Description
Two Cover Options to Choose From!
Going on a Maternity Leave? You can use the adorable Maternity Leave cover! Otherwise, you can opt for the “Long Term Sub Binder” cover.
Classroom Tour
Give the sub a tour of your classroom! This is totally customizable. Add your own pictures and text!
Student Profiles
Let your sub know each student’s name, academic info, behavior info, and tips for success! Include a picture as well and your sub will be able to meet your student’s needs in no time at all.
Editable Info Pages
The document includes editable pages for everything you will need! If there’s a section you need that is not included, don’t worry! Blank ones are included as well so you can add as many pages as you need.
Subject Specific “Cheat Sheets”
Planning Pages
This document will also help you plan for your absence. Year at a Glance, Month at a Glance pages are included. Weekly planning pages for ALL core subjects, specials, guided reading, centers, and technology are included. Blank planning pages are included, too!
Be prepared for short term absences, too!
All contents of our best-selling Editable Sub Binder are also included in this document. This includes the editable seating chart, schedule pages, more info pages, end of the day form, substitute punch cards, and more!
Please note that you will need PowerPoint in order to access the most up-to-date version of the substitute binder! You will also need to download two fonts if you want the text that you type to match the rest of the sub binder. The fonts are free and links to the fonts and installation directions are included within the resource. 🙂 An editable PDF version is also included.
Full Contents:
Short Term Editable Sub Binder Contents:
- Editable Binder Cover
- Step by Step Instructions
- Divider Pages (7 Pre-Made AND Editable!)
- Editable Binder Tabs
- Binder Spines for 1″,1.5″, and 2″ binders
- Editable Seating Chart Instructions
- Back Cover
- Editable Table of Contents
- Note to Substitute
- EDITABLE Drag and Drop Seating Chart
- Bell Schedule
- School Schedule
- Alternate Schedule
- Specials Schedule
- School & Staff Info
- Classroom Info
- Class list
- Individual Student Contract Info & Pull Outs
- Student Health Info & Other Student Needs
- Class Rules & Behavior Management
- Attention Prompts & Transition Procedures
- Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
- Attendance and Bathroom Procedures
- Lunch & Assembly Procedures
- Lockdown & Fire Procedures
- Indoor Recess & Natural Disaster Procedures
- Let the sub know the procedures for either a drill or for if an emergency happens while -Differentiation (Optional)
- Lesson Adjustments (Optional)
- Additional Notes
- How Did Your Day Go? End of Day Form
- Substitute Punch Cards
Long Term Sub Binder
- Detailed Instructions
- Editable Classroom Tour
- Editable Seating Profiles (Student Information Sheets)
- Note to the Sub
- Editable Table of Contents
- Sub Binder Covers- 2 CHOICES! “Long Term Sub Binder” or “Maternity Sub Binder”
- Back Cover
- Editable Binder Spines
- Editable Binder Tabs
- Binder Dividers (14 Pre-made AND Editable)
- My Information (your contact info)
- Class Overview
- Class Jobs
- Subject Specific Cheat Sheets (Includes ALL core subjects, specials and technology. 2 blank cheat sheets that you can use for whatever you’d like are also included! You can change all the headers on the text boxes within these so they are totally customizeable. See the preview file!)
- Guided Reading (groups, teacher time, cheat sheet)
- Math Centers (groups, teacher time, rotations, cheat sheet)
- ELA Centers (groups, teacher time, rotations, cheat sheet)
- How Students Get Home
- Bus Info
- Accommodations
- Student Info (birthdays, passwords, login info, lunch numbers, etc.)
- Teacher Login Info
- Parents & Volunteer Info
Long Term Editable Planning Pages
Including a detailed scope will help your leave go smoothly and ideally make it so you don’t have to plan every detail of your leave (since the sub will know what needs to be covered!) These planning pages are included in separate PDFs so you can be more organized. You can use all of these if you’d like or pick and choose which will work best for your situation.
- Calendar Pages
- Year at a Glance (for reference)
- Month at a Glance (for the months you’ll be gone)
- Six Week Scope & Sequences by Subject
- First Week of Sub Plans Planner (Plans not included, just a doc for you to fill in)
- Weekly Planning pages for you
- Lined planning pages for the sub (not editable)
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Allyce –
This binder saved my bacon while planning for maternity leave! My substitute LOVED having all of this information in one place. Now I use the majority of it in my regular substitute binder so subs have everything that they need!
