Super Sub: A Must-Have Handbook for Substitute Teachers

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Summary: If Not a Super Sub, Surely a Great One!
Review: Considering that this is a 90 pg. book on such a broad topic, the authors did a great job of putting together both relevant advice and lesson plans for subs (gr. 1-6). The book is divided into 3 main parts: tools & advice, lesson plans in 8 subject areas,& a small section on time fillers. The lessons are very meaningful & easy to implement, and the advice is great for starters. While you still need to supplement this book w/ other activities & ideas (no 1 book can cover it all), it's definitely worth having in your collection!

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Summary: A Good Beginning
Review: I feel this book is a good book for a beginning substitute teacher. There are a couple of problems though. One is that there are very few reproducibles. As a substitute I find worksheets that students can do without assistance more helpful. Although overall I think it is a pretty good book, I would supplement it with others.

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Summary: BEST SUB BOOK OR SHALL I SAY TEACHING BOOK AROUND!
Review: This book has it all for new subs like me! It was written by a Mother/Daughter team who has taught for over 35 years. It has tons of things to do to make up for non-existent lesson plans and even a much needed Sub List Kit on what subs should pack in their briefcase daily. It provided great ideas and some tried and true examples. They had everything in there that you could think of and also some sample situations that you can learn a lot from. It is a well thought out book and organized very nicely with cute little illustrations. I purchased the Teacher's Bag of Tricks and Instant Success in the Classroom (the yellow book) as well and they were mainly full of lessons plans (that were so-so) or Sponge Activities (most of which needed to be reproduced). They didn't provide any examples or practical advice at all. I would say stick with this book and you will definitely have your classroom going places!!!

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Summary: If Not a Super Sub, Surely a Great One!
Review: This book includes many, many lesson ideas in every curriculum area as well as some useful advice for new sub's. I found it very helpful in preparing myself to enter the elementary classroom.