Tanzania Genki English Lesson Plans

1 Genki English Tanzania 2013 Provisional Teacher Manual - Draft 2012/2013 Richard Graham More at Emai me at 1 Tanzania Genki English Lesson Plans (2013 Version - Provisional ) 2012/2013 Richard Graham Please email me: Or like on Facebook: Bring your classroom to life: Genki English Videos of the lessons are online at Genki English Tanzania 2013 Provisional Teacher Manual - Draft 2012/2013 Richard Graham More at Emai me at 2 Hello and welcome to Genki English ! enki English was made to help bring the life and excitement back to teaching English . It s a fun language and can be really enjoyable to teach.

2 " Genki " is a Japanese word meaning alive , exciting and full of energy . And that's just what these songs and games are! But very often lessons can be quite boring and not very Genki ! So I went round the world finding out what kids want to be able to say in English , and how they want to learn it. The result is a huge collection of very easy to teach songs & games for almost all the most important, basic English that kids will need and love to know. In this guide I m giving you some ideas that have worked in thousands of classrooms around the world, but of course change and remix them as much as you like for your own students. And remember two rules of Genki English : 1.

3 Think I can do it! and you can! 2. Losing just means try again! Very often the only barriers to learning a language are confidence and motivation. But, as you know, English isn t brain surgery or genetic engineering. It s simply a foreign language that millions of people speak every day, if you put your mind to it, anyone can do it. Think you can t and you can t! Think you can, and you can! Of course along the way there will be challenges and mistakes, but that s fine, after all A ship in harbour catches no fish . Mistaikes are good! But we have to learn from them, so whenever a child loses a game or says a wrong word, tell them not to worry but simply try again, and try again and try again.

4 Eventually they will get there, and that is success! The songs and computer games are the main part of this material. I wrote each song to take only the key English needed for one 45 minute Lesson and mixed them up with a melody you cannot get out of your head, some cool music production and most importantly gestures and activities to really make the English stick. Teach the song using the Mini Lesson first, then once the kids know the words, try the music and see their eyes come alive! Then after a few months or years we can move on to projects and exchanges where your students can put all that English to use in real communication with kids their own age throughout the world.

5 Wherever I travel or wherever I go I see happiness and excitement, but also problems and disappointments. But whatever the problems in your school or country are, education is the key to making the solutions appear. So let s teach our students to have big, big dreams and give them the skills, confidence and abilities to really make them come true! That s what being Genki is all about. Good luck, and be Genki ! Richard Email: G Genki English Tanzania 2013 Provisional Teacher Manual - Draft 2012/2013 Richard Graham More at Emai me at 3 Sample Lesson Plan 1. Warm Up & Review Stand up, sit down etc. plus review EVERYTHING done so far.

6 2. New Material Computer Game and Song 1. Learn phrases with the computer game. 2. Use Words 1 with actions/gestures to check meanings of phrases. 3. Learn song using the Mini Lesson . 4. Sing the song with the music. 3. Practice new material Classroom Game Introduce the classroom game the purpose of the classroom game is for the kids to practise the target English . It s also good for the teacher to see if the kids have mastered the language or if they need more practice. Explain the games by acting them out. Losing doesn t mean losing it simple means you get another chance to try again! If everyone is having fun, everyone wins!

7 The table above provides the general Lesson Plan for carrying out a Genki English Lesson . All lessons start with revision (except Lesson One). It may take one or two hours to teach each Lesson . Don t feel you have to rush through them. Making sure the children can understand and use the English is the most important thing. DO NOT MAKE THE CHILDREN READ WORDS IN THIS Lesson . THESE LESSONS ARE FOR VOCABULARY AND CONVERSATION. DO NOT EXPECT CHILDREN TO READ THE PHRASES THEY ARE LEARNING. Genki English Tanzania 2013 Provisional Teacher Manual - Draft 2012/2013 Richard Graham More at Emai me at 4 Baseline Lesson 1 What s your name?

8 1. Warm up Teach stand up, sit down, hands up, hands down, clap & cheer. 2. New Material What s your name? Learning phrases What s your name?, My name , Nice to meet you Remember eye contact. Learn song with the Mini Lesson 3. Game to practice new material Kids get into pairs. Everyone sings "What's your name?" + claps twice. One child from each pair sings "My name " plus their own name twice. The other child then sings "My name ". The 2 children shake each other's hand whilst saying "Nice to meet you!". They then split up and each finds another partner. Repeat 3 times! Play this game along with the music.

9 What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? (clap, clap) What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? (clap, clap) My name is .. My name is .. My name is .. My name is .. Nice to meet you (Repeat 4 times) Genki English Tanzania 2013 Provisional Teacher Manual - Draft 2012/2013 Richard Graham More at Emai me at 5 Baseline Lesson 2 Genki Disco Warm Up 1. Warm Up Review What s your name? stand up , sit down , clap , cheer one at a time. You say the word and the children repeat whilst doing the action. Raise your hand in the "clap" and "cheer" sections to control the kids' volume. Sing the What s your name?

10 Song. 2. New Material Use the Mini Lesson to learn the Song Then sing the song with gestures and the music. 3. Game to practice new material The children practice giving commands to the teacher. They then practice giving each other commands in pairs. Ask if the children have any other commands they would like to learn. Stand up, sit down. Hands up, hands down. Stand up, Sit down, sit down. And clap. Stand up, sit down. Hands up, hands down. Stand up, Sit down. Sit down. And cheer! Come on, louder! Genki English Tanzania 2013 Provisional Teacher Manual - Draft 2012/2013 Richard Graham More at Emai me at 6 Baseline Lesson 3 Where are you from?