Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Substitute Teachers Every once in a while, you will get a substitute teacher in your classroom because you are out sick or on vacation. Every time you have a substitute teacher in your classroom, you have a lesson plan for them to follow. Now sometimes, the substitute teacher wont always follow that plan. How can we ensure that each and every substitute teacher is following the plan that you left for them? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I'm currently subbing while I complete my Master's program. Speaking from experience, I have not been able to follow some lesson plans exactly because teachers have been in a rush while doing sub plans and forgot some things like worksheets, materials, or weren't specific enough on where to find something. What I can suggest is to ask your neighbor teachers next door to check in on the sub and ask if they have everything they need or if everything is clear in the plans. Also, be mindful that no matter how well-behaved your students are and structured your classroom management plan is, once a sub is in your classroom the students are going to resist routines and boundaries. Often times I have not been able to get to everything in the plans because each task and activity was like pulling teeth with students, they would take longer than usual to complete everything and it would leave little time for the next thing on the to-do list.