10 great websites for substitute teacher worksheets.

Typically, when substitute teaching, the regular teacher will leave a lesson plan. However, experienced substitute teachers know that it’s always good to have a backup sub plan—and that might mean having some printable worksheets available. 

Where can you find the best teacher worksheets on short notice? The internet, of course!  Below are ten great websites with lesson plans and worksheets for elementary, middle and high school. 

Worksheets for elementary school.

 Super Teacher Worksheets: superteacherworksheets.com 

This website has lesson plans and worksheets on many subjects. Materials for math, reading comprehension, writing, phonics, grammar, spelling, science, and social studies are nicely organized by category.  

• You’ll find flashcards, puzzles, and brain teasers.  

• Popular chapter books, such as Charlotte’s Web, The Giver, Holes, and others, are downloadable.  

• The yearly subscription cost is about $25—for more than 20,000 printable worksheets and activities. 

Education.com: education.com  

The site offers great free worksheets, games, lesson plans, activities, workbooks, exercises, stories, songs, and more. And everything is easy to find.  

• Locate materials by subject, including art, foreign language, math, reading and writing, science, social studies, and even typing.  

• Narrow your search by grade (example: “preschool through grade 8”) 

• Create an account, and the site’s 300 pages of materials are available to you. 

Easy Teacher Worksheets: easyteacherworksheets.com 

With a huge library of printable worksheets, this site is a terrific resource for substitute teachers.  

• Materials are available for preschool through high school for math, science, English, social studies, foreign languages, and more. 

• New worksheets are added each week, and you can suggest something if you don’t see it.  

• Sign up to have new worksheets regularly emailed to you. 

Teacher.org: teacher.org  

This site has nearly 600 lesson plans for K-12, including over 170 for elementary school students.  

• Subjects include art, holidays, English, math, phys ed, science, social studies, and environmental lessons.  

• Each includes the recommended grade levels, the approximate time it takes to cover the lesson, materials needed, objectives and outcomes, and a step-by-step explanation of how to implement the lesson.  
• Everything is free, and you don’t even need to create an account. 

Worksheets for middle school.

In curating this list, we’ve found that some of these websites offer more than just middle school options. However, these did a great job with this grade level. 

Edhelper.com: edhelper.com 

This site offers free PDF worksheets on various topics, including math, spelling, grammar, reading, literature, science, social studies, and test prep.  

• The site also lets you access material by grade level.  

• A subscription costs about $40 for a year and $70 for two years. If you buy for two years, you get a third year free. 

K12reader.com: k12reader.com 

This site contains materials for all grade levels, with over 400 worksheets for middle schoolers. 

• Topics include reading, writing, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and more.  

• Tere’s also blogs, articles, lesson templates, graphic aids, book lists, CCSS worksheets, and links to other websites that offer helpful teaching materials.  

• No login or subscription is needed. 

Share My Lesson: sharemylesson.com  

Get interesting lesson plans for middle schoolers.  

• Subjects include population growth, climate change, healthy eating, how alcohol affects the body, folk music, cooking, social media, money management, building self-esteem, foreign language, and more.  

• Resources to help teachers cover lessons on today’s important issues without taking sides or stirring up controversy.  

• There’s a lot of information here, and you’ll find some great ideas for engaging, thought-provoking lesson plans. 

Worksheets for high school. 

High schoolers are forming their own views and opinions about the world and their place in it, so we looked for materials that understood this. 

PBS Learning: thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org  

PBS has fantastic resources for creating stimulating lesson plans.  

• Choose from videos, audio recordings, interactive lessons, PDFs, and websites. 

• Subjects are classified, so it’s easy to find information on science, math, social studies, engineering and technology, health and physical education, art, and language.  

• Many lesson plans include printable handouts, vocabulary, and suggested activities. 

Edhelper.com: edhelper.com 

We mentioned this site for middle school, but it also has some great materials and resources for high school classes.  

• Worksheets on topics such as algebra, geometry, grammar, spelling, critical thinking, reading, literature, earth science, biology, chemistry, social studies, writing, American government, and more.  

• A three-year membership for $70 works out to pennies a day. 

Help teaching: helpteaching.com 

All materials on this site are organized by grade level and then subject, so it’s easy to find exactly what you’re looking for.  

• Subjects include art, English, math, life skills, science, seasons, social studies, and vocational education.  

• There are subcategories for each of the main subjects with worksheets, tests, and activities for the subjects listed.  

• All the materials are free, but you’ll need to create an account.

Pro Tip:

Note that although the websites mentioned are grouped by elementary, middle, and high school, some have resources for multiple grade levels. So, take some time to click through what worksheets are available. You may find that some sites are better suited for you as substitute teacher. 

Also, always check with the administrator about your lesson plan for class. They may have something that is more appropriate, or share with you how to align the work to the curriculum. 

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