Author Archives: Richard Graham

Don’t forget the Superhero!

With all the ghouls and ghosts, don’t forget that the Superhero lesson also makes a fantastic Halloween activity for class or party. It’s particularly good if you are wanting to impress potential new parents! πŸ™‚ Be genki, Richard P.S. Β All the other Halloween lessons are here – my current favourite is “Where is the spider?”…

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Spain Workshop – Thank you & Write Up Soon!

Thanks to everyone for the amazing workshop this weekend – you were fantastic!! πŸ™‚ I’m travelling this week, but I’ll have a full write up of everything we did next week when I get back to Japan. And … here are a couple of links to get you started – Genki Phonics (gestures are part…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/spain-workshop-thank-you-write-up-soon/

Edinburgh University: Singing Significantly Improves Language Learning

Many of us can pretty much tell straight away when a technique “works” in class – the kids’ reaction often gives it away. πŸ™‚ And in the next class we can see if it helped them remember any of what they learnt (or not as the case may be!) For Tiger Parents… Then when trying…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/edinburgh-university-singing-significantly-improves-language-learning/

How do they teach English in Spain?

One of the cool things about my job is that I get to see all sorts of different teachers teaching in all sorts of different ways and in all sorts of different countries. Β It is quite an experience. This week is my first presentation in Spain so today we were out going round the local…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-do-they-teach-english-in-spain/

New Phonics Story for You: A Light Fight at Night!

Thanks to Martin for the prompting Margit and I have been working on some more Phonics Stories for you. This next one is for use after the current phonics stories and the “igh” lesson and it is still in beta test form i.e. Β it should be OK but there might be some mistakes still so…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/new-phonics-story-to-check-a-light-fight-at-night/

Halloween Candies, Party Ninja Tip & Look at Spain!

Halloween games aren’t the usual thing I think about when it’s sunny outside…. So after a few days rest – I seriously was exhausted by all that travel! – I just arrived in Spain for this week’s workshop and it is beautiful. But of course I’m still thinking of you guys and all your requests,…

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