Sometimes teaching prepositions (under, on, in etc.) can be a bit tough.  But the key is to actually move your whole body as you learn them.  In Genki English we do this with the Under, on, in Where is Mr Monkey lesson. Check out the video below to see how we use dragons, emotion and…

(If you are on email and can’t see the videos, click here for the online version!) One of the themes the teachers chose to do this weekend was the Breakfast Theme. First they introduced it with the “Did you hear the news? The world is going to end tomorrow!” line and asking the kids what…

(I just wrote this up in the newsletter but thought you might like to see the pretty picture!) Target Language: Anything, it’s a counting game! This is another great game sent in by Mido: 1. Draw a wavy line across the board, this is the ocean. 2. Draw some simple shark fins on the water…

I just tweeted about a new Breakfast Menu Game to go with the “What would you like for breakfast?” lesson It’s dead easy to use: 1. Print out the menu below (VIP members) or put the pdf on the projector 2. Everyone shouts out “What would you like for breakfast?” 3. One person makes an order…

Margit has been using the Genki English “One Left” Uno Style game to great effect in her classes.  Check out this video: Kids love this Uno game adapted to different topics out of the Genki English curriculum. It’s played like “Uno “(“one left” “last card”). I guess each family (group) has slightly different rules to…