Oklahoma Emergency Certification: Ready Lessons for Your First Classroom
Oklahoma Emergency Certification: Ready Lessons for Your First Classroom
If you have just been emergency certified and are starting in an Oklahoma elementary classroom, build a stock of lessons you can teach without prep. The Elementary Sub Plans & Emergency Lessons Bundle gives you 50 no-prep lessons, daily ELA task cards and morning work, math warm-ups and an escape room for Grades 1–5, ready for sick days, rough days and the gaps between units.
Open the sub plans bundleThe Elementary Sub Plans & Emergency Lessons Bundle costs $69.99 and includes six no-prep resources for Grades 1–5: 50 No-Prep Substitute Lessons for Elementary Classrooms, Daily ELA Practice task cards and morning work, Grade 3 and Grade 4 math warm-ups, Math Warm-Up Activities for Grades 1–4, and the Soccer Escape Room. Separately the parts cost $112.94. It is a backup and practice kit, not a full curriculum.
The resources
Elementary Sub Plans & Emergency Lessons Bundle, Grades 1–5
6 resources in one download: $69.99 instead of $112.94 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
Elementary Sub Plans & Emergency Lessons Bundle | 50 No-Prep Lessons, Daily ELA, Math Warm-Ups & Escape Room | Grades 1–5
Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum | Grammar, Writing, Phonics & Reading Packs for Every Grade
Elementary History Curriculum | All 20 History Units | Grades 1–4
Elementary Math Practice & Warm-Up Bundle | 7 Practice Packs + Warm-Up Bundle | Grades 1–4
The real problem
The first months on an emergency certificate
In Oklahoma, a district that needs to fill a teaching position can ask the State Board of Education to approve emergency certification for someone with a bachelor's degree who has not finished certification. Special education is the exception: teachers in that area cannot be emergency certified. So if you are reading this, you probably hold a degree, have a class list, and are learning the job while doing it. Your district likely gives you a reading and math program. What it rarely gives you is everything around it. Morning work for the first fifteen minutes. A warm-up that settles the room after lunch. Something worthwhile for the afternoon when a lesson ends early or the projector fails. And the one new teachers forget: sub plans for the day you are sick, because the office will ask for them and you will be in no shape to write them at 6 a.m. Experienced teachers keep a drawer of these things, built over years. In your first year that drawer is empty, and every evening spent filling it is an evening taken from planning your core lessons.
Why it fits
How the bundle fills the gaps
Six parts, each meant for a moment new teachers rarely plan for in advance.
- 50 No-Prep Substitute Lessons give you sub plans on file before your first sick day.
- Daily ELA task cards and morning work cover the first minutes of every school day.
- Grade 3 and Grade 4 math warm-ups settle a class after recess or lunch.
- Math Warm-Up Activities for Grades 1–4 help if you are placed in first or second grade.
- The Soccer Escape Room makes a strong Friday afternoon or day-before-break activity.
- Every part is no-prep, so you can use it the same morning without writing a plan first.
Getting started
Setting up your backup drawer
A suggested way to use the bundle in your first semester. Follow your district's programs and your mentor's advice for core instruction.
- Build your sub folder in week oneChoose three to five lessons from the 50 substitute lessons, print them with a seating chart and your daily schedule, and leave the folder where the office tells you. Then a sick day is not a crisis.
- Set a morning work routineUse the daily ELA task cards or morning work as the first thing students do when they walk in. A steady start gives you a few minutes for attendance, notes from home and lunch counts.
- Match warm-ups to your gradePick the Grade 3 or Grade 4 warm-ups if you teach those grades, or the Grades 1–4 set for younger classes. Use them before math or after a noisy transition.
- Save the escape room for the right dayKeep the Soccer Escape Room for the day before a holiday, a schedule cut short by an assembly, or a class that has earned something different after a hard week.
- Refill the sub folder after each useAfter each absence, replace the used lessons with new ones from the set. With 50 to choose from, the folder can stay full through the whole school year.
What to buy
Sub plans first, then a subject bundle
For a first-year Grades 1–5 teacher, the Elementary Sub Plans & Emergency Lessons Bundle at $69.99 (parts $112.94) is the most useful starting point, because it covers the gaps around your district program. If you also need literacy practice by grade, the Grades 1–6 Literacy Skills Curriculum ($49.99, 24 packs) adds grammar, writing, phonics and reading. For Grades 1–4 history or social studies with full lesson plans, look at the Elementary History Curriculum ($169.99, parts $499.80). For more math practice, the Elementary Math Practice & Warm-Up Bundle costs $34.99.
Honest limits
Limits to keep in mind
This is a set of backup and practice resources, not a full curriculum for any grade, and it was not written for Oklahoma. It contains no Oklahoma standards codes, so compare it with Oklahoma's academic standards and your district's expectations, and follow your district's core programs first. It has no connection to certification. You still print, sort and add class details to the sub folder. The license is for your own classroom; a school that wants it for several rooms should message Teach Lessons first. If it does not fit, exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is this approved by Oklahoma or aligned to its standards?
No. It is not aligned to, endorsed by or approved under Oklahoma's academic standards, and the State Board has not reviewed it. It is a general Grades 1–5 resource set. Check it against your district's standards and core programs, and ask your principal what your sub plans should include.
Can a substitute run these lessons without me?
That is what the 50 No-Prep Substitute Lessons are for: lessons that need no preparation from the person teaching them. Add your schedule, class list and notes on routines, and a substitute has what they need to get through the day without calling you for help.
Will this replace the curriculum my district gives me?
No. It is meant to sit around your district's reading and math programs, covering morning work, warm-ups, sub days and spare minutes. For core instruction, follow your district's materials and your mentor's guidance, and use the bundle to fill the edges of the day. That keeps your core lessons consistent with what colleagues teach.
What if I was hired for special education?
Under Oklahoma's rules as applied by the State Board, special education teachers cannot be emergency certified, so check your certification path with your district. The bundle itself is general classroom material for Grades 1–5, not a special education program, and it does not replace the specialized materials those classes use.
Which grade does it suit best?
The bundle covers Grades 1–5 overall. The math warm-ups are specific to Grades 3 and 4, plus a Grades 1–4 set, so a fifth grade teacher will lean more on the substitute lessons, the ELA task cards and the escape room. First and second grade teachers get the most from the Grades 1–4 warm-ups.
What if I move to another grade mid-year?
Most of the bundle still applies across Grades 1–5. If you need more for one grade, each part is also sold on its own and linked on the bundle page, and the single-grade ELA packs add grammar, writing and reading practice for a specific grade at low cost.
Start your backup drawer today
Open the bundle, print your first sub folder this week, and set up morning work before next Monday.
Open the sub plans bundle