This is a great game to practice countries,  numbers & how many ….?  1. Put the latest Olympic medals table on the board. 2. Review the Genki English lessons for colors, countries,  numbers & how many ….?  3. Ask the students “How many …… (+Choose a medal colour) medals does (choose a country) have?” 4. The…

English Teaching Basics: The Food Chain Game! This is a really quick speaking game you can use with any topic, but we’ll give it a try with the “Genki Food” lesson! 1. Put the kids in a circle. 2. Ask the first kid “What would you like?” 3. Then answer with “I’d like some …….

A fantastic class game for the Olympics to practice “What sports do you play?”  Learn the “What sports do you play?” lesson as usual using the Genki English song/software.  Then …. Print out pictures of medal winning athletes that the kids know. Put them on the board with their faces facing the board so no…

One really useful phrase you can use in adult or higher level classes or when you have plenty of time is “Talk me through it ….” So, for example, if you’re teaching clothes in English with “He/She’s wearing….”, just bring up the big Oscar Lunch photo and just say “Talk me through it…”    …

Hello, My favorite review game for starting the New Year (after the Genki New Year’s Song, of course – I just updated your Teacher’s Set and Student Set versions to 2024 for you!), …. is the Hammer Game! It is soooo much fun & lets you see exactly what the kids have remembered over the…

When looking for class games, which are always the best ways to simulate and stimulate conversion in class, I’m always looking at what games the kids are playing anyway then just flip it into English! So in Japan at New Years, the game of Fukuwarai is really popular.   And …. it just so happens…