Happily Ever Teaching
Join a virtual staffroom of keen teachers to explore the best teaching method known to science: storytelling. In 2014, Epic Tales and EU Lifelong Learning proved that children perform an average of 26% better in tests when taught through stories, a fact that's since been backed up by London's Institute of Education and Bath University, so we're here to help your learners achieve greater success in English, Maths, Science, and more.
Hosted by Oxford Owl storyteller Chip Colquhoun, author of the EU’s guidance on using stories in the classroom, each 15min-or-so episode takes the weekly story in our sister podcast, Fables & Fairy Tales, and discusses it with experienced teachers around a specific curriculum subject. You'll come away with off-the-shelf lesson ideas that are effective, memorable, and enjoyable – all at the same time.
To get the stories as special edition paperbacks containing detailed lesson plans, along with artwork by incredible illustrators such as Winnie the Witch's Korky Paul, join the Epic Learning Book Club by visiting epictales.co.uk/teachhappily
You can also find us on Facebook for weekly storytelling tips from Chip, and join our discussions on Twitter using @TeachHappily to let us know what topics you'd like us to cover.
We look forward to sharing stories with you!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 225
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
Teach Science with a devious dragon!
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as habitats, adaptation, and life cycles, with the tale of a nutty knight who faces off against a devious dragon...
S…
Teach Maths with a devious dragon!
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as adding weight, basic operations, and estimation, with the tale of a nutty knight who faces off against a devious …
Teach English with a devious dragon!
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as expanded noun phrases, point-of-view, and non-fiction reports, with the tale of a nutty knight who faces off agai…
Teach PSHE with a devious dragon!
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as role models, changing behaviour, and the power of kind words, with the tale of a nutty knight who faces off again…
Teach History with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as shopping over time, historical sources, and time capsules, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures to…
Teach Art with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as computer imaging, pop art, and capturing expressions, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures to help…
Teach Geography with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as map-making, exploring your local area, and rural living, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures to h…
Teach Design & Technology with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as where food comes from, nets for 3D shapes, and baking, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures to hel…
Teach Science with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as magnets, disciplinary literacy, and what grows on trees, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures to h…
Teach Maths with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as mathematical investigations, positional language, and arrays, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures…
Teach English with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as prediction, persuasive writing, and innovating a story, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures to he…
Teach PSHE with a Russian folk tale
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as gossip, digital safety, and controlling the narrative, with the tale of a farmer who uses extreme measures to hel…
Teach Religious Ed with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as choreographing, the language of dance, and dancing with disabilities, using our version of Hans Christian Ander…
Teach Phys.Ed with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as choreographing, the language of dance, and dancing with disabilities, using our version of Hans Christian Ander…
Teach Art with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as compositing, hot & cold colours, and pop art, using our version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic about a lo…
Teach History & Geography with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as coral reefs, oceans, and the reliability of historical sources, using our version of Hans Christian Andersen's …
Teach Science with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as classification, states of matter, and adaptation, using our version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic about …
Teach Maths with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as capacity, time, and data handling, using our version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic about a lovestruck me…
Teach English with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as speech marks, non-chronological reports, and adjectives, using our version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic…
Teach PSHE with Andersen's Little Mermaid
Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with topics such as self-esteem, disability, and endurance, using our version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic about a lovestru…