Epic Learning Podcast
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Our Epic Storytellers bring you a rich variety of engaging folk tales from around the world, and then discuss them with a panel of teachers to uncover links to learning outcomes including literacy, numeracy, and science. Use Story-Led Learning for an effective but fun learning experience. From the team behind the Oxford Owl's "Traditional Tales" series.
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Your teaching is about to get EPIC!
December 06, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.26 MBIt's nearly Christmas! And whether you celebrate this festival or not, we have an EPIC gift for you. :-) But it comes with some sad news... So take a listen to this special announcement, then get downloading the FULL back catalogue of past episodes, and search your podcast player for Happily Ever Teaching to get 200+ more knowledge rich lesson ideas...! Epic Learning has had one mahoosive facelift! Search your podcast player for "Happily Ever Teaching", where you can now hear subject-spec...
The REAL King of the Jungle
May 28, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBWhoever called the lion "the king of the jungle" clearly hadn't met Tenduay the leopard. Tenduay has ten times the appetite of lion, and hunting skills to match. In fact, the devastation he's causing to the jungle is so great that the other animals are forced to agree to an uncomfortable arrangement... This recording is copyright © 2021 Epic Tales. Chip & Korky: Cracklin' Capers and all associated scripts and artwork is held by Chip Colquhoun and Korky Paul, except where created by our frie...
Underdogs, animal diets, probability, and more!
May 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to teach with this week's Epic Tale for fun and effective learning. This week's tale is an Indian folk tale set in the heart of the jungle. To discuss the many Learning Outcomes in the story – from biomes to potato printing – Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS-KS1 teacher from Buckinghamshire; Kelly, a former KS2 teacher from Cambridgeshire; and Janina, a storyteller and mum. Find the story at epictales.co.uk/s...
Urashima and the Underwater Kingdom
May 13, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBKind-hearted Urashima is exactly the kind of person you'd like to have around. He cares for his family, and indeed everyone on his street in Japan, and even rescues a turtle from the absent-minded actions of some children on the beach. But even Urashima is surprised when the ocean chooses to reward his good deeds... This recording is copyright © 2021 Epic Tales. "Chip & Korky: Cracklin' Capers" and all associated scripts and artwork is held by Chip Colquhoun and Korky Paul, except where cre...
Underwater life, 3D shapes, pentatonic scales, and more!
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out Learning Outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. We're kicking off Season 3 with style! Korky Paul has joined the Epic Illustrating team, and has launched our first Epic Tale of 2021 with vibrant scenes of an underwater kingdom. To discuss the many Learning Outcomes in the story – from anime to Venn diagrams – Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS-KS1 teacher from Buckingha...
Bonus Episode: Why Season 3 Will be Magically Epic...!
May 07, 2021 11:00 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MBThe Epic Learning Podcast is back for a third season... and with a very special and magical addition to the team! In this bonus episode, Epic Storyteller Chip Colquhoun lets you know what's in store – and how you can access a very special free gift* just for listening to this podcast... For further info and to access your free gift, start at epictales.co.uk/learning *Purchase necessary. Subject to availability. Offer is limited to the first 400 subscribers to purchase an Epic Educator sub...
Epic Storytime: The Forbidden Christmas
December 14, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBLike many Mexicans, Lola's village celebrates the Posada – a traditional Christmas parade full of song. Lola is especially excited about this year, as she will play Mary and ride atop her pet donkey Don Pedro! But her joy rapidly disappears when she learns that Don Pedro won't be allowed in the church with the rest of the village. Angry tears lead to Lola lying with a twisted ankle on a muddy riverbed, looking up at a bridge that is soon to collapse under the weight of the Posada... Based ...
Epic Learning Christmas Special: handling emotions, measuring, Spanish, and more!
December 11, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers for a Christmas party unlike any other! Why? Because as they share festive cheer and a Christmas story, they also discuss how to draw out Learning Outcomes with fun and engaging activities. Gathering to explore our Mexican Yuletide Epic are Epic storytellers Chip and Janina; Helen, an EYFS-KS1 teacher from Buckinghamshire; Bex, a Deputy Head from Cambridgeshire; and Laura, a headteacher for an International School in Lanzarote. Help your childr...
Epic Storytime: Yami and Yama
November 30, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBIn the UK, the first week of December is National Grief Awareness Week – and no story is better for approaching this sensitive subject with your class than this beautiful Hindu creation myth. In the beginning, there was no night – only one long day. Yami and her brother Yama have spent this day growing from children to adulthood – and on this same day, Yami's life is about to change forever... Based on a global folk tale and adapted by Chip Colquhoun. Read by Erika Sanderson (erikasanderso...
