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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 Music, Design & Technology with a Story for Foster Care Fortnight

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as building houses, traditional music, and rhythm, using the story of a princess led to believe she's given birth to three very unusual children... Sharing their ideas with you are EY-KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher Toria (host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, ...

May 06, 202215 minSeason 1Ep. 104

Teach Art with a Story for Foster Care Fortnight

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as collage, famous artists, and art as a process, using the story of a princess led to believe she's given birth to three very unusual children... Sharing their ideas with you are EY-KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher Toria (host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, s...

May 05, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 103

Teach Geography with a Story for Foster Care Fortnight

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as the Amazon, maps, and variation, using the story of a princess led to believe she's given birth to three very unusual children... Sharing their ideas with you are EY-KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher Toria (host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, st...

May 04, 20228 minSeason 1Ep. 102

Teach Science with a Story for Foster Care Fortnight

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as floating, what animals need, and how our bodies change, using the story of a princess led to believe she's given birth to three very unusual children... Sharing their ideas with you are EY-KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher Toria (host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson...

May 03, 202215 minSeason 1Ep. 101

Tiny Voice Talks with Toria Bono

One of Learning Ladders' Best Podcasts for Headteachers and Educators 2021 , Tiny Voice Talks gives a platform to the quieter voices in education. Toria is a primary teacher passionate about education and building a better future for all, and in this podcast she chats to teachers, leaders, authors and advisors about what they are doing and how they're impacting the young people in our classrooms. In this episode, Toria spoke with our storyteller Chip Colquhoun – but WHOA! Don't go thinking this ...

Apr 30, 202248 min

100 Episodes of Happily Ever Teaching!

For 100 episodes, we've helped educators create the most effective, memorable and enjoyable learning environment – according to science. But what is the experience of teachers on the ground using these methods? In this landmark episode, we find out. Our educators share the improvements they've seen in their classroom using storytelling as a teaching tool, why they think it works, the benefits it brings to their own mental health, and more – while also sharing lesson ideas around non-chronologica...

Apr 29, 202252 minSeason 1Ep. 100

Teach Maths with a Story for Foster Care Fortnight

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as aging, investigating, and ordinal numbers, using the story of a princess led to believe she's given birth to three very unusual children... Sharing their ideas with you is EY-KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher Toria (host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story ...

Apr 28, 20228 minSeason 1Ep. 99

Teach English with a Story for Foster Care Fortnight

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as debating, comparing genres, and investigative writing, using the story of a princess led to believe she's given birth to three very unusual children... Sharing their ideas with you is EY-KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher Toria (host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson p...

Apr 27, 202218 minSeason 1Ep. 98

Teach PSHE with a story for Foster Care Fortnight

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as what makes us happy, Foster Care Fortnight, and people who influence us, using the story of a princess led to believe she's given birth to three very unusual children... Sharing their ideas with you is EY-KS1 teacher Helen, KS2 teacher Toria (host of the Tiny Voice Talks podcast), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – ...

Apr 26, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 97

Teach Phys.Ed with a folk tale on Climate Change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as features of a plant, heavenly bodies, and seed dispersal, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytellin...

Apr 22, 202215 minSeason 1Ep. 96

Teach Music & Foreign Languages with a folk tale on Climate Change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as features of a plant, heavenly bodies, and seed dispersal, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytellin...

Apr 21, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 95

Teach Art with a folk tale on climate change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as using natural materials, representing nature, and clay modelling, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, sto...

Apr 15, 20228 minSeason 1Ep. 94

Teach Geography, Design & Technology with a folk tale on climate change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as trees around the world, drawing maps, and book making, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, 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 v...

Apr 15, 202215 minSeason 1Ep. 93

Teach Science with a folk tale on climate change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as features of a plant, heavenly bodies, and seed dispersal, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytellin...

Apr 15, 202252 minSeason 1Ep. 92

Teach Maths with a folk tale on climate change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as two-step word problems, data handling, and measuring skills, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytel...

Apr 14, 20228 minSeason 1Ep. 91

Teach English with a folk tale on climate change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as storyboarding, persuasive writing, and biographical writing, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytel...

Apr 13, 202218 minSeason 1Ep. 90

Teach PSHE with a folk tale on climate change

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons such as our environmental impact, "What would you wish for?", and dealing with difficult choices, using the story of a woodcutter who's given more power than he can handle... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Rob, who has experience teaching every primary age group, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson...

Apr 12, 202229 minSeason 1Ep. 89

Teach Music, Design & Technology with the Easter story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on traps, the music of words, body sounds, and rhythm, using the Easter story from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Bex, former teacher and Barnabas-in-Schools performer Chris, 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 challeng...

Apr 08, 20226 minSeason 1Ep. 88

Teach History & Geography with the Easter story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on Roman markets, maps, and houses, using the Easter story from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Bex, former teacher and Barnabas-in-Schools performer Chris, 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...

Apr 07, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 87

Teach Philosophy & Religious Ed with the Easter story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on substitution, respecting different faiths, and what it means to be alive (philosophically), using the Easter story from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Bex, former teacher and Barnabas-in-Schools performer Chris, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books,...

Apr 06, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 86

Teach Science with the Easter story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on minibeasts, parts of a flower, and what it means to be alive (scientifically), using the Easter story from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Bex, former teacher and Barnabas-in-Schools performer Chris, 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...

Apr 05, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 85

Teach Maths with the Easter story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on magic squares, word problems, and statistics, using the Easter story from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Bex, former teacher and Barnabas-in-Schools performer Chris, 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...

Apr 01, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 84

Teach English with the Easter story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on perspective, emotion tracking, and presenting, using the Easter story from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Bex, former teacher and Barnabas-in-Schools performer Chris, 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...

Mar 31, 202217 minSeason 1Ep. 83

Teach PSHE & Coding with the Easter Story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on consequences, the power of words, and putting others first, using the story of Easter told from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you are teacher Bex, former teacher and Barnabas-in-Schools performer Chris, 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, cl...

Mar 30, 202224 minSeason 1Ep. 82

Teach PSHE with the Easter story

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on learning from mistakes, heroes, consequences, the power of words, and putting others first, using the story of Easter told from the perspective of Barabbas. Sharing their ideas with you is teacher Rob, who has experience across the full primary range, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books...

Mar 29, 202226 minSeason 1Ep. 81

Teach Phys.Ed & Art with the legend of Rome

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on illustrating a character, choosing artistic tools, and telling stories through movement, using the legend of the founding of Rome. Sharing their ideas with you is teacher Rob, who has experience across the full primary range, 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, cla...

Mar 25, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 80

Teach Design & Technology with the legend of Rome

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on designing a town, where food comes from, and Roman recipes, using the legend of the founding of Rome. Sharing their ideas with you is teacher Rob, who has experience across the full primary range, 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 – ...

Mar 24, 20228 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Teach Geography with the legend of Rome

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on creating maps, countries & continents, and picking locations to live, using the legend of the founding of Rome. Sharing their ideas with you is teacher Rob, who has experience across the full primary range, 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 challeng...

Mar 23, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 78

Teach History, Religion & Computing with the legend of Rome

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on the chronology of ages, different methods of prayer, and coding, using the legend of the founding of Rome. Sharing their ideas with you is teacher Rob, who has experience across the full primary range, 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 mo...

Mar 22, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 77

Teach Science with the legend of Rome

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 with lessons on baby animals, hearing, and animal sounds, using the legend of the founding of Rome. Sharing their ideas with you is teacher Rob, who has experience across the full primary range, 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 epictales.co...

Mar 18, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 76
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