Behavior & Classroom Management
Praise Script Bank — 50 Specific Phrases
50 specific praise phrases you can use in the classroom — focused on effort, strategy, and behavior, not ability. Built around the research on what kinds of praise actually motivate children.
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Page count: 8. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Build a working bank of specific praise phrases that motivate effort rather than reinforce fixed-mindset thinking.
About this resource
- Subject: Behavior & Classroom Management
- Type: Fact File
- Grade levels: Kindergarten (ages 4-6, ≈ Reception / Y1), Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 8
- Date added: 2026-09-03
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on positive behaviour and praise
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
For teachers
- W When the Adults Change, Everything Changes — Paul Dix
- R Running the Room — Tom Bennett
- L Lost at School — Ross Greene
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