Fun While Learning

I am finding that most people correct my Portuguese for one of two reasons. The first is for grammar mistakes, and the second is for pronunciation. It isn't as common that I select the wrong verb to use. I am observing the student I have who are "beginners" and noticing that few of them can pronounce English words well. They barely know the alphabet. So, I went over the alphabet with them. I have to take a close look at the workbook, but of what I recall, the "book 1" that we use doesn't have a pronunciation key at the front of the book. It dives right in to useful phrases. I am also thinking about ways to make "book 1" more fun. That is, I want to be able to use it and elaborate in a fun way with it. The idea, at the moment, is to think of games or activities that involve moving around, writing, drawing, and other activities that don't seem like work as much as they seem like fun. If I can find activities like that, then I can develop a way to teach with greater consideration on the experience of learning, rather than focusing only on what is learned. I think the experience is important for memory (not only by having to repeat the same question or phrase, such as, "how do you say?" "can I draw it?" etc.) but also for the memory of the class and the experience one had while learning these phrases. I've always wanted to get into the creative side of education, and perhaps this is an opportunity to do just that. I should also pick the brains of my colleagues to learn what they do to have fun and learn at the same time.