Author Archives: Richard Graham

2022 Genki English Calendars!

Here are the 2022 Genki English Homework Calendars to keep the parents up to date on everything the kids have been doing for homework!  Enjoy! P.S.  There are lots more printables on the VIP printables page!  

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/2022-genki-english-calendars/

Something new “Paper + Device” – what do you think of this?

I really love tech.   And I know a lot of teachers really like paper! I’ve also been really impressed with my daughter’s school textbooks that have links to interactive content. The challenge with paper of course is that it doesn’t talk.  And kids need lots and lots and lots of talking input to be…

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How to get students to make loooooong sentences!

Genki English is a lot like lego.   In each lesson you get a set of blocks (phrases & words) that you can join together (the questions & answers) in new ways. For example in “How are you?” you learn the block (or “chunk”) “I’m” + a whole host of emotion words. Then in the Pronouns…

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“The Genki Art of Storytelling” : 🍿 Video Training!

This was a very fun session!   We had a group zoom call and went through the whole storytelling process for beginners and intermediate students. But …….. for some reason zoom didn’t record my face! 🙂  & My Italian internet wouldn’t let me redo it again!!! However all the knowledge gems, fun and slides are in…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/the-genki-art-of-storytelling-video-training/

The Magic of “One Word Past Tense” Teaching

Now that students have Genki English at home, it opens up a whole host of new possibilities. Just like a piano player, taking one lesson a week can be really limiting, but once you have a piano at home things can really take off. So you don’t just save precious classroom time, it also means…

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