Epic Learning: National Grief Awareness Week, time, camouflage, and more!
November 27, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out Learning Outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. In the UK, the first week of December is National Grief Awareness Week, and in the year of 2020 it's perhaps even more important to discuss themes of loss with your young learners. There is no better way in than the gorgeous Hindu tale of "Yami and Yama" – which will also help them master concepts such as volume, -er and -est suffixes, a...
Epic Storytime: Olaf's Goat
November 23, 2020 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.7 MBOlaf's simple life is turned upside-down when the goat he cares for is distracted by a field of sweet-tasting flowers. But help arrives for Olaf – from a very unexpected source... Based on a global folk tale and adapted by Chip Colquhoun. Read by Erika Sanderson (erikasanderson.com). Illustration by Erica Terry-Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this story to a wide variety of learning outcomes including numeracy and PE, make sure you also listen to our Epic Learning podcast. This recor...
Epic Learning: the five senses, verbs, scaling, and more!
November 20, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. Poor Olaf and his new animal friends can't seem to cajole his goat away from a meadow of sweet-smelling flowers – but their despair could help your young learners master parts of a plant, adjectives, area and perimeter, and more! To discuss this week's tale, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS-KS1 teacher from Buckinghamsh...
Epic Storytime: Brer Bunny and the Tar Bunny
November 16, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBIn the UK, a week in November is given to discuss bullying. Stories provide a safe space to explore this sensitive topic, and none moreso than the "origin" story of southern US folklore's undisputed hero! But at the start of this story, Brer Bunny (aka Brer Rabbit) doesn't seem all that heroic... Based on a folk tale from the Southern USA, adapted by Chip Colquhoun. Read by David Ault (davidault.co.uk). Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this story to a wide...
Epic Learning: Anti-Bullying Week, measurement, classification, and more!
November 13, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. Brer Bunny, the trickster hero of southern USA, joins us this week to help you explore the sensitive issues of Anti-Bullying Week in a safe yet hilarious environment. And along the way, your young learners can master letter writing, science experiments, and more! To discuss this week's tale, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an ...
Epic Storytime: Herbert's Foot
November 09, 2020 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.29 MBWe mark Armistice Day with the tale of a WWI British Corporal who injures his foot in No Man's Land and has no way of escaping by himself. He can hear soldiers getting closer – but are they friends coming to his rescue, or enemies coming to end his story? This heartwarming story bears remarkable similarities to The Parable of the Good Samaritan... Based on the family history of actor Jane Bower, adapted with permission by Chip Colquhoun. Read by Erika Sanderson (erikasanderson.com). Illus...
Epic Learning: Armistice Day, "Why we learn [subject]", the Good Samaritan, and more!
November 06, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. This week's Epic is a true tale of bravery from World War One, shared with us by actor and teacher trainer Jane Bower. Her grandfather's story bears remarkable similarities to the Parable of the Good Samaritan – and our panel see it as the perfect opportunity to extol the virtues of a holistic curriculum. To discuss her story, Jane is j...
Epic Storytime: To Heaven and Back
November 02, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBKing George III loves bonfires! And he's sure to love this one especially, since it will send George the builder to build a house for his father in heaven. But George the butler is happy too, as this means Mrs George will need a new husband... You'll need ears as sharp as a sparkler in this hilarious yet mysterious Epic Tale! Based on the Tibetan folk tale of "The Three Genjias", adapted by Chip Colquhoun. Read by David Ault (davidault.co.uk). Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy...
Epic Learning: fire, handwriting, citizenship, and more!
October 30, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. This week's Epic marks Bonfire Night with a Tibetan folk tale relocated to Georgian England – and we mean really George-ian! Discover how this fun tale full of plotting and besotting can help your children conquer democracy, speed calculations, symmetry, and more! This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS/KS1 teacher ...
Epic Storytime: Hilda & Caedmon
October 19, 2020 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBTo mark All Saints Day on 1st November, we have a true story written by a saint about two saints! At the start of this story, Caedmon is forbidden to sing the songs of the monks and nuns in case he lose his job – or worse, his head. But then songs start appearing in his head, and he can't help singing them out... Based on an English folk tale adapted by Chip Colquhoun. Read by Erika Sanderson (erikasanderson.com). Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this story...
Epic Learning: prediction, Kodály method, subtraction and more!
October 16, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. Though one of the lesser-known Christian festivals, All Saints Day is a great opportunity to help your children consider their own amazing qualities. Discover how St Caedmon's origin story can help your children conquer changes over time, composing, and more! This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Bex, a Deputy Head from Cambridg...
