Hello, You’ve got to create a GREAT first impression, you don’t get a second chance! So these are my top tips for the very first lesson of the year ….   1. For brand new beginner students (where you have control of what to teach)  Just start with lesson 1.   The beginning is always the…

I hope September is off to a great start for you! Just something to keep in mind for your lessons this year… …. make sure the kids are sitting down as little as possible and moving around (which gets the blood flow to the brain going as well as keeping them fit!) as much as…

Fluency boils down to just two steps: Input Output 1. Input: The magic starts at home. Your mission: Ask students to learn eight new words and one powerful question before their next lesson. Here’s the trick: It must be interactive. Not just a video. Something they can click on, repeat, and absorb at their own…

It’s the new school year and here are my top 3 tips to keep you sane in the first few weeks! 1.  For any new lesson plans, practice them the night before in front of the mirror – it’s amazing how many bugs you’ll fix & improvements you’ll make! 2. For any new classes, prepare…

I’ve spent most of this week with teachers saying, “We know exactly which students we want, but we can’t take them because they don’t have the grades!” As much as I’m sure we’d love to, we can’t simply ignore grades or exam results —unfortunately, the governments haven’t caught up with us yet! This can lead…

First of all welcome to Genki English!  This is the most fun, Harvard researched, way of teaching English to kids or beginners. And there are two main ways I can help you. Learn more The first is to help you get better results for your students and save you so much time lesson planning.  I…