Planning for a Substitute Teacher
This has been an up-and-down week for me as a teacher. I have been away for most of it... sick... ugh! Man do I miss my kiddos. I had some amazing Valentines activities planned for them, but had to leave them in the hands of a very capable substitute teacher. Thank goodness for wonderful subs, I don't know what I would do without her!
Does anyone else feel like being away sick is more work than being at school? I know I need to take the time to rest and heal, but planning for a substitute is just so much work. There are so many good grab-and-go sub plans out there, but sometimes I just want things to continue my way, and I know that's not always possible.
In this season of colds and flus, it never hurts to be over-prepared with sub plans! I try to have a binder of writing assignments, math projects, and classroom routines all prepped and ready to go just in case I can't be in the next day.
Am I alone in this anxiety over leaving my class with a sub? How do you plan for your inevitable days off? Let me know in the comments below!
- Rachel