As the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie comes out tomorrow, how about this little game from the Top 50 Games eBook… Target English: Directions, left right etc. from Genki English vol. 1’s “Left & Right” 1. Blindfold one student – or use a double eye patch for more pirate fun! 2. Place several “shark” picture cards on…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/shiver-me-timbers-new-workshops/
One really useful technique for problem solving, especially when you are up against a brick wall, is to ask “What’s the opposite?” and then look at it from that point of view. Very often it brings up a whole new way to solve your problem. For example I’ve been trying to figure out an illustration…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/the-opposite-of-shy-how-to-cure-it/
As you know I’m just polishing up the latest and greatest vol. 11 for you! No, it’s not out just yet …. I’ve just got a few last things to sort out and it would really, really help me out if you could answer these couple of questions for me. 1. What format(s) would you…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/quick-favour-and-a-secret-for-you/
UPDATE: I wrote this post a while ago and it looks like Youtube has taken the videos down. They are still available on iTunes though. ========================================================= If you’re not too sure about all your grammar terms, try these! They’re probably too tough for your kids, but they might give you some ideas! What’s a pronoun?…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/grammar-brush-up-in-song-for-teachers/
Just a quick word to let you know that the Genki Phonics CD has now sold out – forever! The phonics CD pretty much instantly became a big hit. Non English speaking teachers were saying how much fun it was in class and parents were loving it. But over the years as I learnt and…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/phonics-cd-sold-out-forever/
This is a very cool game sent in by Michael Jeffcoat. Over to you Michael… This game is very useful for reviewing both the current and previously learnt language points which means that it is very adaptable. I have found it to be a real hit in the classroom and what’s more, it even gets…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/can-i-be-in-your-club-game/
