Grades 3 to 5 Long Term Sub Plans, 4 Weeks, 3rd 4th 5th Grade, Every Subject, 20 Days, No Prep, 491 Pages

Twenty school days, four binders, and every subject ready before you go. I wrote these 3rd 4th 5th grade sub plans as long term sub plans that work as sub plans for 3rd grade, 4th grade or 5th grade: four binders, 20 days of math, reading, writing, science and social studies. Built-in differentiation: every student page has a core task the whole class can do and a ★ challenge for early finishers, so grade 3 can do the core and grade 5 gets stretched. Every day has individual work (the subject sets and a calm block) and a team task for groups of four, plus an optional game as a fun way to end the day. No prep: print and go for a long-term sub, a medical or family leave, or any absence of about a month.

Perfect For

• Four weeks out: surgery or medical leave, a family leave, a long illness
• A long-term sub who does not know your subjects or your class
• Mixed or combination classes: one page works for grade 3 and stretches grade 5
• A vacancy or a late hire, when a grades 3 to 5 class needs a month of solid lessons
• Your sub tub or emergency sub folder, ready before you need it

How It Works

1. Print the four binders and leave them on your desk. Week 1 covers days 1 to 5, Week 2 days 6 to 10, Week 3 days 11 to 15 and Week 4 days 16 to 20. Each binder has its own week plan on page 4, already filled in with page numbers.
2. The sub runs the day’s sets in order. Every student does the core task; early finishers go on to the ★ challenge, and the class list has a column to mark who starts with it.
3. The calm block (a puzzle page and a reset sheet) is for early finishers or a loud moment, the team task for groups of four takes about 30 minutes, and the game is optional fun for the last 15 minutes.
4. Every set stands alone, so each plan is only a sample order: move any set to any day. Each set opens with a line that says what it reviews.
5. Every answer is in the key at the back of each binder, so the sub needs no subject knowledge. Prefer your own order? Each binder includes a blank weekly schedule.

