As you may have noticed I do go on a bit about why I don’t like textbooks. 🙂 But what if you have to teach a textbook or have found one that you really love?  ( I have actually found one or two that are quite good over the years!) Can you still use Genki…

This morning, on the Facebook page,  I asked if anyone would be interested in learning how to create and sell your own online English courses. We had over 70 likes and 50 comments saying “Yes!!!” So ……. I made a special Facebook training showing all the techniques I have used to make and sell many,…

If you are teaching Halloween this year ( I think I’m moving further and further towards not teaching it, but that’s another story!) then this a very fun game. First the regular non-social distance version: 1. Split the kids into two groups.   2. Put the “Eat! Drink! Dance!“,  “Superhero: I can” and Disco Warm…

One “boom” we’ve seen with English classes during covid is when you switch from purely online kids classes to “Mommy and me” online classes.    The mums are very often desperate for ways to help their kids with homeschool,  time management, discipline, motivation, mindset, getting calm, physical activity etc. etc.  i.e. all the skills that…

3 Genki ways to use your time wisely and keep you sane when recruiting new students: 1. Make sure they want what you have. We love teaching.  Our students love learning from us.  However, as crazy as it sounds, not everyone wants what you have. And that’s cool. Pizza stands don’t go after people who…

2020 has been scary enough, let’s just focus on the fun part of Halloween this year!    And a huge thank you to all of you who became VIP members this week,   enjoy what I’ve got for you! Top Halloween Songs & Full Lessons One of the easiest holidays to teach to kids is…