Barking About Being Sick

It's that time of year when people are starting to cough, sneeze, and feel rotten.  It is flu season in Pennsylvania.  Last week we had a large number of teachers out sick, and it reminded me that I need to get my "emergency sub plans" written up.  Writing sub plans is always a daunting task for me.  I want the day to run smoothly for the substitute, and I also want the children to have a meaningful day of learning while I am out.  Many teachers have often said "It's more work to be out of school than actually being there".  When we write sub plans, it has to be spelled out exactly how we do each part of the day.  I sat down at the computer to put together my emergency plans, which are plans that a substitute could follow if I were too sick to write up real plans.  I thought, there is so much information a substitute must have at the tip of his or her fingers.  So I decided to make a sub binder.  I thought about all of the things I would want to tell a substitute, and then used that information to create my sub binder.  Now that I am finished, I will house it in a prominent place on my desk.

My Substitute Binder


I would love to know what other teachers do to prepare for substitutes.  Feel free to add a comment!
And stay well!