When it comes to reading, most Japanese adult learners are quite advanced. But everyone is always looking for new things to read that are just their level. Of course it also has to be something that’s fun to read! So I’ve just put up a new section on the Japanese version of the site with…

As you may have noticed I’ve been re-coding the website this week. If there are parts you like or dislike then please let me know as I hope to continue to make it easier to find your way around!

Roger has sent in some nice games for the Under, on, in song, but I’ve just found a real killer one! This comes courtesy of Nigel in Fukuoka. It uses lots of animals and works with either small or large classes. It’s especially useful for “in front of” and “behind” which many non-native teachers have…

I’m not sure if you caught the NHK News this morning, but they were doing a report on the boom in English Baby Sitters. Instead of your average Japanese speaking baby sitters, the boom now is to have a sort of mini-nanny who plays with the kids in English whilst the parents are out enjoying…

Today is White Day in Japan. Which basically means guys have to give chocolates to all the girls who gave them chocolates on Valentine’s Day. It’s sort of the opposite of how things work in the west. Today I saw a sign outside a shop proudly displaying that they were the creators of this wonderful…

For today I presented the Easter Picture Book and a modified version of the Disaster game. This time the disaster I chose was a “Chocolate Monster”. So, after doing the song and reading the book you… 1. Put post it notes on the back of the picture book cards. Most have numbers, e.g. 5,10,20.25 but…