Author Archives: Richard Graham

Alternative “What time is it?” Gestures

Doing a 3 day certified training course in Okinawa this weekend. Β Teachers were good today, pretty much the standard first day “deer in the headlights” shock as they try teaching themselves (as opposed to just sitting in lectures!) Β  One group did come up with using the What time is it? 2 gestures with the…

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New School Subjects Cards – What do you think?

There was some great feedback to yesterday’s post again ( do you say “twosday” or “chewsday”? And why is it OK to rote learn some subjects, but not others? ) So I thought it would be a good idea to let you have a look at the new school subjects cards! What do you like?…

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One final – even easier! – Days of the Week Song

Again thank you for all the great feedback on Friday! Here’s (hopefully!) the final Days of the Week song – the “hmmmm mix”. Β  Β I did it as a very easy first introduction to the Days of the Week, done in a similar way to like I did Head & Shoulders by introducing one word…

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Thank you! & New Days of the Week Songs!

Wow! Thank you for everyone who helped withΒ choosingΒ the font the other day, there were so many responses and I’ll get them all collated soon. Β You saved me a lot of stress! So how would you like the latest Days of the Week songs? Β  These songs are now the only hurdle to completing vol. 11….

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Which font for Days of the Week?

We had a quite a lively discussion about fonts for the Days of the Week the other week. Gaz has been hard at work finding alternatives. Β But which one do you like the best? If we get an answer quick I’ll upload a special present for you! P.S. the winner of January’s comment competition was…

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How many? Magic Matchbox Game

Here’s another game from Mido Farid, this time to go with the Β “How many?” lesson. Β  Mido’s hopefully going to have some videos for you soon too! The “Magic Matchbox” Game This is a guessing game played by teams to practice numbers. * Exponent: How many? There are… * Additional benefits: genuine communication; hidden drilling;…

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