Teaching collective nouns is fun! Everyday terms such as ‘a hive of bees’, ‘gaggle of geese’, ‘panel of experts’; and the more unusual: ‘a murder of crows’, ‘a parliament of owls’ and ‘a caravan of camels’ can be amusing to discuss. Asking students to come up with their own versions of collectives may result in some surprises: ‘a mess of freshmen’, ‘a disapproval of teachers’, or ‘a misery of test scores’ gives insight into the minds of our students. Today I looked up Cats a