One popular game for teaching English in Japan is カルタ or “Karuta” In the traditional version the teacher just says a word and the kids hit the correct card. It’s a lot of fun but isn’t very good for teaching English. So in this video I go through some very simple ESL ideas to make…

If you’d like to see what I am working on with the India & China projects have a look at this amazing presentation by Professor James Tooley. He’s  the guru of our  private schools for the poor, and who I’m very proud to say introduces me as his friend. Grab a cup of tea and…

This is a cool game to play with CD9’s “I’m a superhero! I can …” or CD5’s “Can you play the ….?” theme. 1. Give each kid one of the mini cards (e.g. here or here) 2. Everyone remembers their card, then hides it! 3. You ask the kids how long it will take to do the…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past few years you must have heard about the huge success of the “Rock Band” video games. You basically hit coloured instruments in time to pre-recorded music. But they are massive, massive hits with “kids” of all ages. The Beatles even have their own version! So the…

Thought you might like to see this video of where I was on Saturday night!  Pretty cool eh?  If you’re near Tokyo Tower in the next couple of days, be sure to pop along to the Tourism New Zealand Rugby Ball, they have the most amazing show inside! And here’s the people that invited me,…