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4 Clever Ways to Use Emergency Sub Plans

Emergency sub plans.

Emergency sub plans can be a lifesaver for teachers, especially in those last-minute and unexpected situations when you didn’t plan on needing a sub. However, did you know that you can use these plans in other ways? This post will give you suggestions based on how we have used emergency sub plans in our middle school social studies classes!

Do I Need Emergency Sub Plans?

Before we get into the alternative uses of sub plans, why should you have them in the first place? There are several key reasons why they should be a must in your classroom. First, many districts require that you have sub plans prepared in advance. Many even have official substitute folders that are stored in the main office in case you are out unexpectedly. They are also great to have when you or someone in your family is really sick or anytime unexpected challenges come up. Finally, having emergency sub plans ready is helpful whenever you are going to miss a regular day of school, even if you know you will be absent in advance. Writing sub plans is never fun, but if you have something ready to go, it will save a lot of time!

Emergency Sub Plans Social Studies

If you don’t yet have any extra sub plans prepared, check out our epic set of 14 sub plans specifically designed for secondary social studies teachers! Each one contains a PDF and an editable Google Drive version, along with an editable sub note! You can check these out here.

Alternative Uses of Emergency Sub Plans

Early finishers activities.

These sub plans often make great early finisher activities! Simply keep extra copies of these activities on hand in an area for students to access, and they can keep students engaged even after they have completed your regular assignment. Having these activities ready to go will save you time later on and provide a simple answer to the “what do I do now?” question.

Last Minute Lesson Ideas Or Planning

Have you ever struggled to come up with a lesson idea for the next day, or even a class you were teaching later that day? (This was something I used to struggle with, especially during my first year of teaching when I taught four grade levels!) Keeping extra sub plans on hand is a great way to prepare for these last-minute situations, especially when you can apply them to a variety of units. This is why our emergency sub plans for middle school social studies are all flexible enough to be used with multiple subjects and topics!

Differentiation

Having extra sub plans on hand can actually make it easier to differentiate. Since they are activities students can work on independently, you could assign these activities to some of your more advanced students, giving them the chance to have fun with a creative challenge while you spend extra time with students who require more one-on-one attention and support.

Distance Learning

It’s no secret that distance learning is difficult. By now, you’ve probably realized that most (or at least many) of your lessons don’t work the same way when remote teaching. Some ideas are too difficult to explain or have students do completely independently, while others, like debate or whole-class discussion, aren’t as meaningful when done remotely. However, since emergency sub plans are designed to be simple enough that any substitute can facilitate them, they are easy enough for students to understand and complete on their own. For more distance learning ideas, check out this recent blog post!

Emergency Sub Plans Middle School

Once again, if there are any middle school social studies teachers out there in need of emergency sub plans, you’ll love our set! This version contains 14 activities, each available for Google Drive and in PDF form! Check out this resource here.

Are you looking for some new teaching ideas to engage your students in your social studies class? If so, you’ll love our FREE guide: 5 Creative Projects to Ignite Student Engagement in Your Social Studies Class . These activities have both printable and digital options and can work for any social studies subject!

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These print and digital No Prep Emergency Sub Plans will work at any time during the year for any U.S. or World History class. Put a copy of the activities in your sub folder and you’ll never have to stress about sub plans again!

Need these for distance learning? Digital versions are now included! Each activity includes an uneditable PDF version, a Google Slides version (the activity is not editable, but students type and add images to the Slides document), and a PowerPoint version (the activity is not editable, but students type and add images to the PowerPoint document).

Includes 10 activities each with clear teacher or substitute instructions: 1. Chatter – a social media activity 2. Comic Strips 3. Create a Crossword Puzzle 4. HistoryBook – a social media activity 5. Create an Infographic 6. Movie Plot Activity 7. Historical Front Page of a Newspaper 8. Whose Phone is This? 9. Create a Word Find 10. History Notes

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Emergency Sub Plans: Print & go plans to save you time

Preparing for a substitute is stressful and time-consuming. I’ve worked hard to simplify and streamline the process of writing emergency sub plans . As I mentioned in my 30-minute sub plans post , these days I can complete my plans much more quickly…that includes all the printing, copying, and prep work.

What’s included in the Emergency Sub Plans?

These engaging substitute lessons for elementary students are print-and-go and are available for 1st-5th grades. The emergency sub plans are available monthly and follow a predictable sub plans template, making them quick and easy to prep for sub tubs or your substitute binder .

