Lessons without Eye Rolls?
Yes, Please.

Resources. Chaos. Learning. Repeat.

Customized Decision Lab Modules & Conversation Starters, Standards-Aligned if Required (Grades 6-12)

Plug & Play Sub Plan Lesson Plans

Activities Corresponding to Lesson Plans for Subs/Bell Ringers

Index for all Entry Points, including applicable themes

We recognize educators don't need more on their plates to help engage teens. Email us at myprepboss@gmail.com to get started on getting customized modules and plans FREE when you place an order.

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Lesson Plan Reset

Every excellent educator appreciates new tools and resources to retain student engagement.

Whether it is used in the classroom, at an after-school club, for you or for a substitute teacher, having plug & play plans with less than 5 minutes of prep makes your life easier.

We got you.

You don't have time to create new lesson/sub plans

You see the potential, but engagement is low

Students aren’t connecting with past material

BEFORE

Spending hours creating materials that students still don’t engage with
Decision-making lessons are missing from the curriculum
Students zoning out or relying on you for every step
Students are struggling with decision-making, engagement, and vocabulary
Not enough time to add “one more thing” to your plate

Plug-and-play lesson plans, bell ringers, and activities
Sample decision-making and conversation starter modules available
Students actively participating
Built-in executive functioning + goal-setting practice
Index with all 30+ entry points, including themes
Detailed facilitator script, ready to be scaffolded

AFTER

How The Hustle Files Can be Used in Classrooms

Daily Engagement:

Quick bell ringers and 10-minute activities get every student participating from day one

Active Learning:

Decision Lab Modules allow for choice-based class discussions, critical thinking, and stronger vocabulary retention

Conversation Starters:

Thematic conversation entry points allow for organic teen discussions and analyses

Independent Reading

Encourages students to read on their own, strengthening decision-making muscles

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Full disclosure: I used this as prepared sub plans for days I would inevitably be gone. Easy, detailed facilitator script, all materials included, and the sub had an easy-to-follow lesson plan that still moved my students forward.

Students were engaged, material aligned with standards, and best thing...I didn't spend hours creating sub lesson plans. They were all ready to go, I just told the sub which one to use!

Nobody else is offering this level of engagement or service. Not for teens, not for adults.

— 9th Grade English Teacher

UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION

Directive Verbs

Crack the Code!

Every test question is basically a boss battle. Whatever curriculum you're already rocking, these directive verb drills plug right in as a power-up.

Words like "analyze" and "compare" aren't just instructions--they're cheat codes. Train your students' brains to spot the verb, unlock the code, and have them flex the perfect response every time.

Verb Directive Worksheets

BRAIN WARM-UPS

Bell Ringers

Kickstart the Day!

Kickstart class with a jolt with these quick hits that wake up brains spark energy, and break the ice.

Mazes, "sketch the robot" doodles, word searches, partner challenges--use them straight up or riff to fit your own flow and have some fun.

Activities are built to supplement what you're already doing and set the vibe before you dive deep.

Bell Ringers

PLAYFUL LEARNING

Word Play

Roasting Like a Legend = Epic

Those custom roasts that hits readers when they fail at scoring that perfect 600 in The Hustle Files? Addictive.

Learning how to craft your own clever ones, with just the right amount of petty + vocab word? Legendary.

(Chill, no actual bullying--just fun wordplay).

Jump to the Roast Lab

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Just a few ready-to-use tools can transform your classroom — boosting engagement, strengthening vocabulary, and saving you hours of planning time.

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The Roast Lab

Welcome to the Roast Lab--your crash course in crafting roasts with the right amount of clever, playful and petty.

The OG Roast Formula

A good roast =

Observation + Exaggeration + Silly Comparison

A legendary roast =

Observation + Exaggeration + Silly Comparison + 1 ACT/SAT word

Vocab Words That Slap in Roasts

Catastrophic: total disaster

Inept: completely unskilled

Pretentious: trying way too hard

Debacle: complete failure

Melodramatic: extra

Lackluster: meh

How to Do It?

1. Start with clear observation.

→ What went wrong? What’s the fail?

2. Crank up the drama.

→ Was it catastrophic? Cringe? A full-blown fiasco?

3. Add a ridiculous comparison.

→ Think sloths in gym class, pigeons in tuxedos, or anything else absurd.

4. Drop a vocab word like it belongs.

→ Bonus points if it blends in without sounding like a spelling bee.

Let's Run The Play:

Fail:

You wore knockoff Crocs with socks...to prom.

Basic Roast:

“Bold fit. Even your socks looked embarrassed.”

Leveled-Up Roast (with vocab)

“That was a tragic aesthetic choice--like auditioning for a runway show called 'Please Make It Stop' at a Met Gala no one asked for. Absolute catastrophe." 🔥