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Substitute teacher seating chart

A sub learns names from the seating chart. Print it from the teacher's side of the room, with an alphabetical seat list, and the first ten minutes go much better. The maker is loaded with this room: paste your own class, shuffle, then print.

25 students

Paste from a spreadsheet, your gradebook or a roster export: "Last, First", numbers and ID columns are handled. Up to 40 students.

Sample class:
Room layout

25 seats

Seating rules keep apart, front row

Keep-apart students never share a pair or table and never sit directly beside, in front of or behind each other. Lock a seat (tap it on the chart) to keep a student exactly there.

More options teacher's desk, empty seats

Runs in your browser: student names never leave this device.

Front of room Teacher's desk

25 students in 25 seats · all 2 rules kept

How to set it up

Most charts are drawn with the board at the top, so a sub standing at the front has to turn the page upside down to match faces to names. SeatSheet prints the teacher view by default: the front of the room is at the bottom of the page and the back row is at the top, exactly what the sub sees. The teacher's desk is marked, and the results include a seat list sorted by first name for taking attendance.

  1. Paste the class list and set up the room as it really is: rows, pairs, groups or a U.
  2. Under More options, put the teacher's desk where it is (front left, center or right).
  3. Arrange the seats to match the room today: drag names, or lock the regulars and shuffle the rest.
  4. Print the teacher view for the sub folder; the seat list is under the "Seat list" tab.

Tips

  • Write the date on the printed line: subs trust a chart that says it is current.
  • Add a note on the back about who can help with the projector or the attendance office.
  • Keep a copy for each period: the free version saves the latest class on this device, so print as you go.

Substitute teacher seating chart: questions

What is the teacher view?

The room as you see it from the front: the front of the room is at the bottom of the page, and left and right are mirrored. The student view turns it 180°.

Does the sub need SeatSheet?

No. Print the chart, or send a share link with names if your school allows it; the link opens the same chart in any browser.

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See all 8 layouts → or start from your own class.

Pro · planned, not built yet

Planned: SeatSheet Pro for teachers with five periods a day

None of these work today. Everything above this section is free and works now. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you once if and when Pro launches.

Planned

Saved classes

Will keep several classes on this device so you reopen Period 3 in one tap instead of pasting the list again.

Planned

Class periods

Will share one room layout across all your periods, each with its own list, locks and rules.

Planned

Seat rotation

Will remember past charts and reshuffle so students sit with new neighbours each time.

Planned

Student photos

Will put a photo on each seat for subs, stored on this device only.

Planned

Bigger classes

Will seat up to 60 students and draw custom room layouts.

Pro waitlist

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