What’s Inside: 491 Pages, Four Binders

• Week 1 binder, 139 pages: a binder cover, important information, a note to the substitute, the week plan filled in Monday to Friday with page numbers, a blank weekly schedule, a set index, class list and dismissal, a "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener (Meet Your Sub)
• Week 1 math sets (solo, 3 pages each): Multiplication and Division Facts; Fractions; Place Value and Big Numbers; Perimeter, Area and Graphs; Money and Word Problems
• Week 1 reading sets (solo, 3 pages each): The Sunflower Race; Sea Otters at Work; Six Dots for Louis Braille; The Night Theo Kept the Bell; Two Texts About Bats
• Week 1 writing sets (solo, 3 pages each): Strong Sentences to a Paragraph; Opinion Writing; How To Writing; Descriptive Writing; Narrative Writing
• Week 1 science sets (solo, 3 pages each): Life Cycles and Adaptations; States of Matter; Forces and Motion; Weather and Seasons; Earth Materials and the Water Cycle
• Week 1 social studies sets (solo, 3 pages each): Map Skills; Community and Government; A Town Timeline; Goods, Services and Choices; Landforms and Regions
• Week 1 team tasks (groups of four): Pack for the Camping Trip; Plan the Class Party; Paper Tower Challenge; Fix the Morning Routine; Design the Class Flag
• Week 1 calm blocks (solo, a word puzzle plus a reset sheet): Word Search and Reset Sheet; Matter Words Match and Grounding Sheet; Secret Codes and Three Good Things; Word Ladders and Doodle Page; Weather Word Search and Kindness Note
• Week 2 binder, 112 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and Monday opener (Monday Restart)
• Week 2 math sets (solo, 3 pages each): Adding and Subtracting Big Numbers; Rounding; Equivalent Fractions; Measurement; Elapsed Time
• Week 2 reading sets (solo, 3 pages each): A Fable (Rabbit and the High Creek); Honeybees (Inside a Honeybee Hive); Three Poems About the Wind; Realistic Fiction (The Little Library); A Biography (Jesse Owens)
• Week 2 writing sets (solo, 3 pages each): A Friendly Letter; Compare and Contrast; Writing a Poem; An Informative Paragraph; A Personal Narrative
• Week 2 science or social studies set each day (solo, 3 pages each): Science: Plants; Science: Food Chains and Habitats; Social Studies: US Symbols and Landmarks; Science: The Water Cycle; Social Studies: Rules, Laws and Citizens
• Week 2 team tasks (groups of four): Big Number Relay; Meadow Food Web; The Fraction Garden; Rain Report News Team; Field Day Committee
• Week 2 calm blocks (solo, a word puzzle with the week’s subject words plus a reset sheet): Plant Words Search and Reset Sheet; Honeybee Words Match and Grounding Sheet; Secret Codes and Three Good Things; Word Ladders and Doodle Page; Citizen Words Search and Kindness Note
• Week 3 binder, 120 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and Monday opener (Monday Restart)
• Week 3 math sets (solo, 3 pages each): Comparing Fractions; Multi-digit Multiplication; Lines, Angles and Shapes; Tenths and Hundredths; Factors and Multiples
• Week 3 reading sets (solo, 3 pages each): A Mystery (The Missing Library Key); Volcanoes; A Folktale (Anansi and the Well); A Science Article (Seeing the Very Small); An Adventure (Fog on Kettle Ridge)
• Week 3 writing sets (solo, 3 pages each): Writing a Summary; A Book Review; Writing Dialogue; A News Article; A Story Ending
• Week 3 science or social studies set each day (solo, 3 pages each): Science: Magnets; Social Studies: The Three Branches of Government; Science: Light and Shadows; Science: Natural Resources and Recycling; Social Studies: Continents and Oceans
• Week 3 team tasks (groups of four): The Case of the Missing Magnet; Plan the Volcano Museum; Bounce the Light Beam; Sort the Recycling Bins; Pass the Adventure
• Week 3 calm blocks (solo, a word puzzle with the week’s subject words plus a reset sheet): Magnet Words Search and Reset Sheet; Volcano and Law Words Match and Grounding Sheet; Secret Codes and Three Good Things; Word Ladders and Doodle Page; World Map Words Search and Kindness Note
• Week 4 binder, 120 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and Monday opener (Monday Check-In)
• Week 4 math sets (solo, 3 pages each): Long Division with Remainders; Adding Fractions; Patterns and Rules; Symmetry and Quadrilaterals; Line Plots and Data
• Week 4 reading sets (solo, 3 pages each): Historical Fiction (Della and the Giant Wheel); Inventors (Try, Fail, Try Again); A Short Play (The Torn Moon); A Speech From History (The Gettysburg Address); Paired Texts (Two Texts About Bridges)
• Week 4 writing sets (solo, 3 pages each): A Diary Entry From the Past; A Thank You Note; A Persuasive Letter; A Character Description; Research Notes to a Paragraph
• Week 4 science or social studies set each day (solo, 3 pages each): Science: Sound and Vibration; Social Studies: Inventions Then and Now; Science: Simple Machines; Social Studies: Producers, Consumers and Trade; Science: Fossils
• Week 4 team tasks (groups of four): The Concert Crew; The Paint Mixing Studio; The Ring-the-Bell Machine; The Trading Post; The Dig Site Survey
• Week 4 calm blocks (solo, a word puzzle with the week’s subject words plus a reset sheet): Sound Words Search and Reset Sheet; Math and History Words Match and Grounding Sheet; Secret Codes and Three Good Things; Word Ladders and Doodle Page; Fossil Words Search and Kindness Note
• Optional games for the last 15 minutes of each day, a fun way to end the day or something for extra time, with new questions in each week: Whiteboard Quiz Game; Paper Password; Class Feud; Classroom Millionaire; Mystery Box
• Answer keys for every set (core and ★ challenge), calm puzzle, team task and game, at the back of each binder

Here is a quick look at all four weeks: