There’s an interesting article in the BBC today about how “Toddlers who use gestures more often have better vocabularies on reaching school age.” That’s good to hear!  I’ve always used gestures in the GE songs from a Multiple Intelligences point of view, that some people simply remember things better if they have a gesture associated…

It’s my birthday today! Along with Charles Darwin & Abraham Lincoln & lots of other really cool people so “Happy Birthday!” to you too. Actually Charles Darwin & Abraham Lincoln were both born in the same year, 1809, and did you know that Charles Darwin’s grandfather was Josiah Wedgwood of the pottery company fame? Anyway,…

Gaz has been in super drive mode preparing 40 Broken Hearts game/worksheets to go with the Valentine Broken Hearts Game.   He’s also been super kind enough to share them, there are loads of them so be sure you have a fast internet connection! https://genkienglish.net/clipart/BrokenHeartsGaz.zip (rules of the game are here) If you’re not a member…

Last week I was in very expensive Tokyo working on the software for CD vol. 9 and thought “you know I could be doing this anywhere.” So now I’m living on the beach in wonderful, and very cheap, Koh Samui. It’s very nice and even just having a couple of extra hours of daylight makes…

Nigel has sent in a great game based on the Pink Fish game that perfectly links “What do you do?“with “What do you want to be?” 1. Put several jobs picture cards, face down, at one side of the room. 2. Put another set of cards on the other side of the room, again face…

I always thought of the “Let’s build a Snowman” song for December, but judging by the news this morning for those of you in Europe,  it looks like February might be the best month for it! So enjoy the snow, the “Let’s build a Snowman” song and of course the super operatic Winter Clothes song!…