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Happily Ever Teaching

Epic Taleswww.epictales.co.uk

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!

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Episodes

Teach Chinese New Year with a Taiwanese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around Chinese traditions, modernising folk tales, and exploring religions, using the tale of a carpenter's extreme lengths to keep a tiger off his table. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, education adviser and former teacher Abi, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelli...

Jan 25, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 45

Teach Science with a Taiwanese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around friction, climate change, and food chains, using the tale of a carpenter's extreme lengths to keep a tiger off his table. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, education adviser and former teacher Abi, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom chall...

Jan 21, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 44

Teach Maths with a Taiwanese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around counting, measuring, and mathematical investigations, using the tale of a carpenter's extreme lengths to keep a tiger off his table. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, education adviser and former teacher Abi, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, clas...

Jan 20, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 43

Teach English with a Taiwanese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around building blocks of stories, adapting existing stories, and dramatising scenes, using the tale of a carpenter's extreme lengths to keep a tiger off his table. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, education adviser and former teacher Abi, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, ...

Jan 19, 202217 minSeason 1Ep. 42

Teach PSHE with a Taiwanese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around respect, recognising emotions, and refugees, using the tale of a carpenter's extreme lengths to keep a tiger off his table. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, education adviser and former teacher Abi, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom cha...

Jan 18, 202215 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Teach Art, Design & Technology with an Ethiopian folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around cakes, meal planning, and charcoal painting, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit epi...

Jan 14, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 40

Teach Religious & Phys.Ed with an Ethiopian folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around endurance, warm-up activities, and light symbolism, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – vi...

Jan 13, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 39

Teach Geography with an Ethiopian folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around mountain life, the journey of a coffee bean, and climates around the world, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom ...

Jan 12, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 38

Teach History & Fire Safety with an Ethiopian folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around uses of fire, health and safety, and communication through the ages, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challen...

Jan 11, 202217 minSeason 1Ep. 37

Teach Science with an Ethiopian Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around keeping warm, shadows, and fire building, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit epicta...

Jan 07, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 36

Teach Maths with an Ethiopian folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around budgeting and saving, cumulative addition, and fractions, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and mor...

Jan 06, 202219 minSeason 1Ep. 35

Teach English with an Ethiopian folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around invitations, descriptions, and emotion tracking, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit...

Jan 05, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Teach PSHE with an Ethiopian folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around supporting others from a distance, generosity, and friendship, using the tale of a 6-year-old's struggle of endurance to save his mother's life. Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Helen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges an...

Jan 04, 202225 minSeason 1Ep. 33

Teach Science with a Christmas folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around astronomy, light, plants and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and m...

Dec 10, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 32

Teach Maths with a Christmas folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around decimals, weights, symmetry and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges an...

Dec 09, 202114 minSeason 1Ep. 31

Teach Computing & Drama with a Christmas folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around coding, Bee-Bots, Nativity producing and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom chal...

Dec 08, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Teach Humanities & Phys.Ed with a Christmas folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around modes of transport, gymnastics, weather phenomenon and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, ...

Dec 07, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Teach Religious Ed & Geography with a Christmas folk tale!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around winter celebrations from different cultures, pilgrimages, the impact of surroundings on traditions, and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, arts education adviser Jen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For addi...

Dec 03, 202113 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Teach Art & Philosophy with a Christmas folk tale!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around questioning, van Gogh, experimenting with media, and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, arts education adviser Jen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story bo...

Dec 02, 202122 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Teach English with a Christmas folk tale!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around character descriptions, adapting to different settings, report writing, and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, educational arts advisor Jen, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – includi...

Dec 01, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Teach PSHE with a Christmas folk tale!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around understanding different cultures, unlikely heroes, managing distractions, and more, using the tale of a little camel struggling to carry heavy gifts through an arid desert. Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teachers Bex and Rob, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books...

Nov 30, 202121 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Teach Phys.Ed & Music with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around adapting across genres, musical accompaniment, and dance, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – vis...

Nov 26, 202120 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Teach Art with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around adapting to different media, illustrating a text, and mastering artistic techniques, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroo...

Nov 25, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Teach Design & Technology with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around willow weaving, embroidery, and creating menus, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit epictal...

Nov 24, 202113 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Teach Geography & History with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around comparing time periods, the language of time, and climates across the world, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challe...

Nov 23, 202119 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Teach Science with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around what plants need, rocks and soils, and balanced diets, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit ...

Nov 19, 202120 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Teach Maths with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around pictograms, interpreting data, and area and perimeter, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit ...

Nov 18, 202113 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Teach English with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around predicting, descriptions, and writing instructions, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit epi...

Nov 17, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Teach PSHE with a Rural Folk Tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around coping with fear, citizenship, and key workers, using the tale of a farmer trying to outwit a villainous boggart! Sharing their ideas with you are former teacher Abi, teacher Bex, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challenges and more – visit epictal...

Nov 16, 202129 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Teach Phys.Ed & Computing with a Princess and a Giant

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons around ball skills, assault course benefits, and programming routes, using the tale of a princess who comes face-to-face with a mountain-shaking giant! Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Helen and Rob alongside Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytelling videos, classroom challeng...

Nov 12, 20219 minSeason 1Ep. 16
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