Sub Ready: free substitute teacher training
Eight short lessons for a substitute, about 89 minutes in all: the night before, the first five minutes, signals, a room you don't know, safety, special education, the note, and getting asked back. Each ends with a few three-choice checks. Finish them all and print a completion sheet.
- The night before · about 11 min
- The first five minutes · about 11 min
- Signals and routines · about 11 min
- Managing a room you don't know · about 11 min
- Safety, and when to ask the office · about 12 min
- Special education and working with a para · about 11 min
- The note to the teacher · about 11 min
- Getting asked back · about 11 min
Your completion sheet
Finish all eight lessons and your sheet appears here, ready to print.
This sheet shows that you read Peabody's free Sub Ready course. It is not a license, a certificate, a credential or credit toward one. Your state and district set their own rules and training: see teach.peabody.kids/sub/requirements.
How to use it
- Read a lesson on your phone or computer; each takes 10 to 15 minutes.
- Answer its checks. A wrong pick only shows you why.
- When all eight are done, print your completion sheet.
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Questions
Is this substitute teacher training free?
Yes. There is no sign-in, no payment and no trial. Your progress is kept in this browser and never sent to us.
Does it count toward my state's substitute training?
No. Sub Ready is not a license, a certificate or credit toward one. Some states and districts require their own approved course; each state's page under Requirements by state says what it asks.
What does it cover?
What to do the night before and in the first five minutes, getting a room's attention, managing a class you don't know, when to call the office, working with a para and special education, writing the note, and how subs get asked back.
Your progress and the name on your sheet stay in this browser. Nothing is sent to us. No sign-in, no ads.