Author Archives: Richard Graham

Crushing it on Tik Tok ( & The 2 types of teachers who need to be on there!)

The latest Genki Tok to do 1m views and it’s smashing it! The interesting thing is the time lag now. The one on the left did 1m views in 1 day, the one on the right built up slowly and then has just blown up with a million views this week. So, keep at it,…

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Genki Halloween Games, Songs & Activities 2022!

However much I think October 1st is too early to put up the Halloween lessons, someone always says I’m too late 🙂 So here you are the, very latest Genki English Halloween lessons.    Some have been been refined into huge hits over the past years & some are going to be brand new for…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/genki-halloween-games-songs-activities-2022/

Can you use Genki English to spice up or liven up an existing textbook or curriculum?

What if you already have a textbook or curriculum that you have to follow?  Can you still use Genki English (“Genki” meaning fun, exciting and full of life) to liven up your existing curriculum or textbook? And the answer is, yes! 🙂 This is what we did with the projects in Tanzania, Japan, with the British…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/can-you-use-genki-english-to-spice-up-or-liven-up-an-existing-textbook-or-curriculum/

We fail everyday. That’s how we learn.

It’s not “It’s ok to fail.” It’s “Trying, failing & trying again is actually how humans learn. Doctors, teachers, students, scientists, parents, everyone!” P.S.  This lesson is so important it’s actually lesson no. 2 in the curriculum!    (Lesson 1 is to stand up!)  

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/we-fail-everyday-thats-how-we-learn/

Genki Life Coaching???

We have quite a nice life in 🇮🇹 & yesterday my coach suggested I also do Genki Life Coaching (!) (as opposed to just business coaching or teaching.) I was a little hesitant at first ….. but it’s coach’s orders! So …. I’ll try it, “Airplane Style” (just like I suggest all of you to…

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Teaching English Skits & Plays!

One of the most popular requests on the Monday Morning Coffee chats (every Monday morning VIP members get together for an hour’s video call to chat about teaching!) is for more Skits & Plays. They are a really great way to join together different English themes, plus of course stories have always been one of…

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