Emergency Sub Binder for High School English | Editable Canva Template + Fillable PDF | 3 No-Prep Shakespeare Sub Plans

Fill it in once, in September, and your next sick day needs nothing more than a call to the front office.

This binder holds everything a substitute needs to run your day: schedule, seating charts, procedures and emergency steps, plus three complete Shakespeare lessons that need no prep from the sub and no prior reading from the students. Built for grades 9–12 English and ELA.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (24 pages)

- Welcome letter to the substitute

- Teacher and school contacts

- Daily schedule and class overview

- Seating chart (print one per class)

- Classroom procedures

- Students to know (safety and support)

- Emergency procedures: fire, lockdown, shelter in place, medical

- Duties, technology and supplies

- Substitute report

THREE NO-PREP EMERGENCY LESSONS (45–55 minutes each)

1. "Life's but a walking shadow" – close reading of Macbeth's speech in Act 5, Scene 5

2. The Spoiler Sonnet – the Romeo and Juliet Prologue: sonnet form and why Shakespeare gives away the ending

3. The Second-Best Bed – myth vs. document: what Shakespeare's will says about his wife

Each lesson includes the text, a glossary, independent and partner questions, an exit question and a full answer key. Students do not need to have read the play. An early-finisher choice board is included.

TWO WAYS TO EDIT

- Canva template: open your own copy in a free Canva account and change anything – text, colors, pages.

- Fillable PDF: type straight into the form fields in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, save and print.

FORMAT

US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), 24 pages. You will receive two PDF files: the fillable binder and a link page for the Canva template.

License: for use in one teacher's classroom.