If you’re wanting to introduce creative writing but aren’t sure where to start,  one great technique is to use “3 Word Stories.” Just as the title suggests you give the students a topic and they write a whole story in just 3 words. It sounds simple, yes?  But you should see some of the amazing…

Wow, it only seems like 2 minutes ago I was sharing Halloween Ideas and people are already asking me for Xmas Ideas for parties, events and of course awesome Genki Christmas Lessons. So here is my bumper collection of Christmas Ideas,  collected over 20 years from my very first Christmas lessons back in 1997 (where…

Over in the free Facebook group Bjorn was asking about ideas to give out treats at his Halloween party.    Doing a Trick or Treat game is a fantastic way to get the parents involved and see how awesome their kids are doing! 🎃 🍬 You just do regular Trick or Treating but instead of…

Wow, there’s only a few days left till this year’s Advanced Genki English class closes for enrollment!   ( We start on November 1st so last date to get in is Midnight October 31st!) If you have advanced level student,  if you are advanced level yourself and what to dramatically improve your English with me,…

Inspired by the amazing success of Lola’s students I’ve just updated the “Success Secrets of Learning English” article containing all the tips and tricks I use to learn foreign languages. The original bilingual version is also available for Amazon Kindle. Enjoy! Success Secrets of Learning English by Richard Graham www.GenkiEnglish.com Hello, my name is Richard. You…

If you’re looking for a big review game and don’t have much space to move around, we’ve got a great game from Gaz: 1. Put piles of any mini cards you want to review on the red, blue, green and yellow squares of the “card sheet.” 2. Then when you land on one of the…