Epic Storytime: The Spooky Strummer of Hamelin
October 12, 2020 15:00 - 6 minutes - 4.62 MB17th October is World Singing Day, so we're inviting the spirit(s) of Halloween early to celebrate with this musical adaptation of a classic fairy tale – one of the few still told in schools that doesn't have a happy ending... Get ready to Rock'n'Roll'n'RAAA!!! Based on a German folk tale and adapted and performed by Chip Colquhoun. Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this story to a wide variety of learning outcomes including numeracy and PE, make sure you a...
Epic Learning: music, Halloween, algorithms and more!
October 09, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. We combine our celebrations of World Singing Day and Halloween with a Rock'n'Roll take on a class fairy tale. Discover how the tribulations of Hamelin can help your children conquer positional language, prejudice, and more! This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS–KS1 teacher from Buckinghamshire; Bex, a Deputy Head ...
Epic Storytime: Fit for the Moon
October 05, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.14 MB5th October begins World Space Week! Long before humans stepped on the Moon, though, the Ancient Mexicans knew that the Sun had asked her to marry him. But she didn't give him either of the answers he was expecting... Based on a Mexican folk tale and adapted by Chip Colquhoun; read by David Ault (davidault.co.uk). Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this story to a wide variety of learning outcomes including numeracy and PE, make sure you also listen to our Ep...
Epic Learning: space, sex and relationships, counting in steps, and more!
October 02, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. To mark World Space Week we share a Mexican love story between the Sun and Moon – though it doesn't quite go how the Sun expects... Discover how his romantic efforts can help your children conquer rhyme, multiplication, and more! This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS–KS1 teacher from Buckinghamshire; Bex, a Deputy...
Epic Storytime: Through the Forest
September 28, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.73 MB1st Oct 2020 is National Poetry Day! To celebrate, the Oxford Owl's "Traditional Tales" storytellers have co-written a truly Epic poem – starring several fairy tale favourites. How many can you spot and/or recognise? Written by Amy Robinson and Chip Colquhoun; read by David Ault (davidault.co.uk) and Erika Sanderson (erikasanderson.com) Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this story to a wide variety of learning outcomes including numeracy and PE, make sure yo...
Epic Learning: Poetry Day, measuring, modern languages, and more!
September 25, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with fun and engaging activities. A wide range of common fairy tale favourites including "Goldilocks" and "Beauty and the Beast" are collected in verse to mark National Poetry Day. Discover how his poem can help your children conquer onomatopoeia, changing materials, and much more! This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS–KS1 teacher from Buckinghams...
Epic Storytime: The Woodcutters Golden Wand
September 21, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.18 MBManmade lobal warming is an urgent issue today – but did you know the ancients were telling folk tales about it centuries ago? In this week's Epic Storytime, a woodcutter begins by trying to be kind to his environment. But when he's offered a reward for his actions, will he make the right choice? This story is adapted from a European folk tale by Chip Colquhoun, and read by David Ault (davidault.co.uk). Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this story to a wide...
Epic Learning: environmental impact, counting, and more!
September 18, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with easy, fun, and engaging activities. This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, an EYFS–KS1 teacher from Buckinghamshire; Bex, a Deputy Head from Cambridgeshire; and Rob, a KS2 teacher also from Buckinghamshire. Together the panel discuss an ancient tale with surprisingly modern relevance; that of the woodcutter who overheats the world with his magical wis...
Epic Storytime: The Shapeshifter
September 14, 2020 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBEpic Storytime listeners are always the first to hear the full stories begun each week at epictales.co.uk – read by fabulous voice actors from across the Interweb. Have you ever felt like the whole world is out to get you – but everything would change if they all knew exactly what you have to offer? That's exactly how Robin Goodfellow feels at the start of this story – but when he receives some magical fairy powers, the world has one more lesson for him... Featuring a character of English ...
Epic Learning: emotional literacy, statistics, and more!
September 11, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with easy, fun, and engaging activities. This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Bex, a Deputy Head from Cambridgeshire; Laura, a headteacher for an international school in Spain; and Janina, an Epic Storyteller – and an Epic Mum! Together the panel discuss an English folk tale starring Robin Goodfellow – better known as "Puck" from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's...
Epic Storytime: My Cake, Not Yours!
September 07, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThe Epic Storytime Podcast is back! Be the first to hear the full stories begun each week at epictales.co.uk – read by fabulous voice actors from across the Interweb. Since 13th September is Roald Dahl Day, we're celebrating the iconic children's author with a folk tale from his home town of Great Missenden! Dahl was almost certainly aware of the deliciously horrid "hero" of this tale; maybe she will inspire the creativity of your children as much as she inspired him? This story is adapted...
