Jolly Phonics Workbook by Sue Lloyd (1995-03-02)

I brought this DVD as my son has just started school and is learning phonics. It is a great DVD as my son will sit and watch doing all the actions whilst having fun. Its just a shame its not a bit more modern, but then if they like it and they are learning then that's what counts. I have also purchased the Jolly Phonics books 1 - 7, these are also good as they have pictures which they can colour in and practice their writing of the letters - would recommend the DVD especially if your child is learning Jolly Phonics!!

It's very dated! In fact, although the concept is good, the sounds are pronounced incorrectly. Might cause confusion when they start school (I'm a teacher)

Follows the phonics curriculum, second one I've bought, would recommend it for pre school children.

Given that the Jolly phonics setup is fantastic and has been embodied totally within education, I was very surprised how dated and cheap this CD was. No fault of the makers - because it must have been made a couple of decades ago. I'm giving my own age away if I say it reminds me of playschool in the 1970's. It really lets the Jolly Phonics brand down. The kids sort of looked at it, but became bored pretty quickly.

I would recommend the jolly phonics cd (sing a long phonics) as a much more fun and effective learning aid. My 4yr old is not really interested in the DvD.I now use it as background noise when she is doing colouring or craft work. So it doesn't feel like such a waste of money.

Good

Purchased this for my 3 year old, was not sure what to expect. I felt it is very dated but gets the message across. Have not watched it much as she managed to scratch the disc.

Useful DVD to enhance Jolly Phonic Scheme, but very old fashioned. Why haven't Jolly Phonics updated this? My 3 year old son enjoys watching it if I put it on, but he would never chooses to watch it himself.