Author Archives: Richard Graham

Come on, Come on England! + Brazil Samba!

Judging by the last match I might not get chance to say this again ….. So have a try of the Come on, Come on song if you want a little World Cup action in your class – it is one of the hit Genki English songs!   And if you want a little Brazilian…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/come-on-come-on-england-brazil-samba/

Is it a good idea to learn every word in the dictionary?

Whilst I’m uploading the videos of the discipline exhibition kids’ classes I did the other day , Β here’s a quick post to tide you over! πŸ™‚   Farzaneh wrote in to ask: Do you think learning the words in the dictionary a good way of increasing vocabulary? The short answer is: No. The longer answer…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/is-it-a-good-idea-to-learn-every-word-in-the-dictionary/

Kyiv Pre-Conference – in Video! – Teaching English to Kids

The full Kyiv workshop was two days on Saturday & Sunday, Β and then on the evening before, just for the very special people who came (or flew!) in early, Β we did a special one hour pre-conference bonus mini workshop. And as luck would have it, Viktor very kindly videoed it and we have it on…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/kiev-pre-conference-in-video-teaching-english-to-kids/

Ken’s Quick Tip To Stop Kids Cheating at Genki English Computer Games

I haven’t actually run into this myself, but Ken was having problems with kids cheating when doing the Genki English computer games. i.e. the kid with the mouse was just moving it on their own and hence everyone else kept quiet. Of course, the real way it works is when everyone is shouting out “Left,…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/kens-quick-tip-to-stop-kids-cheating-at-genki-english-computer-games/

Where is Baby Cat? Prepositions & Furniture Song

Margit’s comment that we now have 3 animal families, Baby Monkey Family, Baby Rabbit FamilyΒ and now the new “What’s your name?” kitten family, got me thinking about a song I did for the Kids English DVD & Picture Book seriesΒ calledΒ Where is Baby Cat? with furniture and prepositions. The full DVD version (including a very cool…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/where-is-baby-cat-prepositions-furniture-song/