SUBSTITUTE PLANS [Teacher Name]: [Subject or Grade] | Date: [Month DD, YYYY] Room: [Room] School: [School Name] |
Thank you for covering this class. Everything needed for today is in [location, e.g. the folder on the desk]. Please read the essentials first.
Classroom essentials
Attendance | [How and when to submit] | Office | [Extension or phone] |
Seating charts | [Location] | Nearby teacher | [Name, room] |
Lesson materials | [Location] | Emergency plan | [Exits and drill procedures] |
Tech login | [Instructions or none needed] | Medical needs | [Students; where plans are kept] |
Dismissal | [Procedure, buses, pickups] | Helpful students | [Names] |
Timetable
PERIOD | TIME | CLASS OR DUTY | ROOM | STUDENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | [00:00]–[00:00] | [Course or planning] | [Room] | [N] |
2 | [00:00]–[00:00] | [Course or planning] | [Room] | [N] |
3 | [00:00]–[00:00] | [Course or planning] | [Room] | [N] |
Lunch | [00:00]–[00:00] | [Lunch / duty location] | [Room] | – |
4 | [00:00]–[00:00] | [Course or planning] | [Room] | [N] |
5 | [00:00]–[00:00] | [Course or planning] | [Room] | [N] |
6 | [00:00]–[00:00] | [Course or planning] | [Room] | [N] |
Routines
Start of class: [What students do when they arrive]
Restroom and hall passes: [Procedure]
Phones and devices: [Classroom rule]
Behavior: [Expectations and who to contact for help]
Students who need support: [Names and what helps]
Early finishers: [Task or silent reading]
Lunch and recess: [Where students go and any duty you cover]
End of class: [Cleanup and dismissal routine]
Activities
Period 1 [00:00]–[00:00] | Class: [Course, section, room] Activity: [Step-by-step instructions the substitute can follow without prior knowledge.] Materials: [What students need and where it is] Collect or leave: [Where finished work goes] |
Period 2 [00:00]–[00:00] | Class: [Course, section, room] Activity: [Step-by-step instructions the substitute can follow without prior knowledge.] Materials: [What students need and where it is] Collect or leave: [Where finished work goes] |
Period 3 [00:00]–[00:00] | Class: [Course, section, room] Activity: [Step-by-step instructions the substitute can follow without prior knowledge.] Materials: [What students need and where it is] Collect or leave: [Where finished work goes] |
Periods 4–6 [00:00]–[00:00] | Class: [Course, section, room] Activity: [Step-by-step instructions the substitute can follow without prior knowledge.] Materials: [What students need and where it is] Collect or leave: [Where finished work goes] |
Handover notes
To be completed by the substitute and left on the desk.
Substitute name Phone or email
Absent students
Work completed
Work not completed
Students who were helpful
Concerns or incidents
Other notes for the teacher