Author Archives: Richard Graham

15 (!) More Christmas Stories for you!

Stories can be a great way to expand vocab once you’ve got past the initial “confidence & pronunciation” stage. There are a few to many to include on the blog here, so I’ve been uploading them as a Β “Genki Story of the Day” over on theΒ Genki Instagram channel Here are the direct links: 1.Β πŸ“–β›„οΈ Snowy…

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Xmas songs are too hard, so I did this

Good morning! Music is one of the easiest ways to teach English,Β  just think of all those pop songs that get stuck in your head all day! The problem I always had was that most Christmas songs are just way too hard for kids learning English. One year I even brought my whole studio into…

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Santa’s Rainbow Reindeer Noses!

You know how Rudolph has a red nose, yeah? Well, did you know the other reindeers have colors of the rainbow noses too? Well, they don’t 😁. But I thought it would be nice if they did, so I made these for you! They’re great for using “What’s your name?” Β and differences between “I have…

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The Treasure of Christmas Cove

🏝 The Treasure of Christmas Cove Four friends, Max, Lily, Arjun, and Zoe, found an old pirate map in a dusty attic. “It’s Captain Starbeard’s treasure map!” Max exclaimed. The map hinted at a hidden treasure in Christmas Cove, a place full of secrets. “We have to find it before Christmas!” said Lily. They all…

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πŸ’© Guess Whose Poop!

OK, this is silly. Β  But you know there is that one class that is going to love it! Β “Guess whose poop?” Β with a little colors practice thrown in too! VIP Members* can get the A4 PDF Flashcards here!   Enjoy! And don’t use it in every class! πŸ™‚ Be genki, Richard *VIP Members are…

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πŸ’Œ πŸŽ„The Misplaced Christmas List

In a cozy little town, there was a boy named Jack who loved Christmas more than anything. Each year, he would write a long list for Santa and drop it in the mailbox. But this year, something strange happened. His letter somehow got delivered to his neighbor, Mr. Wilson, instead of Santa. Mr. Wilson was…

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