Author Archives: Richard Graham

Start your own School Tip: Should I set my schedule? Or work around soccer, piano class etc.

Sam wrote in to ask: One or two mums have asked me if I can give them the dates and days of the course for next year. As for some of their after school activities are asking for a deposit to reserve places now, for next year. Do you plan at this time? Or do…

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Quick Tip to help put your Flashcards or Minicards in order….

Last year we had the quick tip on how to Β keep minicards together for storing,Β Β  but however hard I tried I always seemed to end up with a big pile of mixed up cards at the end of the year. πŸ™‚ You can try this activity to give you a hand with your spring cleaning….

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Richard’s Reads: Genki English Book Club

Along with meditation ( I use Headspace) and exercise (see below) reading has a huge correlation with personal success. Since getting my phone and kindle I’ve been reading so many books and in the spirit of the “What shall I read next?” question that I always find myself in, I’m sharing some of the my…

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Have your own school? You need this workshop! June 28th

Update: Β Thank you to everyone who attended – you were amazing!   Do you want more students? To crush the competition? And have an amazing work-life balance? – This is the workshop for you! Although we’ve got a hugeΒ Europe tour coming up soon – with lots of amazing content Β – I think in Japan I’ve…

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4D Weather Lesson Plan

We’ve got a great guest post today from Connie in Shanghai! I’m an English teacher from Shanghai, China. I just read the teaching ideas the other teachers shared on your website, and I’d like to share how do I teach the lesson of WEATHER. First of all, as an ESL teacher, to help kids understand…

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VIP Thank you: Updated Animals & Countries Card Games

As a special thank you to all the VIP members and of course to get some great numbers practice in I just updated the very popularΒ Animals & Countries card games. Ninja Tip: Instructions on how to play are here.Β  Β  If you’re not a VIP member yet andΒ wantΒ to download the games – you know you…

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