Genki English reader Jeffrey Linck runs a farm in Kyushu, Japan and he grows fantastic organic pumpkins, just for Halloween! If you’d like to order one, pop over to http://www.halloweenpumpkinsjapan.com/ and tell Jeffrey I sent you!

If you’d like to win a free  Genki English CD of your choice then get commenting on any of the blog posts now!  Every month I choose a random winner to get a free CD. I just drew the winner of September’s Blog Comment Competition and the winner is …… Margit! Secret Hint: I think Margit…

Here’s another funky counter game (which works great after the Let’s Build a House Lesson!) from Mido Farid… 1. Divide class into teams and draw an example five-sided house on the board. 2. Teams compete to see who can build the most houses. Houses are “built” by rolling a die. If the student rolls a number…

Sara has just sent in this great post and Monkey Family story! ————————————————————- Sometimes you have parents that come to you and tell you to be hard on their kids if they misbehave or don’t want to work the way you wish they would.  Personally I never listen to such “permission”, even – if we are…

Susanne & Betty Ann have been hard at work translating the Genki English Lesson Plan Books into Italian and German! If you need to show your school or other teachers about Genki English then they will be a great help. And if you know any teachers who aren’t confident yet in their English, but want…

Alicia wrote in with this question: Do you think it`s a good idea to use these curriculum/lesson plans for an 18 year old? Here’s my answer: Hi Alicia, Thank you for the email. This is a very good question! The only situation this wouldn’t work is if you have a very large class of 18…