The Supply Teacher Poem by Allan Ahlberg

The Supply Teacher

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Here's the rule for what to do
If ever your teacher has the flu
Or for some other reason takes to her bed
And a different teacher comes instead

When the visiting teacher hangs up her hat
Writes the date on the board, does this or that
Always remember, you have to say this,
OUR teacher never does that, Miss!

When you want to change places or wander about
Or feel like getting the guinea pig out
Never forget, the message is this,
OUR teacher always lets us, Miss!

Then, when your teacher returns next day
And complains about the paint or clay
Remember these words, you just say this:
That OTHER teacher told us to, Miss!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Silverlight Chen 14 June 2009

LOL, very nice and funny poem, but too bad it doesn't work 4 me. our supply teacher is always the same teacher and so she always knows what our real teacher does. when it was her first time, the class did something like what your poem told us to do but that supply teacher told the real teacher everything and the real teacher was pretty upset... but it was still fun! =D

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Susan Williams 08 November 2015

Ahlberg remembers those days so well- he must have been a ringleader

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Liliana Mar 10 December 2008

This is funny (: . && it's also trueee..

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Sofia 17 February 2021

You should treat people equally

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HAAAAA 10 February 2021

WHY DOES SHE SAY MISSISIPI INSTEAD OF MISS! ! ! ! ! ? ? ?

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sofia 17 February 2021

that is so rude

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Answer me 08 February 2021

I dont get it, how is humor created in this.

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hahahahahahahhahahhahahahahahhahahhahaahhahhahah

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hannah 19 May 2019

I love this poem and I have to remember this and recite this soon...….

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richard 07 February 2020

same as me

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