Classroom Instructions & Language
Beginning of Class
Classroom Instructions & Language
- Before class starts / Before we begin,
- Take your seats / Sit down
- Let’s stand for the national anthem
- Yesterday, we talked about ___
- Today, we’re going to talk about ____
- You have some homework from yesterday
- Turn/Pass in your homework
- You’re late
- Why are you late?
- Open your books to page __
- Take out a ____ (piece of paper / pencil/ notebook)
- Let’s take roll / Let’s take attendance
- Is anyone absent? / Is anyone missing?
- I have an announcement …
- You two can share (a book)
- If you don’t have a pencil, borrow one from someone
Classroom Instructions & Language
During Class
Classroom Instructions & Language
- Stand up
- Sit down
- Turn to page __
- Move your desks together
- Get into pairs
- Get into groups of 4
- It’s too noisy – Quiet down please
- Move your desks back
- Raise your hand
- What else?
- Anyone – call out the answer
- Do you understand?
- Do you have a question?
- Go ahead and …
- Who wants to come up and try this one?
- (Are there) any volunteers?
- Not out loud – to yourself
- To do this, what do we have to do?
- You have 5 minutes/ I’ll give you 5 min
- Good / Very Good / Right / Correct
- How many did you get right/correct?
- Take one and pass them back / down
Classroom Instructions & Language
End of Class
Classroom Instructions & Language
- Close your books
- Straighten your desks
- Put your desks back into rows
- Put away your things
- Before we go, …
- When the bell rings, you can go
- You may go now
- Wait! Everyone sit down for a minute.
- Are there any questions?
- Please sit quietly until the bell rings
- You can talk quietly until the bell rings
- Your homework is page ___ ;
- It’s due tomorrow/on Friday
- See you tomorrow
- Have a nice day / Have a nice weekend
- Don’t forget your homework for tomorrow