This is how I prepare for a substitute teacher on days when I have an expected or unexpected absence from school. I hope this helps you prepare for your subs as well! I have been teaching for 10 years, and love it! hope this helps you thrive in your classroom. I am a specialist teach, I teach music, but there is so much crossover from my classroom to a grade-level classroom that I'm sure it'll help make life easier for you as well. Feel free to take some of these ideas and apply it to the unique way that you organize and structure your personal classroom as well.