Although I love the original Thanksgiving game and I don’t usually like worksheets,   this one needs a bit of brain power & gives birth to lots of speaking practice! So put the kids in groups, make sure the game rule of “Only English in the Games” is in place (you can of course use…

Time is always a challenge for teachers.  So we always have to make choices as to what is the most important and useful language to teach first. That’s why my curriculum ends up full of questions,  which the kids want to ask all the time, and things like numbers & colors end up being much later…

It’s October which means one thing,  Maria Carey is getting warmed up for November 1st. And it also means it’s Halloween in a lot of the world. It’s a fantastic chance to use the magic of Halloween to introduce, review or re-teach some of the language points that our students might have found a little…

Hello, If you’re back teaching this week then a fun, genki review can be a great way to get the year off to a great start.   Here are my top ideas for you … 1. The Secret Warm Ups If you are doing a super efficient “get the best results in the best possible…

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Richard Graham – GenkiEnglish! (@genki_richard_graham) 🤔 Have you explored the “flipped” classroom concept yet? 📚 ☀️ Are you already mastering it in your daily teaching routine? 🏫 😳 Or perhaps you’ve attempted it but faced challenges (care to share why?) 🚧 🎁 Or maybe…

Here’s a really simple and fun Christmas game! 1. Play some Christmas music as the kids dance around the classroom. 2.  Stop the music. 3. The kids have to shout out the question you want to practice,  “What would you like for Christmas?” is a great one or “What can you see?” or “What do…