These printable sub plans for elementary classrooms are perfect for any substitute teacher – from novice to expert. Each month’s pack includes:

• Step-by-step lesson plans for a full day of instruction
• Links to videos, digital read alouds, and supplemental supports
• Activities and printables coordinating with each lesson
• Tips for theme-based learning activities across the curriculum
• Access to a fillable free sub binder template for those just getting organized for the school year

Here’s what you get with Printable Sub Plans for Elementary Classrooms

Each of these monthly sets of emergency sub plans includes enough activities and worksheets for a 1-2 day absence. This makes them ideal for sick days or when you are out for professional development.

Here’s a bit more about each part:

Engaging Substitute Lessons for Elementary Students

For most teachers, these are the biggest time saver and make the bundle worth it’s weight in gold.

Let’s be honest — It isn’t finding the activities for your sub to do with your students that takes so long. It is the process of writing everything out in clear, easy-to-understand language so that someone else can teach using your emergency sub plans. This is especially true when you aren’t sure WHO that substitute teacher will be.

Since I know this can be time-consuming, I’ve done the hard part for you!

Each lesson plan is written in a simple step-by-step format that is clearly numbered and easily implemented, even for an inexperienced substitute teacher.

The goal is to make the lessons approachable. Even first-time subs report that these lesson plans make the day flow more smoothly.

To simplify things, each printable sub plan is provided in a cut-and-paste format.  This means you can put sections word-for-word into your template, saving you time.

Add important notes directly related to your learners, and you’re all set!

More Teacher Tools for your Sub Folder or Binder

In addition to the lesson plans, each month’s plans include all the related printables and answer keys for the activities.

Grab my free sub-binder templates if you’re just starting out and still need things like a class list or transportation information to provide your guest teacher.

These free, fillable templates cover all administrative-type paperwork you need for a sub beyond the lesson plans and worksheets.

Reading Lesson Plans for the Guest Teacher

The emergency sub plans for reading include a read-aloud with companion comprehension activities. Each month’s book is carefully selected to align with a holiday or seasonal theme, and a digital read-aloud link is included in the directions.

This makes it easy for a team member to set up in case you are unexpectedly absent or the book is unavailable in your school library.

To keep students engaged and meet the needs of diverse learners, the comprehension activity in these printable sub plans for elementary classrooms is a story-based foldable or flipbook.

These focus on the elements of fiction related to the story. For younger learners, the comprehension activities target three skills related to the text:

• Identify and describe characters or setting.
• Retell the big events in the plot.
• Review & recommend to synthesize and connect.

When you get to the lesson plans for 2nd-4th graders, students complete five short responses related to the text. As you read through these, you’ll notice they just expand on the skills expected in first grade but still align with the comprehension expected at grade level.

In these lesson plans, students are asked to:

• record the main characters and identify their traits
• identify and describe (or sketch) the setting
• identify problem and solution
• write a 3-sentence summary of the story
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Writing Lesson Plans for Your Substitute

To keep things simple, the writing sub plans in each set of printable sub plans for elementary classrooms coordinate with the day’s reading. I’ve found this helps keep the day flowing smoothly for the substitute.

Depending on the month, students either generate a narrative or expository writing piece. After you return, they can revise and publish it.

The complexity of the prompts also varies based on grade. For example, the excerpt below comes from a 2nd-grade level activity related to the book “The Day the Crayons Quit.” In this case, students wrote about their favorite colors.

The step-by-step lesson plans included in the printable sub plans for elementary classrooms guide your guest teacher through the writing process, including:

• brainstorming
• editing and revising

As is best practice, these engaging substitute lesson plans for elementary students include opportunities for whole group, small groups, and partner discussions to get students comfortable with the writing topic before starting.

I include graphic organizers and draft papers to help facilitate the process.

First graders, on the other hand, are provided with a shorter writing composition activity and several word work tasks that focus on syllables, alphabetizing, and similar foundational skills.

Math Sub Plans

Many subs do not feel confident teaching math lessons. It can also be difficult to “unteach” a poorly taught math lesson. Therefore, these printable sub plans for elementary classrooms target review rather than introducing new material.

Engaging printables are included with each month. These focus on seasonal and holiday themes. The image below shows an example of the math practice from my Sub Plans for 1st grade .

While many skills are worked into the packs, many printables focus on computation and place value. These are foundational skills at these grade levels and are easy for a substitute to support.

Story problem practice is also offered and can be included as a “must do” or enrichment opportunity.

Special early finisher tasks are also included in these low-prep and engaging substitute lessons for elementary students. These vary by month and can include games, logic puzzles, and other enrichment opportunities.

Science & Social Studies Sub Plans

The science and social studies plans use original nonfiction passages related to seasonal topics. This can be holidays, special events, or commonly taught units during specific times of the year (like government and elections in November).

For first graders, these are provided as mini-books. The text is short, and activities on each page keep learners actively engaged with the text.

The lesson plan guides your guest teacher through the natural process of introducing the topic, activating prior knowledge, reading to learn, and demonstrating understanding. In addition, opportunities for discussion and partner work are included.

