Epic Learning: Geographical features, recognising emotions, and more

Join Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out curriculum links from this week's Epic Storytime podcast with easy, fun, and engaging activities.

This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Epic voice artist Erika Sanderson (also an Epic mum!) as well as Helen, an EYFS and KS1 teacher from Milton Keynes, and Laura, an international English teacher who specialises in KS2. Together they discuss the curriculum links within the classic folk comedy, "Muddled Jack". Discover how to get your children motivated to write, get fit, explore biology... and much more!

00:00 | Introductions

02:02 | "Muddled Jack" excerpt

04:02 | PSHCE and morals (all ages)

11:42 | Curriculum links for ages 4 to 7
• Science – farming, animals (11:42); where food comes from (25:36)
• Core skills – general motor skills (13:09); open-ended problem solving (13:58); motivating to learn (14:53)
• Literacy – writing instructions (18:36); helping struggling writers (19:40); benefits of staggering a story (20:57)
• Numeracy – capacity (21:36); money (22:40)
• DT / Geography – identifying human and natural features on maps (26:39)

29:03 | Curriculum links for ages 7 to 11
• Core skills – thinking skills (29:03); independent learning/revision (32:49)
• Science – solids, liquids, gases / setting up investigations (36:15); identifying physical displays of sensations & emotions (40:43)
• History & Geography – changes between time and place (36:46)
• Numeracy – weight and length (38:55); circles, perimeters, area (44:27)

45:02 | All-age curriculum links
• PE (45:02)
• Science / PSHCE – physical feelings (47:17)
• Core skills – laughter yoga / benefits of laughter (47:58)
• PSHCE – trust (49:03); responsibility (50:13)
• Literacy – non-fiction writing (52:38)

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Stained glass illustration: Dave Hingley.

This recording copyright © Epic Tales 2021. Story copyright © Chip Colquhoun 2021. Illustration copyright © Dave Hingley 2021.

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