High School Substituting

Hello, its been such a busy few weeks, but I have learned a great deal about substituting.  I am so glad I get to share it with you!  
       First:  Have you ever had a child have a melt down because you disciplined them?  Well, it does not work for everyone, but at a drop of a hat, I decided to give the angry child 3 sheets of paper to rip up.  He looked at me puzzled, and then just started ripping.  When he stated that he was done, I suggested there were still  bigger pieces left and to rip them into little pieces.  By the time he was done, his he had forgotten about his anger, and did his work, without anymore issues the rest of the day. 
      Second:  High School Students hold grudges when you have to write a referral on them.   One student, every time she saw me, she would make a rude comment.   It was then I decided to choose my battles.   Finally, I had her in one of the classes, and she announced to the class that I write anyone for a referral so they better watch out!  One of the other students asked, "Do you get a referral, and she said with a smirk,  " I sure did!"  Well I interjected and said, "I did?" I don't remember because I substitute many students every day, and cannot remember them all.   So I told her it was a new day, and the slate is clean.   Because I  decided to act like I didn't remember(although I did remember her), it helped her to understand it was what she did that she had the referral and not herself personally.  
      Sometimes as substitutes we should pick our battles.   Know what's important, and make sure they earn our respect through guided discipline.
      I searched on the internet and found a Jeopardy game that we can use for a Smart Board, and a Trivia game.   This is a way you can incorporate when there is a lull in the high school classroom or have very little assignments for your students.