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Substitute Teacher Plans Template Generator (Sub Binder Forms)

Build a sub binder in a few minutes. Print the whole binder or one page at a time: a binder cover, a welcome and class info page, your daily schedule, a lesson plan box for every subject, classroom procedures and behavior plan, student notes, an emergency activity menu of no-prep ideas to tick, and a “While You Were Out” report for the substitute to fill in. Type your name, grade, room, schedule and subjects to print them on the pages, or leave the boxes empty for lines to write on.

Typed text is optional everywhere: leave a box empty and the page prints a line to write on. Every subject gets a lesson plan box and a row on the substitute report; the writing lines stretch so each page is full.

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Substitute Binder
Everything you need for a great day in our class
Teacher
Grade
Room
School
In this binder
Welcome & class info
Daily schedule
Lesson plans
Procedures & behavior plan
Student notes
Emergency activity menu
Substitute report
Class list & seating chart
Welcome to Our Class
Start here: the people, places and routines a substitute needs to know.
Dear Substitute,
Thank you for being here. You will find today's schedule, the lesson plans and my class notes on the next pages.
Teacher
Grade
Room
School
Office phone
Students in class
Day starts
Day ends
Helpful teachersName and room
Trusted studentsAsk them anything
AttendanceHow and when to send it
Lunch countHow and when to send it
Emergency proceduresThe exit map is by the door
Fire drill
Lockdown
Severe weather
Emergency folder is kept
DismissalSee the Student Notes page for who goes where
Time
Where students line up
Daily Schedule
Our day from the first bell to dismissal. Details for each block are on the lesson plan pages.
Teacher
Grade
Room
Day
TimeSubject or activityPlans and notes
Specials & dutiesArt, music, PE, recess duty
Today onlyAssemblies, visitors, changes
Lesson Plans for the Day
One box per subject: what to grab, what to do and what early finishers do next.
Teacher
Grade
Room
Day
ReadingTime
Materials
Directions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Early finishers
WritingTime
Materials
Directions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Early finishers
MathTime
Materials
Directions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Early finishers
Lesson Plans for the Day
One box per subject: what to grab, what to do and what early finishers do next.
Teacher
Grade
Room
Day
ScienceTime
Materials
Directions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Early finishers
Social StudiesTime
Materials
Directions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Early finishers
SubjectTime
Materials
Directions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Early finishers
Classroom Procedures & Behavior Plan
How our class runs. The students know these routines, so ask them if you are unsure.
Teacher
Grade
Room
Attention signalHow I get the class quiet
Restroom & waterWhen and how many
Morning routineWhat students do first
Lining up & hallwayLine order, voices, stops
Pencils & suppliesWhere they are kept
TechnologyDevices, logins, what is OK
Early finishersWhen work is done
End of the dayClean-up, jobs, packing up
Behavior planPlease use the same steps I do
Rewards and how students earn them
Steps when a rule is broken
1.
2.
3.
If a student needs a break, send them to
Need help? Call the office at
or ask
Student Notes
Private notes for the substitute only. Please keep this page out of sight.
Teacher
Grade
Room
Allergies & medicalThe nurse has the full list
StudentAllergy or needWhat to do
Pull-outs & servicesStudents who leave the room
StudentGoes toDay and time
Going homeWrite names under each way home
Bus (and number)
Car riders
Walkers
After-school care
May need extra supportAnd what helps
Other notesSeating, buddies, plans to follow
Emergency Activity Menu
Plans ran short? Use any ticked activity. All you need is paper and pencils.
Reading
Partner read: take turns, one page each.
Write a new ending for a story you know.
List ten words from your book and put them in ABC order.
Retell a story to a partner: beginning, middle and end.
Hunt for five describing words in your book.
Other:
Writing
Write a letter to your teacher about today.
List 20 things that make you happy.
Write a how-to: how to make a sandwich.
Write a poem about the weather today.
Invent a new holiday and tell how to celebrate it.
Other:
Math
Write as many ways as you can to make 20.
Write a word problem and trade it with a partner.
Draw a picture using only circles, squares and triangles.
Measure five things with your hand span and record them.
Ask ten classmates a question and make a tally chart.
Other:
Science & Social Studies
Draw and label the parts of a plant.
List five community helpers and what they do.
Draw a map from your home to school.
Write three ways to take care of the Earth.
Sort the things in your desk by what they are made of.
Other:
Games & Brain Breaks
Play Simon Says.
Play Heads Up, Seven Up.
Play Four Corners.
Play 20 Questions about an animal.
Play Silent Ball.
Other:
Art & Drawing
Draw a self-portrait.
Design your dream bedroom.
Draw a comic strip with four boxes.
Make a thank-you card for a school helper.
Turn a scribble into a picture.
Other:
Paper, pencils and crayons are kept
While You Were Out
Substitute: please fill this in at the end of the day and leave it on the desk. Thank you!
Substitute
Date
Teacher
Overall, the day was (circle one):
GreatGoodOKTough
Absent
Late or left early
Helpful studentsStars of the day
Had a hard timeWho, and what happened
Work we completedTick one box for each subject
SubjectDonePartlyNot yetNotes
Reading
Writing
Math
Science
Social Studies
Notes for the teacher