Dirian wrote in to ask: Hi Richard! I would like to ask you how do I teach the alphabet to kids of 1st grade? Hi Dirian, Well the easy answer is …. don’t! 🙂 There are lots of games and ideas you can use to teach the alphabet, for example just about all the Genki English games…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-to-teach-the-alphabet-to-first-grade/
One great game I’ve used for the Olympics (Summer or Winter) is to print out, or put on screen, the medals table in English from the Winter Olympics website. Then you can play a game …. 1. Make sure everyone can see the medals table. 2. Ask a question, such as “How many medals does…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/new-game-olympic-medal-game-phonics-how-many-etc/
Whilst those of us in the Southern Hemisphere are enjoying the Summer sunshine (sorry!) – the rest of the world seems to be having crazy weather. But as much as adults might hate the snow, kids absolutely love it! Plus with the Winter Olympics on right now, my top tip for the week is to…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/lesson-of-the-week-winter-sports-a-few-games-ideas/
When other teachers see me teaching or training they are often very surprised that I spend most of the time sitting back saying nothing. (Which is a big contrast to how I come across on the online training videos!) The reason is that if I give a student a task e.g. a teacher to figure…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/dont-ask-me-do-it/
A bit of a change again today as Margit has just sent in this great game she uses with her adult students. Check out the video below! (Click here if you are on email and can’t see the video!) 1. Hand out one of the Odd One Out snowman cards to each person. 2. Whilst clapping…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/advanced-game-look-at-my-snowman/
Whilst my main discipline ideas have been helping teachers up and down the globe, it’s always good to add in a few new flavours to the mix every now and then. This trick I actually learnt from a doctor, and it actually works in any walk of life. It does sound a little out there,…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/quick-discipline-technique-angel-wings/
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