Epic Learning: Start of year assessments, fractions, and more!
September 04, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Tale with easy, fun, and engaging activities. This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, a teacher of ages 4–7 from Buckinghamshire; Bex, a Deputy Head from Cambridgeshire; and Rob, a teacher of ages 9–11, also from Buckinghamshire. To celebrate both the start of a new academic year and Roald Dahl Day on 13th Sep, they discuss the curriculum links within two adapta...
Epic Learning #Kingdom1000: multiple perspectives, budgeting, and more!
July 13, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Storytime podcast with easy, fun, and engaging activities. This week, Epic storytellers Chip and Janina are joined by a truly Epic panel of teachers: Helen, teaching ages 4 to 7; Bex, teaching ages 6 to 8; and Rob and Laura, teaching ages 7 to 11. Together they discuss the curriculum links within the entire canon of stories from the Kingdom 1000 series, marking the 1,000th a...
Epic Learning #Kingdom1000: multiple perspectives, budgeting, and more!
July 13, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Storytime podcast with easy, fun, and engaging activities. This week, Epic storytellers Chip and Janina are joined by a truly Epic panel of teachers: Helen, teaching ages 4 to 7; Bex, teaching ages 6 to 8; and Rob and Laura, teaching ages 7 to 11. Together they discuss the curriculum links within the entire canon of stories from the Kingdom 1000 series, marking the 1,000th a...
Epic Storytime #Kingdom1000: The Golden Apple
July 13, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.45 MBWe continue to mark "Kingdom 1000" with an extra medieval folk tale special to Epic Tales. King Edmund returns from battle with the most precious of treasures: a gold apple that promises good luck—but only if you give it away to the person you love the most. So who should he give it to...? The story is read by Chip Colquhoun, who first adapted the tale from an East Anglian folk tale for his book Who Made England? Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose and Erica Terry-Rose. For easy and fun way...
Epic Storytime #Kingdom1000: The Eel Catcher's Daughter
July 06, 2020 15:00 - 14 minutes - 10.4 MBIt's an extra special Epic Tale this week. 2020 is the year of "Kingdom 1000"—celebrating 1,000 years of inclusion and human rights in the UK. And in this Epic Storytime podcast, Erika Sanderson (erikasanderson.com) reads the story that started it all. This story was first adapted from an East Anglian folk tale by Chip Colquhoun for his book Who Made England? Illustrated by Dave Hingley. For easy and fun ways to link this story to a wide variety of learning outcomes including science and ...
Epic Learning #Kingdom1000: inclusion, Vikings, time, and more
July 06, 2020 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Storytime podcast with easy, fun, and engaging activities. This week, Epic storytellers Chip and Amy (also an Epic mum!) are joined by two teachers from Milton Keynes: Helen, who specialises in children aged 4 to 7; and Rob, who has taught children aged 7 to 11. Together they discuss the curriculum links within the story at the heart of Kingdom 1000: "The Eel Catcher's Daugh...
Epic Learning: prejudice, designing to purpose, positional language, and more!
June 29, 2020 15:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Storytime podcast with easy, fun, and engaging activities. This week, Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, a teacher from Milton Keynes specialising in children aged 4 to 7; Bex, a Deputy Head and English Lead from Cambridgeshire with experience teaching children aged 4 to 8; and Rob, another teacher from Milton Keynes specialising in children aged 9 to 11. Together the...
Epic Storytime: The Three Sillies
June 29, 2020 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn this classic European folk tale, a handsome young man gets engaged to a beautiful young woman. But that's only the start—and it all goes horribly wrong when the handsome man discovers that his fiancée and her parents aren't very sensible... Adapted from the traditional folk tale by Chip Colquhoun; read by Matt Heald. After you've listened to this podcast, please leave us a review—we'd love to know what you think! Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose. For easy and fun ways to link this st...
Epic Storytime: Ug, Bug, and Dug
June 22, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBSpecial guest storyteller and puppeteer Andy Lawrence from Theatre of Widdershins provides this week's brand new tale. For the cave people of the Oogadugga Oogadugga Oogadugga clan, Stone Age life is comfortable—while the fire keeps going. The fire going out would be a disaster, as none of them know how to make it. But when it's Dug's turn to stay up overnight, he's a little more interested in painting than feeding the fire... The story was conceived and written by Andy Lawrence, and is rea...
Epic Learning: the Stone Age, measurement, persuasive writing, and more!
