I have been gradually working on a Substitute Binder since the day after our first inservice day of this year.
My subs have always told me that I'm very organized, but I just knew I could do better. I've always left detailed lesson plans, but once, I forgot an updated roster. Since then, I knew I would never make that same mistake.
As I planned the binder, I thought about the days when I was a substitute and how I was often left with little to no plans. Sometimes the teachers didn't even leave me absentee slips. I wanted to be thorough with this binder and this is how I did it.
The binder is labeled as: Substitute Binder.
When you open it, to the left is an updated roster and the pocket is labeled: roster. In that pouch the sub will also find a small stack of attendance slips. I also added something we have to do right now called a Warm Body Count. The sub will have those slips there as well with a note explaining the purpose.
The next thing the sub will see are clear dividers in the center of the binder. The first paper is a schedule with details on my prep and teaming times. The next divided section is labeled lesson plans. I don't give my sub the lesson plans we have as a department. I rewrite them for her/him.
I have a section with seating charts.
Another section is instructions for Emergency procedures with the red, yellow, and green cards that we use during these procedures. I have also included a diagram of the school and which way the class is supposed to exit the building during a fire drill.
The last section is a pocket divider with Emergency Lesson plans and at the very back is a stack of outdated referrals but will be useful for a substitute.
I want to buy a decorative binder and will then take pictures. Right now, it's in an old black binder.
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