I covered a class a couple of years ago that assigned each child a "Substitute Day Responsibility." Each student was in charge of a different assignment from the following list, and they felt more involved in that day's success. Therefore, there were less management issues those days.
office runner, paper helpers, book helpers, chair stackers, lights, doors, computer time rules, etc. My favorite was the student who was in charge of starting applause for the substitute at the end of the day..
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substitute, class management, sub, helpers, roles