Substitute Teachers

  

There may have been times where you go into a classroom to sub and you had no idea what you were doing. If you hated being left in the dark there are ways to keep that from happening for the future Teachers that will be subbing for your classroom. One option is to make a binder that has all the essentials the sub will need for that day. You could put the class schedule, school contact info, classroom info maybe telling how things work and the specific processes and rules for your classroom. After all the assignments and worksheets that would also go in the binder you can put a little survey at the end that allows the substitute to let you know how it went - what went wrong, what went right, what got done and what didn't get done. 

Another option is get one of those desk organizers of your choice and have something different in each slot. You might not mind the sub looking around for a pen or whatever they might need but they might not always find what they're looking for. You can provide some pens, markers, highlighters, and maybe even a little treat to thank the sub for taking care of your classroom.  It's always important to take care of those who come I and take care of your classroom and your kids so that they will want to come back and help you out when you have to be gone for another day. 
One other idea to leave your substitutes prepared is to make them an easy to use flip book that has tabs with all the most important info that they might need. I think these would be useful because they are small and not loaded with information so it would be easy to read and very handy for someone who is not used to the school rules and policies that need to happen for certain situations. They are also useful because if it is a first time sub they won't know how the classroom runs right of the bat so you can include some very useful tips for the teacher so her experience will be a good one.