Author Archives: Richard Graham

The Earth without Art is just “Eh?”

Hello, Most teachers are on holiday at the moment, so I’ve been keeping all the really awesome blog posts for September. πŸ˜‰ (Keep tuned in!) It’s also because I’ve been having a bit of a hard time coming up with new songs for the more “textbooky” grammar topics. There’s a reason that some English is…

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Top Tip to Take Away the Summer Heat!

If you’re sweltering away in the Summer Heat, here is my top tip to get everyone feeling super, super cool. It is a theme to teach. But which one….? The Let’s build a Snowman lesson! Yep, crazy I know, but just try it, those soothing blue hues just drop the temperature by a fair few…

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New Summer Clothes!

Baby Monkey’s been shopping – what do you think? What’s changed: – New outfits! – What do you think of the colours? πŸ™‚ & Β is his hat OK? – Picture Book – shall I add in the “Grandma” narration for next year? To install: 1. Safely back up your Download Pack / USB ( because…

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Printable Certificates – for Summer Camp?

I’ve just done three new printable certificates for you, just type in the names and see them appear on screen! I originally did these for the end of year, but a lot of teacher’s are using them for Summer Camps. The kids will love them! What do you think? Any requests for future ones? Ask…

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New Sports A4 Flashcards, Mini Cards, Games & Workbook

To go with last week’s Sports Software Update, today we have all the funky new flashcards, mini cards and updated workbook for you! And this is my favourite game for this theme, based on the Stopwatch game: 1. Put the kids in a big circle. 2. Β Go raid the gym and pull out the balls…

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Summer Play for Camp or End of Term

A really cool way to show the kids how much they have learnt this term is to mix all the songs together into a story or play. The parents also love it Β – “hey, my kid just did a musical in English!” Over on the VIP forum we have a whole section devoted to them….

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