Teaching & Learning English
Boxer Beowulf Banquo Beeblebrox of the Pangalactic Bottom 
After contributing to this project via Bilbo Baggins of the Shire’s research into the mythical founder of my hometown, King Bladud, I realised that the vicinity of my hometown is rich in myth and folklore so thought I’d share some of the stories here. I invite the Project Enchantia team to build on my work … Read more
Here’s a short animation showing the Wutong Zakameeniat character from Mushroom’s Aladin-Man books painting Mushroom on the wall:
My first ever middle school performance in appreciation of Shakespeare’s writing took place on the 28th March 2024 and was a great success. However, getting to the point where English Language & Literature (ELL) students across three grades were able to successfully coordinate and perform different Shakespearean pieces was quite a journey. In this article … Read more
My grade 6 students are writing a speech drawing on our analysis of some of Shakespeare’s famous speeches. Here is my example: Is Shakespeare relevant in the world today? I might just as well ask if you prick Shylock, doth he not bleed? Doth a bear not poop in the woods? In short, you do … Read more
Over the last couple of weeks, three of my classes at school have been very busy producing screenplays and stage directions for various performances of Shakespeare’s plays. This was a very significant piece of work with plenty of learning opportunities, for me as well as the students, so it is really important to reflect on … Read more
Welcome to another awesome Creative Writing Project on Mushroom. This article describes the process my grade 6 students used to create Enchantia: Legends & Tales of Good & Bad The aim of this project is to work as a group to produce a fantasy novel. This creative process works as follows: Each participant creates a … Read more
As many of my students know, I was, a long time ago, before I became a teacher, a professional artist. I am therefore going to be transparent about my own efforts at representing Shakespeare through visual art. I will update this post as I progress with my painting. The first step is to map out … Read more
The site is called MUSHROOM so let’s appreciate a random giant, blue mushroom I found in Hangzhou Park, Suzhou. It is a very cold day, but look at that beautiful blue sky! A quirky blue mushroom rises to meet the expansive blue sky 
I’m not really a student. This is just an example 
Having travelled widely, there are many exotic foods I could describe. In China alone, I have had the pleasure of eating barbecued scorpions, rabbit head hot pot, stewed dog, horse’s stomach, some unidentifiable green splat and the parts of a male sheep not shared … Read more
Confession: I am not a student. This is just an example Unlike my students, I was not lucky enough to go on a wonderful hiking trip to Hangzhou at the end of April and I spent my time working in the office instead. I’m not too upset about this because I have been to … Read more