One of the biggest surprises in the workshop last week was that most of the teachers didn’t know how diamonds were made. We were talking about shy students and I was showing them how we train the whole class to work as a team, working together to support every child, with super motivation. (Hence the new…

My nephew’s school is covered with motivation quotes all over the wall.  (Nelson Mandela & Steve Jobs in primary school!) Facebook is also full of amazing quotes but the English is quite tough. I figured, why not make some easy Genki English ones for kids (or teachers!) ? So I made you a set of…

So far in this series I’ve concentrated on what’s called a “lifestyle business”  i.e.  where you work because it’s fun and whilst you still *have* to work you choose exactly who you teach,  how much time you spend on it and how much money you make from it. If this sounds good to you,  aim for 120…

Over on the VIP forum Margit just requested an “odd one out” set of minicards for the stationery theme. It’s a great game for the beginning of the school year to get the kids into remembering what to bring for class! 1. Each child picks a card. 2. They figure out what is missing and…

 Giving kids stickers that they can put into a class passport – and then claim a prize when it is full – is a fantastic motivation resource.   I used to use it on some of my straight-after-lunch, tougher-to-motivate classes! Ninja Tip:   Have a bag at the front with cool prizes they can win…