Twenty-five Ways to Say Good Job!
May 26, 2008 by Myscha Theriault
Every teacher needs an idea bank of ways to provide positive reinforcement. Looking for a few ideas to keep from sounding repetitive?
Here’s a list of twenty-five ways to give verbal praise, many of them useful at all grade levels.
1. Rock on!
2. That’s awesome!
3. I can tell you’ve been practicing.
4. That’s very colorful.
5. I like how neatly you’re working.
6. You really followed directions.
7. Way to show what you can do!
8. Bravo!
9. That’s fantastic.
10. Great work.
11. You did that very well.
12. Nicely done.
13. Exciting work, that’s for sure!
14. Look at the detail you put into that project!
15. Wow, you’re fast.
16. Excellent.
17. Incredible job.
18. Good presentation.
19. You’re a rock star.
20. You read that very well.
21. Way to manage your time!
22. You were very responsible with that.
23. You aced that assignment!
24. I can tell how hard you worked on this.
25. Very impressive!
There are many ways to say good job. These are only my top picks. If you have any other great verbal praise phrases, don’t forget to share them with us below. Happy teaching!
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This is a great resource. Teachers, parents, coaches, anyone can use these to encourage kids and promote them in life through words. I’m going to print it up and tape it to my desk. Better yet, I’ll take my faves and put them on sentence strips on the wall. way to go.
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Hey Damien, thanks for the great comment and the link back. I appreciate you taking the time.