidance library expanded and linked throughout lessons and activities
[Content] Letter formation and Sassoon lettering reworked — writing guidelines, case tabs, correct digraph glyphs and punctuation
[Improvement] Sidebar reworked
[Improvement] Worksheets can be downloaded in bulk as a single zip on web, with preparing progress
[Improvement] Correction button offers Next on single-page activities
[Improvement] Lesson instructions remember which activities were already seen
[Improvement] Lesson mode toolbar redesign — colour and size remembered per tool, reworked guidance tabs, spyglass and drawing accuracy fixes
[Improvement] Lesson loading and navigation reworked — skeleton loading, instruction card stack, scoped lesson picker with multi-select
[Improvement] Interventions from assessment results — start a practice session for the sounds a pupil missed
[Improvement] Dialogs, buttons, chips and dropdowns unified across the system
[Fix] Phonics activities & content fixes
[Fix] Holding page no longer fades under a running lesson
[Fix] Movables no longer slide in on first render
[Tech] Reworked media system — content references media directly, with legacy asset pipelines removed and bundles trimmed
[Tech] Media downloads pause on metered connections 5.0.3 Sep 10 - [New feature] Assessment data is now linked to pupil, not his class
- [New feature] School group billing support
- [New feature] End-of-year class migration flow with year-end dialog and dashboard stripe
- [New feature] Products Browser & Teachers Guide in Classroom
- [New feature] School year end date in settings and onboarding
- [New feature] Per-teacher onboarding hub with milestones and guided feature tours
- [Improvement] Auto-verify email when email-link invitation accepted
- [Improvement] Archived class notice on dashboard and sidebar
- [Improvement] Action-needed warnings for unassigned teachers and classes
- [Improvement] Empty pupil tracking categories link to School settings
- [Improvement] Renamed roles (Manager → Admin, Account Holder → Account Owner)
- [Improvement] Pupil management: Classes column and class picker when managing from the school pool
- [Improvement] Terms acceptance on signup
- [Improvement] Mobile/narrow responsive polish across tutorial, dashboard and management 4.10.0 Aug 12 - [New feature] New account onboarding flow with guided tutorial hub
- [Improvement] Keyboard / clicker navigation in lessons
- [Improvement] Subscription page redesign
- [Improvement] Reworked media delivery system
- [Improvement] Mobile-responsive signup flow 4.8.0 Jun 5 - [New feature] Dedicated Phonics Screen Check assessments support
- [New feature] Class Overview matrix for sounds & Phonics Screen Check with CSV export
- [New feature] Printable flashcards for reading assessments
- [New feature] Re-worked assessment insights
- [New feature] Printables (focus cards & pupil overview)
- [Improvement] Better re-assessment behavior throughout the system
- [Improvement] Additional confirmation when changing accent type
- [Improvement] Incremental update videos support
- [Content] Updates to SGP1 course 4.7.1 Feb 24 - [Fix] Fix Youtube videos on mobile
- [Fix] Fix SGP 1 assets 4.5.4 Jan 14 - "Squash" UI style implemented throughout the system
- Individual assessment results can now be deleted
- Navigation improvements for class pupils in the dashboard and assessments
- Updated dashboard design
- Remove confusing "Back" button in Wonde wizard
- Blank pupil sheets for writing assessments
- Unified button appearance through the system 4.5.1 12/16/2025 - [New feature] Versioning assessments
- [New feature] Add class button on sidebar
- [Improvement] Classes no longer synced from Wonde - synced Pupils can be manually assigned
- [Improvement] More granular writing assessments
- [Improvement] Possibility to create/assign classes on the "no-classes" page 4.4.1 10/14/2025 - [New feature] Class-dashboard-centered navigation
- [New feature] Collapsible sidebar on mobile/tablet form factors
- [New feature] Historical star chart for each assessment
- [New feature] New SGP1 course
- [New feature] Privacy mode for pupils
- [Improvement] Better UX for adding pupils to the current class
- [Improvement] Better UX in Wonde wizard
- [Improvement] Duplicate pupil warning when creating a new pupil
- [Improvement] More immersive UX for buttons throughout the system 4.3.1 10/02/2025 - [New feature] Class dashboard for streamlined teaching experience
- [New feature] Archiving instead of deleting for pupils & classes
- [Improvement] Searching in tables
- [Improvement] Implement /voucher/:code link which works both for new & existing accounts
- [Improvement] Login is now the default mode on AuthPage 4.1.0 10/01/2025 - Onboarding flow for new users
- Wonde integration for classes, pupils and teachers
- Teachers can now be given "manager" permissions, allowing them to manage school data
- Tutorial pages are shown when entering core features for the first time
- New login/signup flow, adhering to the new design system 4.0.2 08/14/2025 Get ready for a smarter, smoother learning experience! Here’s what’s new in this update:

1. New Module: Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation 1 – build core literacy skills with confidence
2. Phonics Assessments – easily track progress and spot learning gaps
3. Updates to activities in all courses aimed at increasing stability & performance. 3.0.1 07/02/2025 Get ready for a smarter, smoother learning experience! Here’s what’s new in this update:

1. New Module: Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation 1 – build core literacy skills with confidence
2. Phonics Assessments – easily track progress and spot learning gaps
3. Updated Mobile UI – cleaner design, easier navigation
4. Security Enhancements – stronger protection for all users
5. UX Improvements – smoother interactions throughout the app 3.0.0 06/26/2025 Bug fixes, and performance improvements! 2.3.3 10/31/2023 We've overhauled the navigation interface to use tabs, making everything much simpler 2.3.1 10/12/2023 We have added the Activities tab to the lesson navigator, now you can jump straight into any activity you like, without needing to go through a lesson. We have also added the ability to view and download worksheets in a single page, without opening the lesson. 2.2.0 09/18/2023 2.0.1 03/31/2023