Substitute Teacher Binder — Emergency Plans

A binder the classroom teacher fills in once and leaves on the desk, so any day with a substitute runs on the class’s real facts: its names, its schedule, its routines — all in the teacher’s own words. This binder prints no procedures and no advice. It holds blank records, set down by the teacher who knows the room, where a stand-in can find them.

The front of the binder is what a substitute needs first: the class at a glance, the class list, a seating chart and the day’s schedule, block by block. Routines of the room are recorded the way the teacher would say them. The emergency contacts page is blank on purpose — no numbers are printed anywhere in this book; the teacher writes the school’s own contacts, for this school, and checks them each term.

The back of the binder closes the loop: a work-set page for the day (printed fresh for each absence), an attendance and day record, and a substitute report form, so the teacher returns to a written account of the day — what was covered, who was away, and what to know first.

What’s inside (14 pages):
– Cover + Start Here — how the binder works in four steps
– The Class at a Glance — the standing facts, in the teacher’s words
– Class List — names in the teacher’s hand (first line is a sample)
– Seating Chart — one box per desk, front of the room marked
– The Day’s Schedule — block by block, times written by the teacher
– Routines of the Room — arrival, lunch, breaks, dismissal, recorded
– Emergency Contacts — blank record pages for the teacher to complete
– Who to Ask — the helpful map of the school
– Care Notes for the Day — in the teacher’s words, stays in the classroom
– Work Set for the Day — print one per absence
– Attendance & the Day + Substitute Report — the day, handed back
– Notes

Print details: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), undated, print-ready PDF. Print at 100% / Actual Size. The work-set and report pages are made to be printed again for every absence.

Pairs well with the Teacher Planner 2027–2028 — Dated from the same shop: the planner runs the year, this binder covers the days away from it.