Today is a great game inspired by Craig & the Secret Warm Ups. It works great with all ages from primary to adults! 1.  Bring two kids to the front.  One is the questioner, one is the answerer. 2.  Get them all ready and hyped up. 3.  Start the stopwatch! 4.  In 60 seconds the questioner…

It’s Easter this weekend, so just in case you need a few extra ideas…. First of all from the main Easter Egg Hunt page  we have:   Chocolate Monster: This is my favourite game for Easter. 1. Put the picture book pages or flashcards on the board. 2. Before class put a number on the back of each card….

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…