SUBSTITUTES/TEACHER TIPS
Emergency
Substitute Plans
Submitted
by:
Cindy
Berenter
From:
Mesa, AZ
Date
Submitted: September 15, 2001
As
a teacher, I always felt terrible if I was too ill to come in
to prepare plans for an absence, leaving my sub in a lurch. I
prepared an entire binder, labeled with "Emergency Substitute
Plans" and divided it into the areas of Reading, Writing,
Math and so on. Instructions, paper, and even extra copies are
all included. I never use these plans myself, so the class won't
complain, "We did this already!". Also, there is a section
called "time-fillers" if they need to fill 10-15 minutes
of time.
This
gives me peace of mind, and I make sure to announce to my class
every year WHERE this is kept (on top of my filing cabinet) in
case the sub needs ideas in a hurry and doesn't know where to
turn!