Spanish Maternity Leave Sub Plans, 6 Weeks, A2 Review, Spanish 2, Any Grade, 30 Days of No Prep Sub Plans for Spanish Class, 380 Pages

Plan once, and your Spanish 2 classes have thirty days of review waiting. My Spanish maternity leave sub plans give your classes six binders of long term sub plans: 30 days of level A2 review, one set a day for every class, in middle school or high school. I built the six weeks as a complete A2 review: every A2 grammar point, each practiced on at least two days, plus a Big A2 Review day at the end of Week 6. Every task (each review set, calm block, team task, game and Monday opener) starts with a "Say this to the class" box: two or three sentences in English that tell students what to do and how to start, so the sub needs no Spanish. Every day has individual work (the set and a calm vocabulary block) and a team task for groups of four, plus an optional Spanish game on that day’s lesson as a fun way to end the class. No prep, no tech: print and go. I see this set as a strong start for the first weeks of a maternity leave, and it works just as well for a medical leave, a family leave or any absence of about six weeks.

Perfect For

• The first six weeks of a maternity leave, so your Spanish 2 classes start the leave with a plan for every day
• Six weeks out: surgery or medical leave, a family leave, a long illness
• A long-term sub who speaks no Spanish: every instruction is in English and every answer is in the key
• Spanish teachers with several Spanish 2 classes: one set covers every class that day
• A full review of level A2 before a final exam or before Spanish 3, when nothing new should be taught
• Your sub tub or emergency sub folder, ready before you need it

How It Works

1. Print the six binders and leave them on your desk. Week 1 covers days 1 to 5, Week 2 days 6 to 10, Week 3 days 11 to 15, Week 4 days 16 to 20, Week 5 days 21 to 25 and Week 6 days 26 to 30. Each binder has its own week plan on page 4, already filled in with page numbers and minutes.
2. The sub reads the "Say this to the class" box at the top of the task, then runs the day’s review set in every period. Each set is one period (45 to 55 minutes) of written work, and every set ends with a challenge for fast finishers.
3. The calm vocabulary block (learn 8 words, then a quiet self-test) is for early finishers or a loud moment, the team task for groups of four fills a block period or extra time, and the game is optional fun for the last 15 minutes.
4. Every set stands alone, so each plan is only a sample order: move any set to any day. Each set opens with a line that says what it reviews, so you can match it to what your class has covered. Day 30, the Big A2 Review, works best last.
5. Instructions are in English and every answer is in the key at the back of each binder, so the sub needs no Spanish. Prefer your own order? Each binder includes a blank weekly schedule.

What the Sub Gets

• A note to the substitute in each binder: the daily routine, how the challenge works, and what to do if the class is loud
• A "Say this to the class" script for every task: each Monday opener, review set, calm block, team task and game (126 in all), two or three sentences in English that say what students do, how (on their own, in pairs, in teams or as a whole class) and the first step
• A step by step sub script for each Monday opener, and a "Read this out" box on most games
• Each week plan already filled in with page numbers, a blank schedule, a class list and a "how it went" page
• Every answer in the key, including the challenges

What’s Inside: 380 Pages, Six Binders

• Week 1 binder, 63 pages: a binder cover, important information, a note to the substitute, the week plan filled in Monday to Friday with page numbers, a blank weekly schedule, a set index, class list and dismissal, a "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener (Meet Your Sub)
• Week 1 review sets (solo, 3 pages each): Last Weekend (preterite of regular verbs, spelling changes, ir, ser, hacer, tener and estar, time words, weekend activities); Childhood Memories (imperfect for habits and descriptions, ser, ir and ver, preterite versus imperfect, toys, games and school memories); Shopping and Clothes (direct object pronouns, demonstratives (this, that, that over there), comparatives and superlatives, clothes, sizes, colors and prices); Health and the Body (doler and parecer, affirmative tú and usted commands, tener que and deber, body parts, symptoms and the pharmacy); Travel and Experiences (present perfect with ya, todavía no, alguna vez and nunca, estar plus gerund, ir a for plans, travel and the hotel)
• Week 1 team tasks (groups of four): Weekend Jobs; The Class Trip Day; The Mall Receipts; The Youth Page; The Hostel Tour Desk
• Week 1 calm vocabulary (solo, learn 8 words plus a quiet self-test): Weekend Words; Childhood Words; Shopping Words; Health Words; Travel Words
• Week 2 binder, 63 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener
• Week 2 review sets (solo, 3 pages each): Food and Restaurants (gustar, encantar and parecer with me, te, le, nos, les, indirect object pronouns, food, dishes and ordering at a restaurant); Yesterday’s Routine (reflexive verbs in the preterite, stem changers in the third person, sequence words, a daily routine yesterday); Home and Chores (affirmative tú commands with the eight short forms, tener que and deber, chores and the home); Sports and Competitions (irregular preterites (hacer, tener, estar, poder, poner, venir, decir, dar, ir), sports, scores and competitions); Family Stories (imperfect for descriptions and habits, preterite for events, the basic contrast, family members and family stories)
• Week 2 team tasks (groups of four): Table for Eight; Who Used the Bathroom?; House Sitter Notes; The Tournament Bracket; The Family Album
• Week 2 calm vocabulary (solo, learn 8 words plus a quiet self-test): Restaurant Words; Bathroom Routine Words; Chore Words; Competition Words; Family Words
• Week 3 binder, 63 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener
• Week 3 review sets (solo, 3 pages each): Town and Directions (usted and ustedes commands, por versus para, places in town and giving directions); Weather and Seasons (the imperfect for weather and background, hacer weather expressions, the preterite for events, weather and seasons); Friends and Personalities (ser versus estar, possessives after the noun (mío, tuyo, suyo), adjective agreement, friends and personalities); Phones and Media (the present perfect with ya, todavía no and nunca, irregular participles, acabar de, phones, messages and media); Celebrations (preterite versus imperfect in a story, time words, celebrations, festivals and parades)
• Week 3 team tasks (groups of four): The Sign Shop; The Lost Diary Pages; Character Casting; The Group Chat Mix-Up; The Party Report Fix
• Week 3 calm vocabulary (solo, learn 8 words plus a quiet self-test): Directions Words; Weather Words; Personality Words; Phone Words; Celebration Words
• Week 4 binder, 64 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener
• Week 4 review sets (solo, 3 pages each): Jobs and Plans (ir a, querer and pensar plus infinitive, me gustaría, tener que, jobs, workplaces and plans); Nature and Animals (comparatives (más, menos, tan, tanto, mayor, menor) and superlatives, animals, habitats and nature); Music and Movies (me parece and me interesa, direct object pronouns lo, la, los, las, music, movies and opinions); At the Market (demonstratives (este, ese, aquel), quantities and prices, direct object pronouns, fruit, vegetables and the market); Little Accidents (estaba plus gerund and cuando plus preterite, doler, tú commands, small accidents at home and at school)
• Week 4 team tasks (groups of four): Career Day Schedule; Animal Top Cards; The Film Festival Jury; Three Stalls, One List; What Happened in the Kitchen?
• Week 4 calm vocabulary (solo, learn 8 words plus a quiet self-test): Job Words; Animal and Nature Words; Movie and Music Words; Market Words; Accident Words
• Week 5 binder, 63 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener
• Week 5 review sets (solo, 3 pages each): Homes Then and Now (the imperfect versus the present, antes and ahora, ya no, homes and houses then and now); A Trip That Went Wrong (the preterite in a story with spelling changes, irregular verbs and stem changers, travel problems); Healthy Habits (deber and tener que, tú and ustedes commands, frequency words, healthy habits); Volunteering (the present perfect, por versus para, le and les, volunteering and helping the community); Fashion and Style (comparatives with mayor and menor, superlatives, possessives (mío, tuyo, suyo), fashion, accessories and style)
• Week 5 team tasks (groups of four): Then and Now Placards; The Lost Luggage Desk; Habit Tracker Challenge; The Community Grant; Style Swap Shop
• Week 5 calm vocabulary (solo, learn 8 words plus a quiet self-test): House Words; Travel Trouble Words; Healthy Habit Words; Volunteer Words; Fashion Words
• Week 6 binder, 64 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener
• Week 6 review sets (solo, 3 pages each): Life Stories (the preterite in biographies, irregular verbs, time markers and dates, life stories); School Year Highlights (the present perfect with este año and ya next to the preterite with finished time, the school year); Giving Advice (tú, usted and ustedes commands, deber and tener que, giving advice for everyday problems); Plans and Dreams (ir a, querer, pensar and esperar plus infinitive, me interesa, me gustaría, plans and dreams); Big A2 Review (every A2 point: past tenses, commands, pronouns, gustar verbs, comparisons, plans, por and para)
• Week 6 team tasks (groups of four): The Biography Timeline Wall; Awards Night; The Advice Column Desk; The Club Plan Poster; The A2 Board Race
• Week 6 calm vocabulary (solo, learn 8 words plus a quiet self-test): Life Story Words; School Year Words; Advice Words; Future Plan Words; Time Words
• Optional Spanish games for the last 15 minutes of each day, a fun way to end the class or something for extra time; each game reviews only that day’s lesson, except on Day 30, the Big A2 Review day, whose game goes back over all six weeks: Whiteboard Quiz Game; Paper Password; Class Feud; Classroom Millionaire; Mystery Box
• Answer keys for every set (including the challenge), vocabulary test, team task and game, at the back of each binder

Here is a quick look at all six weeks: