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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 English with a story from World War One

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as postcards, emotion tracking, adapting settings, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, 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...

Nov 02, 202215 minSeason 1Ep. 202

Teach PSHE with a story from World War One

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as fear & courage, why we fight, what is an enemy, and more, with a heartwarming true story from "the war to end all wars"... Sharing their ideas with you are teacher trainers and primary teachers Bex and Nicola, Epic Storyteller Chip, and special guest Jane Bower – actor, author, former teacher trainer, and granddaughter to the legendary Corporal Herbert! Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables...

Nov 01, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 201

Teach Art with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as cartoons, clay work, representing personality, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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 b...

Oct 28, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 200

Teach Music, Design & Technology with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as modelling, recipes, composition, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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, storytel...

Oct 27, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 199

Teach Geography with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as Southern USA, agriculture, fair trade, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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...

Oct 26, 20227 minSeason 1Ep. 198

Teach History & Phys.Ed with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as slavery, movement, dance, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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, storytelling vi...

Oct 25, 202215 minSeason 1Ep. 197

Teach Science with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as animal features, sticky materials, food chains, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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 ...

Oct 21, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 196

Teach Maths with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as subtraction, coordinates, percentages, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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...

Oct 20, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 195

Teach English with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as titles, morals, text comparisons, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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, storyte...

Oct 19, 202220 minSeason 1Ep. 194

Teach PSHE with Brer Bunny!

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as anti-bullying, resilience, compliments, and more, with the Southern United States' most famous trickster... Sharing their ideas with you are Helen (a teacher for ages 4–7), Toria (a teacher for ages 7–11 and 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, s...

Oct 18, 202234 minSeason 1Ep. 193

Teach Phys.Ed with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as dancing, throwing and catching, using apparatus, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storytell...

Oct 14, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 192

Teach Art & (More) Maths with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as graffiti, shadows, number placement, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), 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, ...

Oct 13, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 191

Teach Geography & Foreign Languages with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as locational knowledge, making and using maps, foreign vocab, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books...

Oct 12, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 190

Teach Design & Technology with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as traditional dishes, pumpkins, making tools, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), 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...

Oct 11, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 189

Teach Science with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as skeletons, functions of bones, movement, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), 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 vide...

Oct 07, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 188

Teach Maths with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as cost of living, coinage, conversion, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), 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, ...

Oct 06, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 187

Teach English with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as abstract connections, guided reading, modal verbs, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story books, storyte...

Oct 05, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 186

Teach PSHE with a story for Halloween

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as belonging, coping with fear, respecting the feelings of others, and more, with a spooky yet hilarious tale from Scotland... Sharing their ideas with you are Rob (a primary teacher), Abi (former primary teacher and education officer for Festival Bridge), and Epic Storyteller Chip. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales . For additional resources – including lesson plans, story b...

Oct 04, 202221 minSeason 1Ep. 185

Teach Music with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as musical vocabulary, composing, notation, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales...

Sep 30, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 184

Teach Design & Technology with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as textiles, sewing, promotional material, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tales ...

Sep 29, 20228 minSeason 1Ep. 183

Teach Art & Foreign Languages with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as comparing artists, texture, Romantic languages, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fair...

Sep 28, 20228 minSeason 1Ep. 182

Teach History & Religious Ed. with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as weddings, Sun gods, evolution of Science, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fairy Tale...

Sep 27, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 181

Teach Science with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as the Solar System, Sun safety, phases of the Moon, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fa...

Sep 23, 202216 minSeason 1Ep. 180

Teach Maths with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as number sequencing, counting in steps, ratio and proportion, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fable...

Sep 22, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 179

Teach English with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as rhyme, story sequencing, showing versus telling, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fai...

Sep 21, 202218 minSeason 1Ep. 178

Teach PSHE with a story for World Space Week

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as perseverance, healthy relationships, body sizes, and more, with a story based on the changing phases of the Moon... Sharing their ideas with you are teachers Bex and Rob, both of whom have extensive experience across all primary age groups, and Epic Storyteller Chip. Bex and Chip have also trained hundreds of teachers to excel in their classrooms. Listen to the full story via our sister podcast Fables & Fai...

Sep 20, 202224 minSeason 1Ep. 177

Teach Music & Computing with a Chinese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as rhythm, animation, image manipulation software, and more, with the story of a young lad who has a VERY close encounter with gorillas... Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, EY–KS2 teacher 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 challe...

Sep 16, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 176

Teach Design & Technology with a Chinese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as making a drum, textiles, articulation, and more, with the story of a young lad who has a VERY close encounter with gorillas... Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, EY–KS2 teacher 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 ...

Sep 15, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 175

Teach Art with a Chinese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as collages, shading, printing with body parts, and more, with the story of a young lad who has a VERY close encounter with gorillas... Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, EY–KS2 teacher 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 challenge...

Sep 14, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 174

Teach Geography with a Chinese folk tale

Discover fun and effective ways to easily engage children aged 4–11 in topics such as endangered species, rainforests, where food comes from, and more, with the story of a young lad who has a VERY close encounter with some gorillas... Sharing their ideas with you are EY–KS1 teacher Helen, EY–KS2 teacher 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, cla...

Sep 13, 20229 minSeason 1Ep. 173
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