1. Warm Up/Review - 3/10 minutes

• Start off with a quick go of the Warm Up game.  Time depends on the class, from 30 seconds to 5 minutes.
• Then add in all the English you've taught in previous lessons. e.g. just ask them the questions and get them to answer.
• If they already know them, try  a quick go of the lines game or the hammer game.
• Review the  song from the previous lesson. They are singing and dancing and remembering the previous work all at the same time. Ideally you'd review all the songs you've done before, but we don't have time for that, so just the one from the previous lesson!

2. New material -
Computer Games and Song - 15/20 minutes
New vocab A capella Song

1. Learn the new words/grammar by making mistakes... Put the computer game for today's lesson on screen. *1 *2*3 One child comes to the front and is the controller of the computer. *4 They press "start" Everyone listens and directs the controller by saying "up, down, left, right" *5 *6 The teacher waits patiently - don't be tempted to jump in. Let them make the mistakes! The class will turn into a football match with everyone shouting out the directions. Keep going till they finish the game 15 to 20 minutes later to huge applause.. *7 *1 This has to be today's new theme, the first time the kids will have seen this English. Although of course if they already know the English we don't need to teach it again! All the computer game have the complete phrases so you get not only the vocab but also the grammar of today's lesson. *2 If you are in the homework programme you set this for homework the week before. *3 If you're lucky enough to have tablets with Genki English for every child, they do the game on their own tablet. For the rest of us we use one computer at the front plugged into a TV or projector. *4 This is a great reward to offer for good behavior in previous lessons. *5 It's very important the controller only moves the cursor when the other kids tell them to, if they move on their own there's no learning for the other kids. If the controller has trouble with this, tell them they are a robot and can only move with commands from their friends! *6 If you've not done the left & right lesson yet, the kids can say this in their own language. But it's very important they don't shout out translations of the vocab items, the idea is to create a link between the spoken English from the computer and the pictures on screen. *7 This is the hard part for teachers! :) Have patience and don't be tempted to jump in when they make mistakes. Relax and let them learn. Believe me you will want to give up part way through. But KEEP GOING! It takes time and you'll love it. Or if you want to have the experience yourself try one of the Genki Thai or Genki Spanish lessons that you don't know yet! 2. Check meanings with software "Words" + actions/gestures We need to make sure the kids understand what they have just learnt. (e.g. kids sometimes think "I'm hungry" means "My stomach aches" or something else – it happens a lot!) Play each vocab item and get the kids to repeat. Don't tell the kids the meanings., *Ask them* what they think each phrase means and make sure there are no misunderstandings. Ask them to think of gestures/actions for each vocab item - great for creativity, they come up with some crazy things! Play each vocab item around 3 to 4 times with the kids repeating each time (so you can check their pronunciation) and doing the gestures (so you can make sure they are all doing it.) . 3. Get the English stuck in their heads with today's song Get them all hyped up before singing, the louder they sing the more effective it becomes (The "Rolling Stones" effect!) To get all learning styles use the animation on the software (for visual learners) plus the gestures (for kinesthetic learners) If you're not confident at singing (or want to rest your voice like I do) make sure to do the software "Mini Lesson" before the actual song. (Have a look at GenkiGerman.com or GenkiJapan.net if you want to experience the songs for yourself!)

3. Practice of new material - Classroom Game
- 15/20 minutes

• Only English is allowed for the kids, but the teacher should explain things in whichever language is most efficient. The less time you spend explaining, the more time the kids have to practise.
• Most of the games on this site can be used for almost any vocab.
• Try the Random Game button for some inspiration!
• But each lesson also has its own recommend game that gets the most speaking practice with the least amount of preparation. Pick a lesson from the curriculum and scroll down that lesson's page.
• To help with mixed level classes most of the recommended games are group/pair games.
• Explain the games by acting them out. All the games on the site can be explained in 2 or 3 minutes or less. If team teaching, try giving a translation of the game to the other teacher who can then explain the rules in the kids' native language.
• If there is no end to the game - do a big countdown!
• Remember to teach your kids Genki English rule no. 2 that "Losing doesn't mean losing. It just means try again!" (You can see why I recommend the "learning by making mistakes" way of introducing the vocab above!)

• If everyone is having fun, everyone wins! If they don't win, it's simply another chance to try again next time. Do this and every kid will be wanting to keep going and learn more, especially if they actually lose a game!
  

4. "Thank you"s and "Goodbye"s

• If you have time ....
• Sing today's song again and then the Thank You song to finish.
• Tell them how good they were
• Do a few claps and cheers.
• End the lesson on a high so they are looking forward to the next lesson!