FunSongs News

I’m honoured to have been invited to give a workshop at the upcoming international IATEFL conference in Brighton next year. The event will take place from April 21 to April 23. If you’re coming, my spot is tentatively scheduled for the latter part of the 22nd in Room Alexander. Come and have fun with the FunSongs Method of teaching English through music, and mime, rhythm and rhyme.This bucolic AI image in water-color […]

Charles Goodger presented another NonniNipoti Workshop at the PIME Centre in Via Monte Rosa, Milan, Italy, on Friday, 14 November 2025. This was the fourth edition of this lively event, which aims to foster a joyful and meaningful learning experience for both grandchildren and their grandparents through FunSongs action songs. Families participating in the workshop received a unique access code, granting them free downloads of FunSongs materials to use at […]

As the new school year begins, here’s to another exciting journey together filled with catchy music and effective English learning through action songs. This September, FunSongs is offering the full School Subscription for only €89, providing every teacher in your school with unlimited access to all our action song packs, worksheets, teaching notes, and monthly updates—an ideal resource for making English lessons fun, musical, and effective.​​In Italia, gli Istituti Comprensivi che si iscriveranno […]

The FunSongs School Subscription—the complete resource for teachers who want to make English lessons fun, musical, and effective for young learners. With a yearly subscription, you get unlimited access to all FunSongs action song packages, worksheets, teaching notes, and regular updates—all for just €89 per year. FunSongs is designed to help children learn English naturally through original songs, rhythm, and mime. Every action song comes with graded worksheets and activities, […]

In May, Academia, the well-known repository of academic research recently published an article by Charles Goodger on the didactic and educational benefits for teachers and learners of the FunSongs Method. You can read and download the article by clicking on this link.

On April 30th, Charles Goodger led a dynamic two-hour workshop on the FunSongs Method for the German coordinators of an EU educational initiative. The session, hosted at the Goethe-Zentrum in Bologna thanks to the support of director Julia Heumann, introduced participants to the power of teaching English through music, movement, and action songs.The workshop was part of preparations for an upcoming Erasmus Plus exchange: in November 2025, a group of […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Charles Goodger’s talk on using songs in the classroom. See the talk here.

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 […]

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.

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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