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21st March 2025
Published by Charles Goodger at 21st March 2025

FunSongs at Didacta and TESOL

March was a busy month for FunSongs. From 11th to 14th March Charles Goodger was at the VoiceBooks stand at DIDACTA, the international educational trade fair held in Florence. FunSongs is now working with VoiceBooks and MLF Stories on a joint venture called CHARMS. The aim here is to provide schools and teachers of English to YLs with an exciting multi-faceted resource. CHARMS combines the didactic power of action songs […]
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18th February 2025
Published by Charles Goodger at 18th February 2025

Even in Iran and China!

Did you know that even in China and Iran young learners of English are singing and performing On Halloween? It is one of the most popular FunSongs action song packs. Click here to see Iranian children performing the song The On Halloween action pack comes with an e-book of 9 graded worksheets and games to recycle the words and themes of the song including an activity on plurals. Teachers also […]
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30th October 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 30th October 2024

FunSongs on National Radio in Italy

Click here to hear the interview. Warning! It’s in Italian! On 26th October 2024, Charles Goodger was invited to the studios of Radio Italia to talk about his language-learning method based on action songs – FunSongs. Of interest to teachers and parents keen for their children to acquire a good grounding in the language.
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29th September 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 29th September 2024

Teacher workshops in Romania and Poland

This year, the annual EdYouFest conference for English-language teachers and educators took place in Bucharest, Romania. I was honoured to conduct a workshop on teaching English through music, mime, rhythm, and rhyme. What makes EdYouFest conferences stand out (this being my third, after Mayfield 2019 and Trapani 2022) is their intimate atmosphere, which contrasts with larger events like IATEFL and TESOL. This setting allows attendees to connect more personally with […]
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6th September 2024
Published by John Swain at 6th September 2024

Our Autumn Song on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music

Charles Goodger’s enchanting action song about an English autumn is a favourite among English teachers and young learners. Children mimic trees losing their leaves as the wind swirls, creating lots of fun and action. There are two versions: one sung by Charles Goodger and another by 10-year-old Rebeka Aleksandra Ritene in a higher key. “Our Autumn Song” wonderfully captures the spirit of the season. You can listen to it on […]
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6th September 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 6th September 2024

FunSongs in Bologna

We are excited to invite you to a special event dedicated to discovering Charles Goodger’s revolutionary FunSongs Method for teaching English through music, mime, rhythm, and rhyme. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 28th at 11:00 AM at the Kobain Center, Bologna, Via Zannoni 29.What is the FunSongs Method? The FunSongs Method was created by Charles Goodger to make learning English fun and engaging. Through original, lively, and easy-to-remember songs, children […]
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1st August 2024
Published by John Swain at 1st August 2024

The EdYouFest song for 2024

This year, FunSongs founder Charles Goodger has been invited by Academy of Distinction and EdYouGallery to compose an inspiring song for English teachers to celebrate the 2024 EdYouFest conference in Bucharest. Here are the opening lines of  Come to EdYouFest: English Teacher!If you want the bestFor you and your studentsCome to EdYouFestIt’s a great experienceLearning having funEdYouFest – you’re second-to-none! Listen to the song here!  In the next few days […]
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23rd May 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 23rd May 2024

The excitement of an action song performance

Action Songs are made to be performed! Teach action songs for your pupils to perform to their parents and grandparents or even other classes in your school. Kids love singing and dancing.  Parents and grandparents are delighted to see their sons , daughters and grandchildren having fun and making progress with their English. An action song performance is an ideal addition to a school event. The FunSongs Method of teaching […]
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28th April 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 28th April 2024

Work with Us

FunSongs Italy is seeking young, dynamic and musical mother-tongue people for well-paid work in the Bologna area. If you know of any native speakers looking for some extra, well-paid hours,please ask them to contact Charles Goodger on +39 347 1279709 now! Thank you very much! Inoltre, la FunSongs offre agli insegnanti italiani di inglese un certificato di FunSongs Practitioner a seguito  di un breve corso di formazione. L’offerta include l’accesso gratuito […]
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12th March 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 12th March 2024

FunSongs in Bolzano Province

Charles Goodger was invited by the South Tyrol education authorities to hold two days of teacher development workshops for primary school teachers on 13th and 14th March 2024. In two 7-hour sessions, one in Lana and the other in Bressanone, teachers learnt how to teach action songs to present new language.
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16th January 2024
Canzoncine e materiale didattico canoro per imparare l’inglese Bologna
Published by Charles Goodger at 16th January 2024

Multilingual FunSongs Website

Starting January 2024 the FunSongs website is available in 8 world languages: Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Italian and of course English. Thanks to a collaboration with the USB marketing organisation in Milan, parents and educational administrator who may not know English can easily access the contents of the website. Try it out now!
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16th January 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 16th January 2024

