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Practical ideas for teaching with story
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Most weekends, a practical idea or thought about teaching with video, image and story
Some people have said my posts brighten up their Sundays ☀️ Maybe you should join them?
Just sign up below.
Jamie 🤗
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Every weekend, a practical idea or thought about teaching with video, image and story
Some people have said my posts brighten up their Sundays ☀️
Maybe you should join them? (Just sign up below.)
Jamie Keddie


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What is videotelling?
To be human is to tell stories. Whether you're sharing one in a conversation, job interview, presentation, podcast or on a date, storytelling is a skill we can all improve.
Learning storytelling is like learning a musical instrument – it takes practice. And to practise telling stories, we need st...
by Jamie keddie —
Apr 21, 2025
storytelling
video
videotelling
A principle of curiosity
Hello teachers,
Welcome to this week's LessonStream Post which goes out every Sunday most Sundays!
Today, I would like to talk about a special ingredient that I love to include in all LessonStream lesson plans. That ingredient is curiosity – the desire to know or see.
Curiosity is a human trait t...
by Jamie Keddie —
Mar 30, 2025
curiosity
'I could never do that!'
Hello teachers and welcome to this week's LessonStream Post.
Next weekend, I'll be attending IATEFL Slovenia. So please come and say hello if you are there.
I will be giving a talk titled 'The teacher as a Storyteller' and it is one that I gave two weeks ago at a conference in Belgrade (hello Ser...
by Jamie Keddie —
Mar 09, 2025
storytelling
A lesson plan podcast
Hello teachers,
I don't know about you, but I am a huge fan of podcasts.
Over the last couple of years, it has occurred to me how valuable they could be in providing support for teachers.
In January, I launched the brand-new LessonStream Video Course, which offers an exclusive podcast for partic...
by Jamie Keddie —
Mar 02, 2025
advertising
lesson plan
podcast
video
Suspense in the classroom
Every Sunday, a practical idea or thought about teaching with video, image and story – straight to your inbox. It's all free and you can sign up below.
Stories are to humans as water is to fish. We are constantly surrounded by them without necessarily being aware of it. But what is a story and w...
Feb 16, 2025
story
storytelling
A storyteller’s grammar point
Every Sunday, a practical idea or thought about teaching with video, image and story – straight to your inbox. Sign up below.
A Musical Mnemonic
I have always loved mnemonics. One of the first I remember as a child helped me spell the word ‘because’:
🐘 Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small E...
by Jamie Keddie —
Feb 09, 2025
grammar
storytelling
A lasting impact
👉 Enrolment for the LessonStream Video Course closes this Wednesday (5th February). Please sign up before then to avoid disappointment.
Imagine this
You have met up with a friend who has just been to an exhibition at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Your friend is incredibly e...
Feb 02, 2025
video
What is multimodality?
Every Sunday, a video, image or story idea straight to your inbox. You can sign up below.
A confident pig
Last year, this video appeared on TikTok.
You can watch the videos by clicking on the images.
The video shows a pig walking purposefully across a field. With each step, its large body bounc...
by Jamie Keddie —
Jan 19, 2025
multimodality
video
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