High School Government Sub Plans, Week Long Emergency Sub Plans, No Prep, 5 Days, 63 Pages

Out for a week? Every government period is planned, Monday to Friday. These civics sub plans give your substitute five days of US government review, one set per day for every period, ready as emergency sub plans, long term sub plans or a no prep social studies sub binder for high school. Each set is a government and civics review packet on the Constitution’s principles, Congress, the presidency, the courts and elections, strictly nonpartisan, plus team tasks, optional review games, early finisher puzzles and answer keys, so a sub with no civics background can run it. No tech needed. Print and go for a planned absence, a sub tub, a substitute teacher binder, or emergency lesson plans on a sick day.

Perfect For

• A full week out: sick leave, a conference, jury duty, a family emergency
• A sub who does not know your subject or your class
• Teachers with several Government sections: one set covers every period that day
• Your sub tub or emergency sub folder, ready before you need it
• Long term subs who need a first week that runs itself

How It Works

1. Print the binder and leave it on your desk. The week plan on page 4 is already filled in, with page numbers and minutes for every set.
2. Monday’s set runs in every period you teach on Monday, Tuesday’s set on Tuesday, and so on. The calm puzzle fits any gap, the team task fills a block period, and the game is optional fun for the last 15 minutes.
3. Every set stands alone, so the plan is only a sample order: swap sets between days, or use one with another class when it fits. Each set opens with a line that says what it reviews.
4. Every answer is in the key, so the sub needs no subject knowledge.
5. Prefer your own order? A blank weekly schedule is included.

What’s Inside: 63 Pages

• A sub binder front section: a note to the substitute, the week plan already filled in Monday to Friday with page numbers, a blank weekly schedule, class list and dismissal, a “how it went” sheet, and a Monday opener (Meet Your Sub)
• Government set 1, Foundations of Government: reviews forms of government, Enlightenment thinkers, the principles of the Constitution, federalism and the division of powers
• Government set 2, Congress and Lawmaking: reviews the House and the Senate compared, how a bill becomes a law, veto and override vote math, apportionment of House seats
• Government set 3, The Presidency and the Executive Branch: reviews presidential qualifications, the roles of the President, the cabinet departments, checks on the executive, the line of succession
• Government set 4, The Courts and Civil Liberties: reviews the federal courts, judicial review and precedent, rights scenarios keyed to amendments, eight landmark cases
• Government set 5, Elections, Parties and Civic Participation: reviews primaries and general elections, voting amendments, the Electoral College, campaign claims, civic duties
• Government team tasks, one per day (about 40 minutes, groups of four): The Constitution’s Floor Plan; The Voter Outreach Plan; The Three Pillars; The Committee Markup; One President or Three?
• Optional Government games for the last 15 minutes, a fun way to end the class or something for extra time, with government questions for grades 9 to 12: Whiteboard Quiz Game; Paper Password; Class Feud; Classroom Millionaire; Mystery Box
• Calm puzzles and reset sheets for early finishers or a loud moment: Word Search and Reset Sheet; Sudoku and Grounding Sheet; Secret Codes and Control Sheet; Maze and Brain Dump; Word Ladders and Three Good Things
• Answer keys for every set, puzzle, team task and game

Here is a quick look at the kit: