What goes into your teaching bag is different depending on the grade level or subject you 

                                                  are going to be teaching that day. Here are a few suggestions of what to bring with you on a

                                                  day of substitute teaching.

The Staples - These can be left in your teaching bag

- A whistle

- An extra sweater or light jacket

- Tylenol or Advil

- Kleenex

- Lifesavers or cough drops

- Extra hair elastics (for those with long hair)

- A healthy lunch with snacks

- Lots of water

- A notebook to jot classroom ideas down in

- Pens and pencils

- A book or magazine to read yourself incase you have downtime (during prep).

Specific to Primary Classrooms

- 2 or 3 great children's books

- Stickers

- Colouring and game sheets (30 of each)

- 1 or 2 Extra Activities -     Consonant Bingo Game

                                           Memory Game

                                 Magic School Bus Video

                                 Tape or CD of Children's Songs

- Small prizes or treats (enough for a typical class size)

Specific to Junior or Intermediate Classrooms

- A book appropriate for the grade level (picture book is ok for grade 4, short stories for 5 and up)

- A couple of different work sheets like crosswords or word searches (30 of each)

- 1 or 2 Extra Activities -     Blank Bingo sheets

                                           Math flash cards

                                           Trivia Questions

- Small prizes or treats (enough for a typical class size)

Specific to High School Classrooms

- Materials for specific subjects you will be covering (ex. clothes for Phys. Ed., apron or old shirt for Art or Home Ec.)

- 1 or 2 Extra Activities -     Word Searches or Crossword Puzzles

                                            Trivia Questions

                                            Riddles, Sudoku, Mind Bogglers

Specific to French or Spanish Teacher Coverage

- A simple children's book in French or Spanish, particularly a translation of a well known English book

- Work sheets in the appropriate second language, like word searches and crosswords (May need up to 90 of each)

- A kid-friendly French or Spanish video or CD for emergencies, and in case there are no plans

- 1 or 2 extra English activities or work sheets for emergencies

- A French or Spanish Dictionary

- Small prizes or treats (enough for a typical class size). This is particularly useful for second language teachers!

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