Author Archives: Richard Graham

New Genki Phonics Posters

To go with the newย Genki Phonics Workbook course there is now aย Genki Phonics Posters ebook! As usualย VIP members can download it for free, or if you’re not a member yet, get yourย Download Pack order in right now and join us! The phonics posters work with theย Genki English songs to introduce kids to the English letters…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/new-genki-phonics-posters/

A is for “App” – how smartphones have revolutionised education

Fast company has a great new article on how smartphones ย have changed education forever. ย It’s a really good read. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/144/a-is-for-app.html One other take away is a line talking about how educational innovation has a hard time. ย It explains why Japan still hasn’t got an English programme in place! educational innovation is useless if the teachers…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/a-is-for-app-how-smartphones-have-revolutionised-education/

Genki French!

Genki French is now online! If you know anyone who is learning French, or if you’d just like to try the Genki style of computer game learning before you buy yourย Download Pack, then pop over and have a play. There are just a few games at the moment, Telling the time in French Colours in…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/genki-french/

Feather Game!

Holly’s just sent in this great review game for any question, answer, vocab or grammar! This is a really versatile game, and great for any age group. Give each student (or, if it is a large class, divide the class into teams) a coloured feather (you can buy them very cheaply from large habidashery shops)….

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/feather-game/

When the lesson was over they asked if they could stay ….

Sussie has just sent in this great feedback on the Genki English Card Game from Italy. I used these cards for the first time last week for one of my groups (8-year olds) to practise numbers up to 1000 and it was a huge hit. Now, my idea was to use the GE game cards…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/when-the-lesson-was-over-they-asked-if-they-could-stay/

Cool animals lesson – with an iPhone!

If you’ve got an iphone (or ipad!) there’s a really cool app you have to get : Vocal Zoo It’s free in the iPhone app store and it works great as an animals quiz. ย Have a look at the video below to see what it can do! Do you have any recommendations for cool apps…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/cool-animals-lesson-with-an-iphone/