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Substitute Folder Ideas

It is crucial for every teacher to have a substitute folder. In an unexpected event where the teacher has to be absent from work a substitute folder is a great thing to have. The more organized it folder is and the more information it contains, the easier the substitute will be able to have control and understand the class. Ideas of information to have in a substitute folder:


 * List of Students: The teacher may need to highlight students who leave during the day or students who may be disruptive or need extra help.
 * Roll/Lunch Checklist: The substitute needs to be able to check roll and to be able to take the lunch count for the day
 * Lesson Plans: The teacher has to include the lesson plans for the day they are going to be out. The lesson plans need to be a detailed as possible so the substitute would have few to no questions.
 * Description of Class Routines: Even though our daily routines may make sense to use, it may not to an outsider to the classroom. The folder should include a description of the class routines so the substitute teacher is able to understand what is expected during the day.
 * Teacher’s Schedule: Teacher’s usually have morning or afternoon duties, meetings, or other places they have to be when they do not have students in the classroom. The teacher needs to include their schedule in the folder so the substitute can go to the other places the teacher has to.
 * Class Schedule: The substitute needs to have a class schedule to follow so there is no confusion of what the class needs to be doing at a set time.
 * School Policies: The substitute need to be familiar with the school’s policies, if they are not, then the teacher would have a copy in the folder that the substitute could refer to.
 * Emergency Lesson Plans: In the case that the teacher has to be absent in an emergency, they would already have lesson plans that the substitute could follow. They may not exactly correlate to that week’s lessons, but activities and information could be taught and learned through these emergency lesson plans.
 * Extra Time Fillers: Often time’s students will fly through activities when a substitute is in the classroom. By including time fillers, the students will stay busy and be less likely to be disruptive.
 * Substitute Teacher Tips: The teacher could include tips for a substitute teacher either about their current class or just tips to encourage the substitute throughout the day.
 * Seating Chart
 * Classroom Rules
 * Phone Numbers