Since I will be out tomorrow for a dentist appointment, I figured this would be a good time to post about my sub binder. If there is one organizational thing that I'm proud of, it's my sub binder. Let's face it - subs have a tough enough time as it is without going into a classroom where they don't know the daily procedures and expectations. So I try to make it as easy and painless as possible for my guest teachers.
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| I keep my sub binder on the chalkboard near my desk so it's visible in case of an emergency. My kids also know where it is. When I know I'm prepping my room for a sub, I put it on my desk. |
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| I recently made my binder nice and colorful. |
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| My intro is just a welcome with basic information such as which teachers can help with lessons, and which students are helpful. After that starts my daily procedures. |
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| My Daily Procedures section is several pages long. I want to make sure that the information is there in case they need it. But I think with the font size, spacing, and sub-headings, it's not too overwhelming. |
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| My Classroom Management page explain my attention signal, rewards, and consequences. I also have a quick run-down of the daily schedule. |
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| Emergency procedures for fire drills, etc. |
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| I include a list of which students are pulled on each day (for academic support, speech, etc), as well as a map of the school. On the map I highlighted important room, and drew arrows showing how to get inside the building from our portables. |
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| In rare circumstances, I may be so sick I am unable to get to my classroom to prepare for a sub. Though it is unlikely to happen, and I haven't ever had to use it, I have emergency plans laid out just in case. |
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| At the back of the binder I have time fillers such as word searches just in case my class finishes their work early. |
I also have a
form that I leave for the subs where they can leave notes for me and tell me about their day.
This is a link to get to my sub binder word document. As with the sub plan template, I took out some identifying information for privacy's sake, which is marked in red.
Yup, I'm proud. :)
