How to create a substitute teacher binder and all that jazz

Holy skin tight shorts, Batman.  I haven't posted since January??  Don't get all up in my grill.  I've been busy with life...mmkay?

So I decided to get my Substitute Teaching license so I could legally spy on my kids instead of parking across the street with binoculars.

 Kidding.

  Maybe.

  Not about the sub license.  I totally got that.  I'm all set for subbing in the Fall for the new school year.  It seemed like the logical part time job for me.  I'll have the same work schedule as the kids with all the same holidays, vacations, and bad weather days.  I've actually been meaning to do this for several years, but just kept putting it on the back burner.  Or maybe I was just too dang lazy.  Same thing.

I've even played around with going back to school for an Associates Degree in Child Development which would qualify me for Teaching Aid and Head Start teaching.  We'll see.  I may be pushing 40, but I still got game.

So I did my orientation, paper work, and Cogent finger printing.....and in case you're wondering I came back clean.  Shocker.  I know.

Then I put together a Substitute Teacher's binder.  I wanted something that would have all the paper work I needed handy.  Something I could grab really quick and haul with me because I'm always organized. Ya feel me?

Thought I'd share what I came up with so you too could be an anal retentive douche and show up the other subs.

I grabbed a cheap white binder at Dollar General. 

Cute "My Teacher is Missing" free lesson printables!

I found free printables around the web (credits at the end of post)

Then laminated and inserted them into clear covers for durability.

Tabbed them for easy finding.

Added in all the info given to us at the looooong azz orientation.

Like freakin' two hours long.

I also bought a pencil bag with binder rings, pens, and stickers to snap in.

I was sure to print out several lesson plans to add in just in case a teacher called on short notice and didn't have time to leave me any plans for the day.  I also sectioned off areas for sub notes to leave at the end of the day. Also, emergency plans and contact info for each school and classroom.

So that's how I'm rollin'.  Y'all wish me luck.  If they've seen the way I'm raising my kids I may never get work.

CREDITS

www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/Esther-G

www.coveredinglitterandglue.com

www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/covered-in-glitter-and-glue

Frames:

www.ccteachfirst.blogspot.com

Backgrounds:

www.dreamlikemagic.com

www.erinbradleydesigns.com

www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/Fun-For-Learning

Emily Wean

My Teacher is Missing:

Made by J. Enns

www.laurenandjeanine.blogspot.com

Organizing School and Art Work

Anybody else suffer from a crap load of school work?

 I love being organized.  I can't think straight if I'm not.  When it comes to my kids though, I'm a total hoarder.  All of my cabinets, drawers, closets....all organized.  However, my weakness is my children.  It pains me to toss anything from their childhood.  I have managed to greatly reduce infant and toddler items.....sold all the big things and most clothes.  This one closet though, is still full of sweet reminders from the past eleven years.  

One of those reminders being every piece of school and art work that has come home for the past five years. Yikes!!  I couldn't take it anymore so I finally decided to tackle it.  It took two days to sift through it all, but I did it.  Yay!

I found these two bins at Walmart for $8 each and picked up some hanging file folders to go with them.  I filled the bins with files and made tabs for Kindergarten through 12th grade.

I know some moms make copies of art work so the big things don't take up much room, but I don't have the heart.  I like keeping originals.  I tried to keep just what the kids and I really liked.  Looks a little messy, but hey, that's my chitlins y'all!

I used some of my scrapbook supplies and my daughter's 1st grade picture for the front.  I know there's many of you who are more talented and creative, but me....not so much.  So I just spruced up the front with scrapbook paper and quotes.

On the front of each file folder I placed my child's class picture (with their classmates and teacher - which turned out great because I didn't know what the heck to do with those class photos)  and small annual picture for that year.

(wook at that wittle sweet face!)

Now I'm all set for the next eleven years!  Now on to the rest of the closet.......