THANK YOU for making this awesome resource!
Rose Warrell –
I purchased this bundle off of TPT and love it! I didn’t purchase it because of a pregnancy…no, no, no! I love all that it has to offer and so much more! This bundle has saved me lots of valuable time! Thanks for all the hard work Kelsey!
Kelsey –
Thanks so much, Rose! Glad you have found it useful in a variety of ways.
cynthia kishbaugh –
This was great while I was planning my maternity leave. It was nice to have everything in one place. I now continue to use it for my sub when I need to be out.
Kelsey –
Thanks so much, Cynthia! Glad you found it helpful then and now!
deasterling –
The amount of mileage I will get out of this has yet to be measured. I can’t believe that all is this is available and at such a great price.
Jes –
I’m going out for maternity leave in about 5 weeks and planned to sit down to create a procedures binder this weekend. Thinking about all the elements I’d like to include, I figured I would search for a maternity binder and that’s when I came across your time saving and thorough product. I am very excited to use this for planning! It’s going to be such a wonderful resource for my long term sub.
Thank you!!
Kelsey –
Hi, Jes! So glad you found it in time for your maternity leave. Thank you so much for your purchase and I hope you enjoy! 🙂
Makenzie Beemer –
This made such a difference when I went on medical leave! My sub loved it as well. I use it still when taking time out of my classroom. Thanks again for creating this awesome resource!
Kelsey –
You’re welcome, Makenzie! And thank you for the feedback. I’m so glad it has been helpful during your medical leave and beyond! 🙂
Annabelle –
I love that this is grab and go. Such a time saver!
Kelsey –
Thank you, Annabelle! 🙂
Kinya Walker –
These forms are easy to use and helpful for my sub. Thanks for your hard work!
Kelsey –
Thank you so much, Kinya!
kim tague –
This product is great! It has helped me out.
Kelsey –
Thank you so much, Kim!
Yesenia –
These are great for the students, teacher and substitutes. It’s a win win all around.
Kelsey –
Thank you so much, Yesenia!
rebekah.regan –
I found and purchased this product on TPT and I am IN LOVE with it! I am moving grades next year and finding this product will cut my preparing time in half! I love how you have it organized and ready for us to type in our information! I SUPER EXCITED to use it next year! THANK YOU!!!!
Anna –
Love this Sub Binder Bundle! Super helpful!
Danielle –
I just purchased this binder and am so excited to implement it in my upcoming year! The resources provided are absolutely fantastic and it’s saved me SO much time that I can put to better use for the rest of my curriculum! Thank you so much!
Brooke Benson –
Everything was so easy to edit, even when I was unable to download certain fonts she was wonderful and sent me a different version that I can use! I highly recommend all of the products.
Lance Cason –
This is a great resource! Not just the Sub Binder but all the other materials available here. I just changed districts and have a new classroom and will be teaching at new grade levels. Therefore I need all new materials for lesson planning and sub binder. Thanks for making these available and saving me hours of time!
Lance Cason, SPED 6th – 8th grade
Shirley Mertz –
Great job! I already started editing it for the new year.
Floretta Kelley –
I downloaded this product and it was so easy to do. I have already filled in what I know and not can’t wait to have a sub. lol
Casie Stovall –
This will be my first full year of teaching! I taught a couple of moths last year and I’m already in love with this product. I’ve started putting it together and can’t wait to complete our once I have my students information!
kmascio –
Such a great resource!! Little confusing when downloading and finding the pieces, but not too bad!
Amy Jo Bezenyei –
So helpful for this year with Covid and having so many possibilities of last moment extended absences!
Anne Lien –
I really love that everything is so easy to edit and use. So many templates to use that are simple and just perfect to use during our busy lives. Thank you so much for creating this!
Susan Bordelon –
Love how it is very detailed.
Sarah Snider –
Loved how easy it was to customize for my maternity leave! Definitely took the stress out of planning for being gone at the start of the school year! Thank you!!
Anne Lien –
This is so easy to use and edit. I love it! It makes my life easier because everything I need to fill out it already prepped for me! Thank you so much for making this resource!
Brittany Morton –
This is so easy to use and edit for my classroom! Thank you!!