Discover 15 invaluable classroom management tips for subs in upper elementary classrooms. Be prepared and succeed! 🍎
All easy things around your house or on Amazon that you need in your substitute teacher bag to get you through the day and keep calm and carry on.
Grab their attention, keep it, and have a great day!
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Heading out for the first time as a sub? These substitute teacher tips will make it easier and help you have a positive, productive day!
Whether you are trying to land your dream job or just survive your first few weeks, here are some ways to thrive as a substitute teacher!
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Substitutes, I don’t have to tell you that you have a unique and challenging job, especially when it comes to classroom management.I reader recently emailed with a great question: “How do I get students to realize they need to follow instructions even though I am ‘just a sub’?”Great question. One th
Whether you are trying to land your dream job or just survive your first few weeks, here are some ways to thrive as a substitute teacher!
Hello! I’m Nicole from Teaching With Style and I’m so excited to be over here on Melissa’s new blog, Inspire Me, ASAP! Melissa has some amazing ideas and her units have come in handy MANY times! When I moved from 1st to 3rd a few years ago, my new team wasn’t as strong as my […]
We've compiled a list of three Essential Resources for Casual Relief Teachers with the help of Nikki Tester from Oceanview Resources. Build the ultimate relief teaching kid so that you always feel prepped and ready to go at a moment's notice!
Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from Teacher Karma. Classroom time fillers Some teachers and principals think "time-filler" is a dirty word. The truth is, even for the very best teachers, time fillers happen in the classroom. It may sound strange, but there really is a way to use time fillers in your classroom and keep your students, as well as yourself, out of trouble. I'll go a step further. These classroom time fillers will actually help your students to practice their higher-level thinking skills AND they require almost no effort from the teacher. Smile. Secret to using classroom time fillers Below, you will find a few of the classroom time filler activities I included in this freebie for you. There are more included in the download. List of classroom time fillers After you read and print out my favorite time fillers, the first thing you will want to do is jot down some of the ideas that you can use in your classroom today. You have to be prepared here. To make it easy on you, I included a form that you can use to write down the time filling activities that you want to use. After filling it out, keep it handy so you can use it when you need it. List of time fillers For more ideas and to download your very own FREE cheat sheet for using time fillers in your classroom, please click here. Best wishes!
Picture this: you step into a classroom, ready to guide and inspire young minds. But what happens when unexpected gaps of time appear, like sneaky puzzle pieces missing from the grand picture? Fear not, for time fillers are here to save the day! Time fillers are the secret ingredients
"Sorry class, my dog ate everyone's homework."
Here is a sub lesson adapted from a handout in Ande Cook's Art Starters book called "A Fun Game." Basically, the artist is being asked to draw their interpretations of several different things. It's fun! It's a Fun Game! I wrote out all the directions and everything a sub would need to know to teach this lesson. I used this for grades 2nd grade and up. The Ande Cook handouts were part of a SchoolArts subscription, or you can get her book: Art Starters
A high schooler wondered if they went too far when they decided to pretend not knowing they were adopted to embarrass a substitute teacher.
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer break! I hate being the bearer of bad news, but Back to School is quickly approaching…Yikes!! I’m sure many of you are clinging on to those last few days of vacation. If you are having trouble setting down the margarita and jumping back into school mode, I totally
This FREE handout is a great activity for warm-ups or even early finishers. This handout was inspired by the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. Here is the BLANK version. This is a good opti…
Teachers are considered to be our children’s substitute parent at school since not only are they supposed to provide quality education, they’re also there to provide support to each child’s well-being. Needless to say, they are indeed essential contributors to our society and that being one is a privilege. Unfortunately, not everyone in the education...
No Preparation Homework for a whole term! Woo hoo!This Kindergarten homework grid is designed to provide homework activities for a whole term.
How do you handle your early finishers? Over the years I’ve used TONS of different things – from brain bins to free time menus to B.A.T. Books {which I’m currently using!} If you’re looking for a no-pre activity for students to keep in his/her desk, grab this Free Time Fun menu! It’s simple to use! […]
Reduce the noise in your classroom and get students' attention with these fun classroom attention-getters. Attention-getters are simple and fun call-and-response routines in which the teacher would call out something, and then all the students should respond. This helps to quite down the classroom and to get students' attention in a fun way. It really works, and it is much more effective than yelling at students to be quiet. Below you'll find 15 classroom attention-getter examples for you to use in your class.
It inevitably happens to every music teacher at some point in their teaching career: you have to call out absent. Whether it’s to attend a conference,
The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless exp…
When I first started teaching, I had many classes that were difficult. I honestly didn’t realize how well-behaved the students from my first year were until much later on. So many of the problems I
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Hoi, Welkom terug bij leren met Anita en Suzanne. Vandaag een leuk en leerzaam spelletje namelijk Boggle. Je kunt met deze download alle kan...
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Teaching students about life long ago? Comparing the past and the present? Grab this resource for students to sort items from life today and long ago. Use this as a practice page or an assessment tool to check for mastery.Grab my other resources available in my shopToday and the Past Sort CardsToday...
Injecting fun into the Australian Curriculum!
Have you ever had a class with so many difficult, disruptive students that you felt that you could barely even teach? What can you do to get past it? In this post, I am going to address this problem with my best advice, and some advice from others as well.
Got a talkative class? Check out these 5 ways to quiet the chatter!
Today we are sharing 7 bad habits that may be making you an ineffective teacher. Reflect on this list to see if you have fallen into any of these habits and consider what changes you can make to improve your teaching and classroom culture.
I love these FREE contraction folding aids from Twinkl. Personally I think theses are the perfect example of when keeping it simple is better. Nothing fancy is needed, the folding aids are nice a…
The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless exp…
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
I love teaching systems of equations, like seriously LOVE it! I always teach it right after the linear equations unit, and it's the perfect transition from graphing one line, to graphing two. Students catch on right away and think, 'this unit is going ...
This FREE handout is a great activity for warm-ups or even early finishers. This handout was inspired by the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. Here is the BLANK version. This is a good opti…
Art handouts and worksheets are invaluable tools for young artists and educators looking to unleash their creativity. These resources provide a structured platform for learning and experimentation, allowing budding artists to explore various techniques, concepts, and subjects. Whether you're a parent searching for engaging activities to inspire your child's artistic journey or a teacher seeking educational materials to enhance your art curriculum, our collection of art handouts and worksheets is sure to be a valuable entity that cultivates a love for art while honing essential skills.
Find the perfect hangman phrase for kids. This list has quotes, lyrics, characters, and book titles that are kid-friendly and fun.
