Part 2 of Genki English is getting your kids really talking to kids in other countries. Projects or “video letters” are the way to go. It’s way better than any textbook! The internet makes it free to do (I used to spend a fortune on stamps sending videos overseas!) but some teachers were having problems with…

One of the other video requests last week was for the “Where are you going?” theme. This is always my go to song if I ever get a class of 5th or 6th graders who don’t want to do anything, the funk and competition of getting them to sing louder than each other works every…

UPDATE:  Thank you very much to everyone who helped test the software!  The Beta Test is now closed, but the CD10 Software is now available for everyone to purchase. ============================================= The CD10 software is now ready for beta testing! What you get: 1. You get to have the CD10 software before anyone else. 2. You get to…

Thanks for the requests sent in to my shout out on Friday. I managed to get quite a lot of  games and songs videos shot for you this weekend. Here’s the first one from CD7 and the Download Pack: “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” First we have the song with the gestures and claps: Then the…

I just got reminded of a really good variation of the Harry Potter game! You simply play the game as usual, but this time instead of using “What are you doing?” you link it in with the Doctor, Doctor Body Parts lesson. 1. So this time the Voldemorts catch the Harry Potters and say “Your…

With Yumiko’s help I’ve just updated the Japanese version of the Lesson Plans book.  It should now have all the games and CD9 themes just like the English version. Mind you I’ve had a hard time editing it!  After last year giving up on Microsoft Word because it keep messing up the layout each time…