| Awi-namadabin. | Go to your seat. |
| Ganawaabandan gimazina’igan. | Look at your book. |
| Biidawishin gidasiniim. | Bring me your slate. |
| Ganawaabamik nabagisag. | Look (pl.) at the blackboard. |
| Gichi-wiikaa gidagoshin. | You are late. |
| Aapiji gigitimishk. | You have been very idle. |
| Giwiinininjii. | Your hands are dirty. |
| Izhi sa giga, Ji-bwaa-schooliwing† izhaayaan ninandawendaagoz ji-giziibiigininjiiyaan. | Tell your mother you must wash your hands before you come to school. |
| Mii ekidod aw gekinoo’amaaged. | That is what the master says. |
| Bi-niibawiyog enaasamabiyaan. | Come here and stand before me. |
| Niibide’igaabawiyog† | Stand in a line. |
| Giiwitaagaabawitawishig | Stand round me in a circle. |
| Aaniindi gidoozhibii’iganaatig? | Where is your pencil? |
| Gigii-wanihaa na gimiigwan? | Have you lost your pen? |
| Gigii-baninaa, odaapin miinawaa. | You dropped it, pick it up. |
| Gigii-wanise. | You made a mistake. |
| Weweni ozhibii’igen. | Write nicely. |
| Ozhitoon iw agindaasowin. | Do that sum. |
| Gagetin agindan. | Read louder. |
| Weweni agindan. | Read distinctly. |
| Bazigwiig, nagomodaa. | Stand up, let us sing. |
| Giwana’amaazom. | You are singing out of tune. |
| Miinawaa nagamog. | Sing it again. |
| Namadabig, gego giiwanakamigizikegon. | Sit down, don’t play (pl.) |
| Gego ganoonidikegon. | Don’t talk. |
| Izhichigen eninaan, wewiib. | Do what I say at once. |
| Ikwezensidog, gigashkigwaasowiniwaa odaapinamog. | Girls, get your sewing. |
| Wawiinge didibigwaadan†. | Hem that neatly. |
| Gidayaawaa na gigaanda’igwaasowin? | Do you have your thimble? |
| Aaniindi gimoozhwaagan? | Where are your scissors? |
| Zhaabonigan bidakisin imaa gigashkigwaasowining. | The needle is sticking in your work. |
| Giga-onizhamoon†. | I will cut it out for you. |
| Ambe ningoojii’atoog† gigashkigwaasowiniwaa. | Now, put away your needlework. |
| Maawandoonamog asiniin. | Collect the slates. |
| Gakina maamawi bazigwiiyog. | All stand up together. |
| Midaaching minik agindaason. | Count ten. |
| Aaniin endasoninjiiyan? | How many fingers have you? |
| Niizhing midaaswi. | Twice ten. |
| Naaning ningodwaaswi. | Five times six. |
| Nakwetamog gidanoosiwiniwaan†. | Answer to your names. |
| Daa-maajaawag ikwezensag. | The girls may leave. |
| Nising anami’e-giizhik minik gibagidininim. | I give you three weeks holiday. |