There is often not much call for Substitute Teachers in September. So how do you advance your career and get work in September? 1. Sleep in – your Employment Insurance hasn’t run out yet – why sweat...
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Tell Gross Facts and Students Will Love it!
Getting students on your side in the first few minutes of the day is the best way to have a great day substitute teaching. Here are a few of my favourites to get you started! 1. Sharks pee through...
3 Ways to Grab Primary Students’ Attention
1. Change your voice – talk in a high, squeaky voice or in a low, rumbly voice. Speak very quietly or say one word very loudly in the middle of the sentence. They will often look over and laugh. 2....
3 Ways to Help Students Calm Down
When students are very angry or upset, it can derail them and the whole class! Here are some ways to help them. 1. Distraction – sometimes all that is needed is another focus – ask them to do an...
The Very Important Self-Introduction Speech
After everyone is sitting quietly because I bribed them – oops – I mean - offered them incentives). Hi – my name is Ms. Yuill, prouncounced like, “You’ll do your homemwork”. (Only teachers laugh at...
5 Exciting Summer Activities for Substitute Teachers
1. Sleep in (this may involve teaching your children how to get their own breakfast). Put the alarm clock away! Also see: afternoon naps. 2. Take a course – I know it’s not as exciting as sleeping...
Interview Tips for LTOs e.g. Maternity Leaves
There are abounding articulate articles authored about how to avail in a job interview. I wish my next sentence could all start with “b”s – but that brilliance bypasses me. This article is...
A Ghost Story For Students (that won’t cause nightmares)
There was a couple who had a baby and so moved from their apartment into a house. They wanted to celebrate when they finished moving by going out for dinner. They hired a babysitter – a high school...