Author Archives: Richard Graham

Help Please: What Christmas ideas do you need?

Nov 1st today, so I think that means you’re going to be wanting new Christmas Ideas now! I’m going to be updating the Christmas Ideas page as we go through the season, but I’d really love it if you could answer this quick question in the comments: What Christmas ideas/materials do you need the most?…

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Quick Tip: Super Cute Mini ABC Alphabet Cards

Quite a few people have written to ask for mini alphabet cards, especially for playing some of Mido’s games from earlier in the year. Well …. my Top Ninja Tip of the day is to set your printer options to print out 16 pages on one A4 sheet andΒ use the Genki Phonics posters! They come…

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Colours -> Treasure -> Left & Right

As many of you know I’m always looking for new ways to combine different themes together. Β They especially make fantastic ideas for parent’s day plays and parties! Β Allison just sent in this great email for how she did it, it might give you some ideas … Hi Richard You don’t know me, but I, along…

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Last Minute Halloween Idea: Spider Webs!

If you’re looking for a last minute Halloween party idea, Miki showed me this really cool idea at the ACET meeting last week. You need just one ball of black wool, and it’s great for a party! 1. Β Put everyone in a circle. 2. Β Wrap one end of the wool around your finger. 3. Throw…

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Quick Tip: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Just in case you’re not totally fed up with Halloween Ideas yet, Β here’s a quick tip in that Halloween is a fantastic time for doing the 1st, 2nd, 3rd days of the month. Why? Β Because it leads right up to the 31st, which of course is Halloween! The song/animation to teach this in the “When…

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Pick it up! Game & Who is in the card game …

Two games for you today, one really simple, one really hard! πŸ™‚ Pick it up! This first one is very simple, and it’s an idea I got from Nigel at the ACET meeting last week – Thank you! 1. Β One kid puts on a blindfold. (Or a Halloween Mask as long as they can’t see!)…

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