At the end of the school year, one of the substitutes mentioned to me that
the lesson plans I have left for the 4-5-6th graders are terrible. I usually
leave picture books to read to them with an activity. She has changed the plans
to usually have them watch a video, because she said they wouldn't listen to
her read a book. I was surprised by her telling me this (maybe I'm too
sensitive), anyway, I don't mind that she changed the plans, but the problem is when
I'm back with the class the next week they want to continue watching the
video. Most videos are 1.5 to 2 hours long, which would take almost a month to
watch. I don't want to use the time for this.
My question is, what type of substitute plans do you leave when you are out
sick, personal day, conference, etc.? I have the classes for 40 minutes and I
do have an assistant so they can check out books. Any suggestions would be
appreciated. Thank you.
Wendy Carroll
Library Media Specialist
Ridgefield Park, NJ
Grant School (K-6) T-Th
Lincoln School (K-6) M-W-F
wendyscarr@aol.com
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