Presenting A Song for Winter

This  delicate action song is much loved by young learners around the world. The poem within the song celebrates the beauty of a winter landscape  and the fun kids can have out in the open. From January 18th 2024 different versions of the song will be available for streaming and download on the major digital platforms. For just €9.90 download the relative  e-book with games, activities and useful worksheets to recycle the language and themes presented […]
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16th January 2024
Published by Charles Goodger at 16th January 2024

Nonni Nipoti Show

Children and grandparents enjoy taking part in inter-generational events of educational, artistic and sociological significance! The FunSongs Nonni Nipoti Show brings together two generations – primary school kids and their grandparents in the collective learning and performing of action songs. In 2023 Charles Goodger held Nonni Nipoti FunSongs show events in Milan and Bologna, Italy Curious? See the video by clicking the icon below. NB The subtitles are in Italian […]
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27th November 2023
Published by John Swain at 27th November 2023

Water is Everything action pack available

Many teachers have asked for individual action song packages. The latest action song pack you can buy is Water is Everything. Before your school would have needed to buy a licence to access this pack. However it is now available as an individual product. Check out this link for more information and to purchase it. https://funsongs.co.uk/product/water-is-everything/ Molti insegnanti hanno chiesto pacchetti di canzoni d’azione individuali. L’ultimo pacchetto di canzoni d’azione […]
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25th May 2023
Published by Charles Goodger at 25th May 2023

Nonni Nipoti Lab in Milan

On the afternoon of Friday, May 19, 2023, the very first FunSongs Grandparents and Grandchildren Workshop was held at Centro Pime in Milan.  Charles Goodger started with the action song “What’s Your Favorite Animal,” which everyone learned in 10 minutes, followed by the more challenging action song about the five senses, “Thrive.” To conclude, Charles Goodger taught, using expressive gestures, the chorus of the provocative song “Best for the World.” […]
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17th May 2023
Published by Charles Goodger at 17th May 2023

Learning together in Milan

(Traduzione in italiano sotto) Basic English communication skills are essential in today’s world, and it’s not just school children who are eager to learn. Many retirees, now with time and resources to travel, are keen on learning English to enhance their experiences abroad. This is especially important in Italy, where the aging population and declining birthrate highlight the vital role grandparents play in supporting their families. Recognizing this, FunSongs founder […]
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23rd April 2023
Published by Charles Goodger at 23rd April 2023

IATEFL conference 2023

The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) recently held its 56th annual conference and materials exhibition in the charming spa town of Harrogate in Yorkshire, UK. The conference took place from April 15th to 20th and attracted English language teachers from around the world, making it a truly international event. People come to IATEFL to make new friends, connect with old ones and stay up-to-date […]
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3rd January 2023
Published by John Swain at 3rd January 2023

Charles Goodger at IATEFL

The last annual IATEFL conference took place in Belfast from 17th to 20th May. Here is an article published by the IATEFL Journal VOICES just before the conference. Charles Goodger will be presenting at the next Iatefl conference to be held in Harrogate in April 2023.
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2nd January 2023
Published by Charles Goodger at 2nd January 2023

FunSongs workshop

Meaning in sound – presenting new language through action songs How does the human brain process meaning in sound? Have you ever thought about the connection between music and language? In this entertaining webinar Charles Goodger will start by outlining the interesting parallels between the notes in a melody and the phonemes in a language chunk. He will then go to illustrate why the presentative action song is one of […]
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3rd August 2022
Published by Charles Goodger at 3rd August 2022

Penny Ur endorses FunSongs action songs

(Traduzione in italiano sotto) The 2023 ETAI international conference for English teachers held in Jerusalem, Israel in July featured some of the world’s leading experts. The best known was Penny Ur, famous worldwide for her coursebooks and practical approach to classroom teaching and management at every level. I had the honour of welcoming Penny Ur to my workhop on using fun songs in the classroom. After the workshop Penny Ur […]
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2nd March 2021
Published by Charles Goodger at 2nd March 2021

Gallery Teachers interview Charles Goodger – in Italian

If you understand Italian and follow FunSongs and Charles Goodger, you will find this recent interview interesting. Click here to see it. Charles talks about how action songs can help teachers achieve excellent results.
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19th March 2025
Published by Charles Goodger at 19th March 2025

Easter Spring song action song pack now available!

You can now download the updated Easter Spring song action song pack. As well as three mp3s and the full teaching actions video, the pack comes with a set of graded activity sheets to help you recycle and practice the language and themes in the song.  
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10th February 2025
Published by Charles Goodger at 10th February 2025

FunSongs for Seniors in Milan

On Wednesday 5th February 2025, Charles Goodger presented four language-learning action songs to grandparents and language-teachers at the PIME Missionary Centre in Milan, Italy. The event was organised by Prof. Mauro Verde, ex-coordinator of the international English teachers’ association TESOL. The four songs Charles taught participants how to teach their grandchildren were: Time to PlayThriveThe Monster MatchBest for the WorldA special “Charm” version of Best for the World including a […]
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