Classroom Phrases 2026
Initial:
- Smudge / We are smudging
- Are you good?
- Are we ready? / Are we ready to go friends?
- Good job / Good work
- We are going to the gym
- How are you?
- Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter
Feeling Zones:
- Green – Happy / Ready
- Blue – Tired / Sad
- Yellow – Energetic / Excited
- Red – Angry / Upset
- What zone are you in today?
- S/he is *emotion*
- I am *emotion*
Continuing:
- When is your birthday?
- Do you remember? / Remember what I said?
- Write your name / name
- I’m proud of you
- Sign in
- Bear / bear song
- Wait
- Start here
- Sound good?
- Are you finished?
- Big / Small
- Slow / Fast
- Want to play?
- Play with me
- Oh boy! / Oh-no!
- Look here / Watch this
- Get ready for recess
- Let’s line up
- What do you need help with?
- Be careful
- What’s wrong?
- Let’s clean up / Time to clean up
- We have work to do
- Sit on the carpet / Sit down
- Do you understand?
- Talking stick / Who’s got the stick?
- Criss-Cross Applesauce
- Focus / You need to focus
- You can do it
- Get your work done
- Like this / Like that
- Can you ring the bell?
- No running
- What colour is this?
- Be quiet / Listen
- Friends
- Put it in your bin / bin
- Leave that alone / Leave it
- Where would you like to go?
- What song are we singing today?
- Trace it
- Colour it
- Don’t worry about it
- Don’t do that / No
- Eat your snack / snack time
- It’s okay / You’re okay
- Take a deep breath / Breathe
