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Generate detailed substitute teacher plans that ensure learning continues when you're away.
Example Output
Substitute Teacher Plans
Teacher: Ms. Johnson | Date: _________
Grade/Subject: 7th Grade Science
WELCOME & THANK YOU!
Please follow these plans and leave notes about how the day went.
CLASS SCHEDULE:
- Period 1: 8:00-8:50 (Science - Section A)
- Period 2: 8:55-9:45 (Science - Section B)
- Period 3: 9:50-10:40 (Planning Period)
- Period 4: 10:45-11:35 (Science - Section C)
- Lunch: 11:35-12:15
- Period 5: 12:20-1:10 (Science - Section D)
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES:
- Students enter quietly and start bell ringer on board
- Bathroom passes: 2 per student per day (sign out sheet on desk)
- No phones during instruction (collected in pocket chart)
- Dismissal: by rows when bell rings, only if area is clean
TODAY'S LESSON: Cell Review Day
Materials: (All in substitute folder on desk)
- Cell labeling worksheets (class set)
- Colored pencils in supply cabinet
- Answer key (teacher copy ONLY)
Instructions:
- Bell Ringer (10 min): Students answer 3 review questions on board
- Direct Instruction (10 min): Review cell parts using slides (already loaded on computer, password: science123)
- Activity (25 min): Students complete cell labeling worksheet independently
- Closure (5 min): Share one thing they learned with a partner
HELPFUL STUDENTS:
- Period 1: Maria S. and James T.
- Period 4: David K.
EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES: (If technology fails or students finish early)
- Word search in substitute folder
- Read pages 45-52 in textbook
END OF DAY:
Please leave notes about: attendance issues, behavior concerns, what was accomplished, any questions students had.
EMERGENCY CONTACT: Assistant Principal Mr. Davis, ext. 201
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