I originally wrote this for my teacher training course emails, but I figured you guys might like it too! – Richard ======================================================================= Hello, Wow, it seems like the How are you? Song was a *big* hit. I’m so happy you liked it. Today I thought I’d introduce a few “secret” tricks for teaching using songs….

(This one is just of interest for those of you in Japan – unless of course you are outside Japan and want to see what the government comes up with over here!) As you probably know the “Eigo Note” elementary school “textbook” is being phased out. The new replacement has just started being delivered to…

Mido’s back! Today he’s got another cool counting game, perfect for Easter! 1. On the board draw two big eggs and divide them into 6 segments numbered 1 through 6. 2. Divide the class into two teams. 3. Ask the students a question using/based on today’s English (e.g. Is it in the …. ) 4. First…

Hello, If you’re preparing for the new term ( or school year)  here’s a quick recap of the different homeworks you can set with Genki English. 1.  No Homework: If you don’t give homework, then fair enough, GE does work well without it! 🙂 Or if you want to take things up a level ……..