The Secondary Smorgasbord has your Sub Plans Managed!


Most teachers believe that it's harder to do sub plans than to just go in sick!  Trust me, I've been there - and spent HOURS into the night setting up my classroom - but not anymore!

How did I fix it?

 I keep a few "emergency" plans ready to go!



But what's in the folder you ask?

Well, for me, sub plans have to be:

1.  Easy
For students and subs alike!  I often get subs that let kids do insane things like sit at my desk and then suddenly things are mysteriously missing <sigh>.   I have now included that in my list of Substitute Do's and Dont's that is with my seating chart in my sub folder. 

2.  Enough 
(you know what they say about idle hands)

3.  Relevant  
(the students still need to be learning but I generally use sub plans for review, reinforcement or enrichment.)

I have found that ReadWorks.org fit my 3 criteria perfectly!

I use the Reading Passages because you can choose the Lexile level to suit your students.  Since grade level for 8th grade is 1010, I search for passages that range in that vicinity.  Then I select that I would like vocabulary and questions with the passage.



I get plenty of choices that I peruse for various skills and then I copy ones that review concepts that we have already learned in advance and put them in one of my manila envelopes.  I actually have 3 envelopes ready to go labeled Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C.  

This way whether I get sick or have an eye problem (you know, like I can't see myself going to school that day), I know my plans are managed!