Thank you Bob! I do hope so.
I'm afraid I did like a good laugh with my class (although I was tough with the discipline)
I used to simplify things and add a bit of fun.

When teaching phonics, I tried to make it easier. For instance, the -ck words. I would write "Mick ate some chicken and was quickly sick." and drew a huge cartoon on the blackboard for them to copy, with the sentence underneath. They enjoyed drawing Mick spewing copiously into a bucket. They coloured in the sick very enthusiastically.

And I once ill-advisedly offered to do a dance in front of the class if anyone in my bottom maths group achieved full marks in a test. Unfortunately for me, their efforts redoubled, their marks were excellent and I had to be true to my word. I did a little hornpipe for them.