Ways to say 'Good job'

If you want to praise your students and are looking for expressions other than 'good job', you may find 25 alternatives here (click here to download the pdf file): 

Source 

"Casilleros"

In an office, you can say 'pigeon hole' or 'cubby hole', but in class you can also tell pupils 'Put your things in your tray' (they usually have a tray in the pigeon holes) or just tell them 'Put your  worksheets away tidily, please'. If they have plastic folders then you can also say 'Put the worksheet in the folder.'
Click on the link below to hear how to pronounce these words.

"Director" "Jefe de estudios"

You can say:

Headteacher, headmaster or headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director to refer to the teachers with the greatest responsibility for the management of a college. 
Deputy head teacher to refer to the second most senior teacher in a school. 
Director of studies to refer to a member of staff who has responsibility for overseeing the curriculum. 
For a full list of roles in UK schools see: http://www.skillsforschools.org.uk/roles-in-schools



Click below to hear the correct pronunciation. 

"ACNEE" "ACNEA"

You may say, pupils with 'Special Educational Needs (and Disability)' or SEN(D)'. There is also a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) working in schools.

"Atención a la diversidad"

You may simply say: 'Attention to diversity' or you can talk about 'catering for diversity'

Plan de convivencia

You may say:

Coexistence plan

Cuando los alumnos están en fila...

When students are in a line you may need to say one of the following:

Agárrate a tu compañero: Hold on (to the person in front of you).
Suéltale: Let go (of the person in front of you).
Agárrate a la barandilla: Hold on to the banister/rail.

Tipos de papel

Papel pinocho: crepe paper
Papel crespón: crepe paper
Papel maché: papier-mâché
Cartulina: poster board, cardboard
Papel de seda: tissue paper
Cartón: cardboard
Papel reciclado: recycled paper
Papel de colores: coloured paper
Cartulina metálica: metallic cardboard
Papel de aluminio: aluminium foil
Papel cebolla: onionskin paper
Papel de embalar: wrapping paper
Papel cuadriculado: graph paper/squared paper
Papel vegetal: film
Papel celofán: cellophane
Papel charol: shiny wrapping paper
Papel couché: glossy paper/coated paper

Sacar/guardar el material

You may say:

Take out your materials 
Keep your materials

Estar de guardia

You may say:

To be on duty
To be on playground duty (when students are having their break)

Pizarra

Useful vocabulary:

Borrar la pizarra: Erase the (black/white) board
Salir a la pizarra: go up to the (black/white)board

¿Qué has comido hoy?

You may say:

What did you have for lunch today? What have you had for lunch today?

Turnos

Here you have examples of songs you may use to give turns. You should find them all easily on the Internet.

Blurty– CKK Educational
How to Take Your Turn– Rita Gold I've Got a Question– Cathy Bollinger I Raise My Hand– Jim Rule Raise Your Hand Song – J. W. Snyder Ready, Set, Wait! – Listen & Learn Someone Else's Turn– Music with Mar. You've Got to Wait– Margie La Bella We Take Turns– Mary Flynn

Ponerse la bata/Ponte la bata

The kind of protecting item of clothing children usually wear in Spanish schools would be a school smock.



Please, put on your school smock.

In some British public schools, students may wear a robe, but that's something different from what we call "bata de colegio":

"Rotuladores"

You may simply say: "Felt tip pens"

Temperas y acuarelas

To say "tempera" in English, you can use "tempera". To say "acuarela" you can use "watercolour" instead.

"¿Tienes pipi?" "¿Ya has hecho pipi?"

You can say:

• Do you need to go to the bathroom/toilet?

• Have you already done it?

"Trabajad de manera cooperativa"

You may simply say: "We are going to work in groups"

"Bajad al patio de manera ordenada"

You may say: "Please form an orderly line and walk to the..."

"Recoged deprisa" "La clase ha terminado" "La campana ha sonado"

You can say:

• Please pick it up quickly

• The class is over

• The bell has rung