Substitute Teacher Planner

We know schools are struggling with staffing shortages.

This template gives a simple outline for a sub plan & some resources on how to get one completed quickly but thoroughly.

Personalize and share with your admin or directly with your sub.

How to prep your sub plans in 30 minutes or less

Our schedules are day-to-day right now. Click this button for a good blog post with an action plan for quick sub prep.

Here’s what every substitute needs to walk into your classroom confidently:

Here's a fun logic puzzle that happens to be about substitute teachers 😜
Education World offers a puzzle for every day of the week.
Here's a list of 200 (appropriate) 'Would you rather' questions for kids
This is a great list of games to play when there's no plan for you to follow

For example:

Please make sure to (collect homework from/ check in/ be patient with/ be aware of the fact that/ use as a class helper) the following students:

1. Kylie

2. Kim

3. Kourtney

A Simple Classroom Management Strategy

"In many cases, you can diffuse challenging exchanges with a simple one or two word response (e.g., “I’m sorry,” “I understand,” “Probably so,” “Nevertheless”).

These four simple phrases or “diffusers,” provide a powerful way to deter or derail student challenges. They should be delivered matter-of-factly, without skipping-a-beat in your instruction.

For example, if a student says, “This is boring,” the teacher simply replies, “I’m sorry,” or “Nevertheless” and continues teaching without interruption. There is no need to engage the student further at the time of the exchange." Sound useful? Open the PDF below to learn more.

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This is a handy spot to share contact information with your sub.

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Substitute Teacher Planner

A Template for Organizing Your Sub Plans

We know schools are struggling with staffing shortages.

50 Tips, Tricks and Ideas for Substitute Teachers - WeAreTeachers

A Simple Classroom Management Strategy

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Communicate quickly and effectively with interactive newsletters.

Use a newsletter for subs/sub plans! Use a newsletter for subs/sub plans!

We know schools are struggling with staffing shortages.

👉 WHAT TO INCLUDE 👉 WHAT TO INCLUDE

1. Link here to your class roster or attendance instructions 1. Link here to your class roster or attendance instructions

2. Link here to your seating chart 2. Link here to your seating chart

3. Link here to your class schedule 3. Link here to your class schedule

4. Link here to your classroom rules 4. Link here to your classroom rules

5. Lesson Plans - link here to your Google Classroom or to a Google Doc (or attach a file ) 5. Lesson Plans - link here to your Google Classroom or to a Google Doc (or attach a file )

6. Share Some Filler Activities 6. Share Some Filler Activities

7. Share "need to know" info or notes 7. Share "need to know" info or notes

Two Useful Resources to Share with Substitute Teachers Two Useful Resources to Share with Substitute Teachers

A Simple Classroom Management Strategy

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Communicate quickly and effectively with interactive newsletters.