Taking a day off of school can feel like a lot more work than going because of the time and effort that goes into making sub plans. Make your life easier with a daily plan for a guest teacher designed to meet the needs of sixth graders covering math, reading, and writing topics.  

Concepts

substitute teachers, comparing integers, unit rates, Problem Solving, reading, read-alouds, independent reading, Writing, argumentative writing, paragraph writing

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Have a general substitute lesson plan and assignment copies ready and easily accessible in case you are in need of an emergency sub 
• Attach a sheet of lined paper and highlight the message that requests leaving a note, read the note to your class the next day and reward individuals who exhibited scholarly behavior

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson overview includes classroom instructions and directions for the five activities to come; first resource of a six-part series for substitute use in a sixth grade class  
• Personal classroom information is listed, change text as you see fit

Pros

• The document opens as an editable copy 
• Clear details of each activity allows easy implementation 
• Provides notes for teacher to plug in specific information that is helpful for a substitute

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.6.1.a 6.RP.A.3.a 6.NS.C.7.b 6.SP.B.5.c