The emergency sub plans for grades 2-4 use a reading passage format. Like the first-grade plans, students are encouraged to discuss their prior knowledge and work with partners during this time.

The example below is from the 2nd grade plans for September and focuses on the fall harvest.

The passages are accompanied by multiple-choice and free-response questions. These align with CCSS informational reading standards and the TEKS. In addition, they use question stems commonly seen in standardized testing to give your students additional practice with this format.

Two passages are provided in each month’s plans to allow you to select which is best for your students or to use across two days.

Engaging, yet simple, STEM Challenge

Students often struggle with sub days because they end up being a full day of boring worksheets. To avoid this, I’ve added a simple STEM challenge to every set of printable sub plans for elementary classrooms I create. Students love STEM activities, like seasonally-themed STEM challenges or stations, so this can be a fun way to keep students actively engaged on a day you’re out.

Most of these challenges were designed to be done with items you likely have lying around your classroom or campus. However, the details are provided in the teacher’s directions so you can easily gather what you need in advance and keep them in an emergency sub box in your closet.

Before engaging in the STEM challenge, students create a STEM Journal to record their thoughts and learning process.

These are simple to create and help keep students’ thinking in one place for easy access later when you debrief.

Using the simple step-by-step lesson script, your sub will introduce the STEM challenge question and have students explore the materials they’ll use.

Then students will work in small groups or partners to complete the challenge, recording their work in their journal.

The STEM journal includes brainstorming opportunities, sketching models, and synthesizing learning. Students easily create these books in just minutes with the directions from the lesson.

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These sub plan sets are currently available for grades 2-4. To accommodate year-round schools and summer school programs, monthly sub plan sets were created for all 12 months of the year.

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The Opper Project , Using Editorial Cartoons in the Classroom: These standards-based, teacher-created, primary source lessons are based on editorial cartoons covering more than a century of American history.

Teaching History with Historic Clothing Artifacts : The History Teaching Institute in conjunction with The Ohio State University Historic Costume & Textiles Collection provides lesson plans to teach history using historical clothing artifacts.

Cold Cases: Lessons in Historical Skills and Methods : These standards-based, teacher-created, primary source lessons feature primary source materials from the Byrd Polar Research Center archives at Ohio State—all organized around the theme of polar exploration.

United States History Lesson Plans : Here you will find a variety of lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school grades. Most of these use primary sources, and all were prepared by teachers.

The Great War in Global Context includes teacher created lesson plans, bibliography, and links to online resources that address the military, diplomatic, political, and cultural aspects of World War I.

World War II Lesson Plans were created by participants at a summer institute for educators (Ohio Chautauqua).

The Scientific Revolution : These lesson plans examine science, society, and culture from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Inventors and Innovators Lesson Plans were created by educators at a summer institute (Ohio Chautauqua).

European History, 1450 - Present : These lesson plans include several primary-source based lessons.

Central Asia in World History : These are lesson plans in World History, World History AP, Geography, Family and Consumer Science, English, Journalism, Media Studies, and Global Studies for teaching Central Asia in World History.

Back to History: American History Lesson Plans created by educators

Back to History: American History Primary Source Activities created by educators

Lesson Plans Based on Current Events : These lesson plans are related to content from the "Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective" web site.

The purpose of this lesson plan is to place a human face on the Holocaust , by focusing on survivor's testimony, letters and journals from survivors and those who were killed, and poetry.

This lesson plan focuses on the French Revolution and how it challenged political, social and cultural norms in European society.

This lesson plan addresses the effect the Industrial Revolution had on people and industry.

These lesson plans focus on American history and integrate a variety of primary sources.

The Slavic Center at Ohio State University also has many K12 teacher resources, including some online teaching modules by some of our History Department faculty and graduate students. Check out their website here .

Direct links to the online teaching modules:

• " From Population Exchange to Ethnic Cleansing: Forced Migration in 20th-Century Eastern Europe " by Dr. Theodora Dragostinova. Format: Youtube video with a  fully accessible transcript available .
• " An Introduction to Uzbekistan " by Henry Misa, Alisher Khaliyarov, and Dr. Madina Djuraeva. Format: u.osu.edu website.
• " Medical and Healthcare Innovation in Estonia " by Dr. Lorraine Wallace and Steven Mousetes. Format: Youtube video with a  fully accessible transcript available . PowerPoint available for download through  Knowledge Bank .
• " An Overview of Czech Language, History, and Culture " by Ashton Kimbler. Format: Youtube video with a  fully accessible transcript available .
• " Youth Culture in Postcommunist Romania " by Dr. Adela Lechintan-Siefer. Format: Google website with embedded content.

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