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Darts!

Here’s Mido Farid’s game of the week, this time for any level, right up to high school! SUMMARY . Just like the real game except that you use markers instead of darts (andΒ you don’t throw the markers). . SET–UP . 1. Draw a bulls-eye like the one above on the board. 2. Divide the class…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/darts/

Lesson of the Week: Vegetables!

It’s the Royal Wedding this Friday, so I’ve got the perfect lesson of the week for you ….. vegetables! Ehhhh? Β Well, if you have a look at the “I love vegetables” picture book on the lesson page you’ll see why! Two lessons for one theme? Speaking of the Genki English picture books, they are a…

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Lesson of the Week: Easter Egg Hunt

Every week I’ll be featuring a new Genki English lesson that you might have forgotten Β about or not tried before. Β  It’s also a great way to give feedback if you have tried it! Wow, it’s six years since I wrote this song from a request by Rosebud in Germany. (Yes you can indeed make…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/lesson-of-the-week-easter-egg-hunt/

Freeze!

Here’s Mido Farid’s game of the week, although this time it’s a very useful classroom control activity: 1. Tell the students that whenever you say “freeze!” they have to stop and remain completely still! 2. Even if they are playing a game or talking in an activity they have to freeze! 3. Give points to…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/freeze/

Good Match – Fruits & Colours

Here’s Β Mido Farid’s game for this week …. Good Match SET–UP 1. Put fruit flashcards and a series of boxes on the board. 2 In the teacher’s notebook draw the same but fill in each box with a colour. Β This is your key. Don’t show the kids. 3. Divide the class into two teams. PLAY…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/good-match-fruits-colours/

Feel what it’s like to start with ABC….

If you start teaching English with the ABCs, Β here’s a nice experiment to try. Have a look at my GenkiKokugo.com site. There you can teach yourself Β the Β “hiragana” alphabet. Fun? Β Enjoyable? Β Useful? Hopefully what you’ll find is that if you don’t actually speak any Japanese the alphabet is pretty much useless. 1. You don’t know…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/feel-what-its-like-to-start-with-abc/