Substitute teaching can be a tough gig at the best of times. Even a dream class can become unsettled with a temporary teacher, so being prepared with a repertoire of interesting and fun activities will aid your chances of having an enjoyable and rewarding teaching day. Here's an idea for a substitute lesson for substitutes!
How Many Words?
Play a game called How Many Words with the class. Students of all ages love this task. Write a sentence on the board, ideally no more than 7 words long. Any sentence is fine for this activity but something age appropriate and entertaining is more likely to engage the class … alternatively a generic sentence like: “I love weekends - hooray for Friday!” usually works well.
Using only the letters found in the sentence, students are to list as many words as possible – of course students will start by listing the individual words of the sentence in their count, but that’s fine. The class will probably need reminding that if a letter does not appear anywhere in the sentence it cannot be used to construct a word. This activity tends to keep a class busy for ages and can even be run with students working in pairs. Add a small reward for the student or pair who can find the most number of words and this activity is a winner!
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Great idea! "It's ok to be a copycat, if you copy the right cat!" In that spirit, I will have to try this one myself.
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