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?…

Fancy learning a little Spanish? Here’s the new Genki Spanish site full of games to learn Spanish for free. Please tell all your friends about it, either Myspace, Facebook or even real life ones! Just to give you a quick taster, here’s the colours (or colors if you prefer!) game. The trick is to: 1….

I’ve got a free eBook for you today. (eBooks are basically “pdf” files you can read on your computer or print out as nicely formatted A4 pages). The first is of Top 10 Games from the Genki English site. It’s free when you subscribe to the email version of this blog (don’t worry you can…