Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Substitute Teachers While being absent, I left lesson plans and directions for the sub. However, when I returned the next day, none of the work was completed and students told me they watched a movie. How can I ensure this doesn't happen again? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Create a list of plans for the substitute. You can also assign classroom jobs to the students. Some can hand out the assignments and be "office workers." Other students who are grasping the concepts can be helpers, too. They can be there for students who do not understand as well. Have a student in charge of checking off the activities for the day.