| Everyone gets those situations in life
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| | grade your assignments for you if you ask
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| where an emergency has come up, and you
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| | them in your plans.Get this done early in
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| don't have the time (or sometimes the
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| | the year, and you can save yourself many
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| ability) to get a good lesson plan in to
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| | headaches later, not to mention worries
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| school for your students. Maybe you have
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| | about what will happen in your room if
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| a family emergency or a disrupted travel
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| | you are unable to be there.EMERGENCY
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| plan and you just cannot get into school
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| | LESSON PLAN IDEAS:Language Arts: Include
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| to leave detailed lessons. That is why it
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| | short writing activities involving
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| is essential for you to have an emergency
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| | students opinions. Thus they don't have
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| lesson plan available and handy.The
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| | to have 'background' information, and
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| emergency lesson plan should be able to
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| | they can write from their own
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| be used at ANY point in the year. It
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| | experiences. Parts of speech review can
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| doesn't have to fit in with what you're
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| | include mad-libs or easy, fun
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| currently doing (nor should it - it is to
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| | worksheets.Math: Leave a calculator
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| be used when you cannot leave normal sub
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| | activity. These could even be puzzles or
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| plans). The lesson should be related to
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| | partner games. Or give review
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| your normal curriculum, but it could be a
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| | problems.Science: Copy a science article
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| supplement or an enrichment activity.Get
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| | and have students read carefully and
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| a folder (or a three-ring binder), and
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| | answer questions. Make speculations and
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| label it appropriately on the outside
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| | use the scientific method. Or have
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| cover. There are even folders you can
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| | students create the plans for a lab
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| purchase (some schools even make these
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| | activity.Reading: Leave students a copy
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| available to teachers) labeled 'sub
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| | of a short story or article, and
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| folder' or 'emergency plans'. Also make
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| | questions to answer. You could even set
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| sure you have an appropriate spot for
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| | up a 'test-taking' exercise, and discuss
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| your emergency folder on or in your desk
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| | appropriate answers and strategies.Social
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| area. Some schools will ask you to keep
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| | Studies: Map activities are great for
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| an emergency plan in the office. In
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| | emergency plans. You can even set up a
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| either case, make sure it is easily
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| | one-day unit on any area/region of the
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| accessible by a substitute teacher.Think
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| | world, including your own town or
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| about keeping class activities to 10 to
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| | city.Everyone gets those situations in
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| 15 minute increments. This way the sub
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| | life where an emergency has come up, and
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| will have better control of your kids.
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| | you don't have the time (or sometimes the
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| Students have difficulties adjusting to
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| | ability) to get a good lesson plan in to
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| changes in their routines, and you don't
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| | school for your students. Maybe you have
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| want to have to return to discipline
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| | a family emergency or a disrupted travel
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| referrals.Keep the information organized
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| | plan and you just cannot get into school
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| and easily accessible for a sub.
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| | to leave detailed lessons. That is why it
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| Remember, the sub won't know where you
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| | is essential for you to have an emergency
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| normally keep things, and they can't read
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| | lesson plan available and handy.By Frank
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| your mind. Spell out exactly what you
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| | Holes, Jr.For this article, and more on
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| want done, where it can be found, and
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| | teaching and education, be sure to check
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| what you want done with it when they're
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| | out our website:
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| finished.Make sure you have made enough
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| copies of any worksheets so the sub
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| | Frank Holes, Jr. is the editor of the
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| doesn't have to. And be sure to leave
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| | StarTeaching website and the bi-monthly
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| answer keys. Many subs will actually even
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| | newsletter, Features for Teachers.
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