Super Sub: A Must-Have Handbook for Substitute Teachers

by Cary Seeman Dehan

By Cary Seeman DeHan and Shannon Hofstrand Rasmussen. Lesson plans for nearly every subject area and every elementary grade (including ESL/ELL) give substitute teachers an arsenal of standards-based activities to use when an absent teacher leaves no instructions. Fifty surefire lessons (some with reproducible handouts) comprise the main part of the book. A preliminary section lays out the dos and don'ts of subbing, suggests how to equip a personal "sub kit," and provides ideas and forms for classroom management, while a final chapter offers time-fillers for navigating those awkward few minutes between the end of the lesson and the ringing of the bell. Grades K–6. Illustrated. 8½" x 11". Good Year Books. 108 pages. Second Edition. ©2007. GDY427.

161 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 1998

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

During my over forty years as an educator, I have been a substitute teacher many times and the worst nightmare of a substitute teacher is to enter a classroom with less than perfect lesson plans to follow or even worse NO lesson plans (yes, it does happen). The more experience a teacher has gives them the ability to think upon their feet but the Super Sub: A Must-Have Handbook for Substitute Teachers is an excellent reference to carry in the substitute bag of tricks. It has saved me many times over the years I have used it. I have also used it as an excellent reference when writing lesson plans and needing a new idea to stimulate learning in my classroom. I have spent most of my teaching time as a early childhood educator but have substituted in all areas from two-year old preschool through teaching graduate level classes to adults. References are a part of the way of life for a teacher and finding new ideas a constant search and Super Sub is an excellent reference for new ideas.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whatever. Being a sub is something I am trying here in bumblefuck. Gotta read up on it.