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!) One teacher at my school always ends her sub plans with, "it is okay if you don't get to everything, but please let me know what you do not do." This has the sub writing out what they did and didn't do, so they have a sense of responsibility to get tasks done with the class.