Author Archives: Richard Graham

New Tour Dates – am I in your town?

UPDATE: Β These workshops have all finished now, check out the latest ones here!   Things are shaping up for Genki English workshops this year. Β  Am I in your city? First of all there are workshops for 1,000 teachers in Thailand ( to support the One Tablet Per Child Programme) April 22nd & 23rd: Northeast,…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/new-tour-dates-am-i-in-your-town/

A few Valentine’s ideas ….

For the romantics out there, here are a few little Valentine’s ideas…. Valentines Games: Superhero Dating,Β Left & Right Dates & Guess who is your secret admirer! Gaz’ bucket full of broken hearts + A few more romantic treats.

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/a-few-valentines-ideas/

You never know what’s going to work ….

Sometimes you never know what is going to work in class. For the Tanzania project there is a whole chapter devoted to “a/an.” Originally I thought it was so easy that it didn’t need a Genki English theme, but seeing as we’ve just remixed the “Fruit Market” song I figured I’d just pop it in….

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/you-never-know-whats-going-to-work/

Why I like teachers.

Although we often complain about co-workers who maybe aren’t quite so passionate or who teach in outdated ways, there is something I really like about teachers. It’s that, on the whole, teachers are good, decent people. We’re not selling arms to Africa orΒ anythingΒ like that, instead we’re helping others. However in some other professions I’m always…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/why-i-like-teachers/

Extra Phonics Teaching Tips & Gestures

Almost by definition Genki Phonics isn’t quite as much fun as Genki English – speaking is always more fun! Hopefully this little video will give you a few extra tips and tricks to keep everyone genki even in the tougher phonics parts! And here is another little video running through all the Genki Phonics gestures:

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/extra-phonics-teaching-tips-gestures/

Get Vol. 13 Songs for Free! Be Quick!

    Update: This offer has now finished! Β  But you can nowΒ purchase vol. 13Β or join in with the VIP beta test of the latest lessons!     It’s 2013 so that means I’m hard at work on Genki English vol. 13! Lots of very cool stationery, pronouns, past tense and phonics lessons will hopefully…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/get-vol-13-songs-for-free-be-quick/