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White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Recipe

This is an easy recipe to make with students or for your family around the holidays! Ingredients: White chocolate chips and candy canes (butter/oil optional) Crush the candy canes by putting them...

Christmas Crafts for Students

You have some extra time after the students finish their work? Here are some classic Christmas crafts that require very little supplies. Paper Snowflakes – cut copy paper into squares. Fold the...

What to Do if a Student Throws Up

This was not covered in teacher’s college! It seems like this may not necessitate a blog post however, things may not seem quite so clear in the middle of a smelly, projectile situation as they do...

Gym Lessons for Substitutes

Why, why, why do they always call me to substitute for gym classes? Ok, maybe it’s because I have a Phys. Ed. Degree… Gym teachers should not be allowed to get sick! However, I want to work, so here...

Dance Lessons for Substitutes

You thought you were teaching Physical Education all day and it turns out you're teaching Dance - and, there's no lesson plans! Here are some ideas! Pulsedance.ca has a whole unit of dance lesson...

Art Lessons for Substitutes

You thought teaching art all day was going to be easy? And then there are no day plans left, and barely any materials. The glue is all dry or glued shut, the sparkles are all over the table, and...

Drama Lessons for Substitutes

A whole day of teaching drama – this should be easy! Or not. (If you are me, it is decidedly not – I’d rather teach music.) If you are teaching drama all day and the teacher did not leave any day...