Another weekend workshop and this one went very well, it’s great having people who come for a second time! Things were going really well so I thought I’d try some of the new themes we’re testing on the Beta Test Forum. The first one was Days of the Week, which went pretty well! Then I…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/subjects-days-of-the-week-in-shikoku/
I know, I know, it’s only August… but in the workshop the other day we were talking about plays and picture books and how kids switch off when the English is too complicated for them. So I showed them the new Skeleton Soup Song/Story. It will probably be a paid for download by Halloween, so grab…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/skeleton-soup-video/
Today’s workshop was very interesting! First it was a festival day so it was really hard for teachers to get here. Then some of the teachers were also banned, by their Board of Education, from making English lessons too exciting for the kids (see the video below for why!) So I showed them the alternative…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/if-you-are-banned-from-being-genki/
Today’s workshop in Shizuoka went very well – and on the same billing as Abba! It’s always great having fans who use Genki English in the front row because when other teachers say “Oh no, that won’t work with my kids” the fans turn round and say “No, no, it works great! We use it…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/i-think-its-shizuoka/
I’ve just picked July’s winner of the comment competition. And the winner is … Nena! Nena, you win a Genki English CD or CD Download of your choice (or Genki Relax, Hip Hop or Genki Japan packs) The August competition is now open so get commenting (even on past posts is OK as long as you post it…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/the-winner-is-2/
Japan’s elementary school “textbook” – the Eigo Note – has been in schools for over a year now. What are your impressions? Is it as bad as we first thought? Or did it work out quite OK? Are there things we could improve on? Or any tricks you’ve found to make teaching it easier? I’ve…
https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-is-the-eigo-note-for-you/