June 22, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBJoin Epic storytellers and creative teachers as they discuss how to draw out learning outcomes from this week's Epic Storytime podcast with easy, fun, and engaging activities.This week we're joined by expert puppeteer Andy Lawrence from Theatre of Widdershins, who shared his original story set in the Stone Age. The learning outcomes in his tale are found and discussed by Epic storyteller Chip; Helen, a teacher from Milton Keynes specialising in children aged 4 to 7; and Laura, an internation...
Epic Learning Back to School Special: Covid-19 Edition
June 08, 2020 15:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBIt's our Covid-19 Special: as children return to schools with new social distancing rules, we discuss how to help them explore the complex issues at play—both practical and emotional—using two African folk tales: "The Distant Fire" and "The Twins and the Ogre". Epic storyteller Chip is joined by Helen, a teacher from Milton Keynes working with ages 4 to 7; Bex, a Deputy Head and English Lead from Cambridgeshire who teaches ages 4 to 8; and Laura, an international teacher working with ages ...
Epic Storytime: The Distant Fire
June 08, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBTo pay a doctor to care for his sick mother, 6-year-old Abel accepts a challenge to spend a night atop a mountain with no shirt or fire to keep him warm. Will the distant support of his friend Hakim help him win the prize? In this "Back to School Special: Covid-19 Edition", let your young learners experience just how valuable collaboration can be—even at a time of social distancing. The story is based on an Ethiopian folk tale adapted by Chip Colquhoun, and read by David Ault (davidault.co....
Epic Storytime: Brave Mary
June 01, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBA farmer is willing to bet his last penny that his daughter Mary is braver than anyone. A challenge is set to explore the graveyard at night — but even the farmer has no idea where this quest will take his daughter... Let your children enjoy this week's playfully eerie Epic, based on a folk tale adapted by Chip Colquhoun and Tony Cooper. The story is read by Chip Colquhoun. After you've listened to this podcast, please leave us a review—we'd love to know what you think! Illustration by Da...
Epic Learning: Overcoming fear, budgeting, materials, and more!
June 01, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBJoin 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 storytellers Chip and Pauline (also an Epic mum!) are joined by Helen, a teacher from Milton Keynes specialising in children aged 4 to 7; Bex, a Deputy Head and English Lead from Cambridgeshire and Laura with experience of teaching children aged 4 to 7; and Laura, an international teacher specialising i...
Epic Learning: Rhyme, coding, designing and more!
May 25, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBJoin 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 storytellers Chip and Amy (also an Epic mum!) are joined by Helen, a teacher from Milton Keynes specialising in children aged 4 to 7, and Laura, an international teacher specialising in children aged 7 to 11. Together they discuss the curriculum links within Chip and Amy's adaptation of the Norse myth "...
Epic Storytime: The Potion of Poetry
May 25, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBThe Viking gods decide it's time to invent stories, and mix a potion of poetry to share with the world. But when it's stolen, the god Odin finds himself up against a troll who now has the power of the imagination... Let your children follow Odin's quest in this week's Epic, based on a Norse legend adapted by Chip Colquhoun and Amy Robinson for their book The First King of England in a Dress. The story is read by David Ault (davidault.co.uk). Illustrated by Dave Hingley. After you've liste...
Epic Storytime: Sir Fulladred and the Dragon's Heart
May 18, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBTo become strong, clever, and brave, the only thing Sir Fulladred needs is to eat a dragon's heart. But since he's weak, silly, and fearful, he only stands a chance against the cat-sized Yu Dragon – or does he? Let your children find out in this hilarious and exciting Epic, based on a folk tale found all over the world...! "Sir Fulladred and the Dragon's Heart" was adapted by Chip Colquhoun, and is performed by Amy Robinson. After you've listened to this podcast, please leave us a review—w...
Epic Learning: Expanded noun phrases, symbolism, fractions, and more
May 18, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBJoin 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 storytellers Chip and Amy (also an Epic mum!) are joined by Helen, a teacher from Milton Keynes specialising in children aged 4 to 7, and Laura, an international teacher specialising in children aged 7 to 11. Together they discuss the curriculum links within our adaptation of the famous "Sir Fulladred a...
Epic Learning: Division, anti-bullying, punctuation, and more
May 11, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBJoin 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 storytellers Chip and Erika (also an Epic mum!) are joined by Helen, a teacher from Milton Keynes specialising in children aged 4 to 7, and Laura, an international teacher specialising in children aged 7 to 11. Together they discuss the curriculum links within our adaptation of the famous "Ali Baba and ...