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Peer reviewedWinandy, Rosemary – Elementary School Journal, 1977
Reports the author's personal experiences as an elementary-grade substitute teacher in the public schools. Points out the value in such experience as preparation for subsequent return to full-time teaching. (BF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Student Teacher Relationship, Substitute Teachers
Buchberg, Wendy; And Others – Instructor, 1995
Presents successful classroom management strategies for substitute teachers, including maintaining a folder of activities, making introductions, reading a story, inviting problem students to be helpers, establishing firm rules, practicing the classroom teacher's rules, telling students about oneself, and rewarding good behavior with stamps on a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Education
Direct linkBarlow Thurman, Kathy – Crystal Springs Books, 2006
This full-color, kid-pleasing collection of language-arts activities is ideal for K-2 children of all ability levels--and for English language learners too. The practical and easy-to-implement lessons also are convenient for substitute teachers, classroom assistants, and volunteers. Flexible and versatile, these unique cards can be used for guided…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Substitute Teachers, Language Arts, Elementary Education
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. SMERC Information Center. – 1983
Advice for making substitute teaching a more effective and rewarding experience for everyone involved is offered in this compilation of 10 articles taken from issues of "Grade Teacher" (Oct. 1969), "Instructor" (Dec. 1959, Oct. 1970, Mar. 1972, Mar. 1977, Nov. 1979, Aug. 1983), "Learning" (Jan. 1974), and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewedBoyer, Charles Edwin – ERS Spectrum, 1998
In a survey of 35 teachers in a large elementary school, 91% of respondents believed a handbook would improve substitute teachers' effectiveness; 88% wanted substitutes to receive formal evaluation; 91% agreed that substitutes needed more training and should be informed of daily routines. Only 42% said substitutes met expectations. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, School Culture, Substitute Teachers
Buehler, Patricia A. – Teacher, 1978
By using songs, famous quotations, poems, and a questionnaire with each day's or week's new group of students, a substitute teacher quickly establishes rapport with her students. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Friendship, Learning Activities
Lovley, Shawn – Teaching Pre K-8, 1994
Provides specific suggestions and activities that substitute teachers can use with different grade levels. Substitute teachers need to be aware of the age and learning levels of their students, and develop appropriate teaching styles for different grade levels. (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Student Characteristics
Hatch, Virginia B. – Elem Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Independent Study
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. Dept. of Instructional Services. – 1982
Activities suggested in this booklet for substitute teachers are designed to reinforce the objectives of the Program of Studies, the official school district curriculum of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools. This booklet is part of a management support kit of resources, materials, and information developed for the Management for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, County School Districts, Elementary Education
Pronin, Barbara – Instructor, 1983
Substitute teachers who know what to expect and how to handle difficulties perform a great educational service. Suggestions on how substitutes can introduce themselves, gain the respect of the class, and avoid discipline pitfalls are given. "Sub Surprises"--classroom games and other interesting activities that help motivate students--are listed.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Elementary Education
Goodyear, Barbara – Trends in Education, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Kindergarten
Wilson, Karen – Principal, 1999
Resolving the perennial problem of substitute teachers' high turnover and low availability is feasible, if principals welcome, orient, and assign them properly. Regular teachers should prepare a folder containing class lists, daily schedules, seating charts, expectations of students, and meaningful lesson plans. Substitutes should be treated as…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Collegiality, Elementary Education, Labor Turnover
Peer reviewedPascale, Pietro J.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
The development and validation of an instrument to assess the needs and concerns of elementary school substitutes are described. A literature review identified nine categories of needs for substitute teachers. A factor analysis of item responses for a sample of elementary school substitutes corroborated the existence of nine underlying factors.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Factor Structure, Needs Assessment
Learning, 1996
Class meetings can help prepare students for substitutes. The process might involve explaining the meeting's purpose, sharing feelings about substitutes, imagining class with a substitute, brainstorming ways to help, planning how to implement students' ideas, writing partner biographies for the substitutes, inviting substitutes as guest speakers,…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Download full textNelson, Henry L.; And Others – 1975
A survey of the district's elementary principals and teachers and of the substitutes working at two elementary schools indicated that substitute teachers should be evaluated, that an inservice program for substitutes was needed to help provide information and direction that could improve their overall effectiveness, and that there was strong…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation
