I’ve just been updating the Spanish site to have a new Spanish Numbers game, so figured I’d do a list of games and ideas for teaching numbers.  So far I’m up to 28.  If you have any more, please put them in the comments! Online Numbers Games: 1 Numbers in Spanish (Just updated!) 2 Numbers…

Yumiko has posted some great ideas for teaching Days of the Week. The best one is to use a TV schedule to illustrate days of the week, e.g. instead of saying “What do you study on Tuesday?” which is really boring, you can ask “Today’s it’s Friday, what’s good on TV?” That’s sure to get…

Roger has just reminded me about his page of crosswords, dominoes, word searches and word jumbles. They’re all great review materials for older kids, or junior high, where you also teach writing. This morning I’ve just started an assistant making more of them for all the Genki English themes. It’s going to take a while…

Loads of people have been telling me how much they are desperately wanting to come to Japan, there certainly is a “Japan Boom” going on at the moment especially in the US. Those of us that live here sort of take a lot of things for granted, but when you see how jealous people get…

I’ve just uploaded video of the first hour of my Genki English training workshops. Starting at the very beginning I go through lesson planning, warming up, how to do songs and games and lots and lots of practical hints & tips. Beginners should see it a few times and experienced teachers can probably pick up…

Photo by dominikkustra Today is “Respect for the Aged” ( 敬老の日 keirou no hi) public holiday in Japan. “Silver” English lessons, as they are politely called here, are hugely popular. With one million people expected to be over hundred by 2050 they’re going to get even more popular. So what do you teach older students?…