Middle School Math Long Term Sub Plans, 4 Weeks, 6th 7th 8th Grade Math, 20 Days, No Prep, 259 Pages

Twenty math lessons, each with the exact words the sub says to start it. These middle school math sub plans are long term sub plans for four weeks of 6th, 7th and 8th grade math: a different topic every day, from ratios and integers to equations, circles, probability and box plots. Every task (each math set, calm block, team task, game and Monday opener) starts with a "Say this to the class" box: two or three sentences that tell students what to do and how to start. Every day has individual work (the math set and a calm block) and a team task for groups of four, plus an optional game on that day’s lesson as a fun way to end the class. Every math set has a core task and a ★ challenge for fast finishers. 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 teach math: every task has a script and every answer is in the key
• A vacancy or a late hire, when a middle school math class needs a month of solid lessons
• Mixed 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes: a core task for everyone and a ★ challenge for fast finishers
• 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 reads the "Say this to the class" box at the top of the task, then runs the day’s math set in every period. Each set is one period (45 to 55 minutes). Every student does the core task; fast finishers go on to the ★ challenge.
3. The calm block (a math puzzle and a self-checking quiet practice page) is for early finishers or a loud moment, the team task for groups of four fills a block period or extra time, 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 math background. Prefer your own order? Each binder includes a blank weekly schedule.

What the Sub Gets

• A note to the substitute in each binder: the daily routine, how the core task and the ★ challenge work, and what to do if the class is loud
• A "Say this to the class" script for every task: the Monday opener, each math set, each calm block, each team task and each game (84 in all), two or three sentences that say what students do, how (on their own, in groups of four or as a whole class) and the first step
• A step by step sub script for each Monday opener, and a "Read this out" box on most games
• Each week plan already filled in with page numbers, a blank schedule, a class list and a "how it went" page
• Every answer in the key, including the ★ challenges

What’s Inside: 259 Pages, Four Binders

• Week 1 binder, 64 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): Ratios, Rates and Percent; Integers and Order of Operations; Fractions and Decimals; Area and Perimeter; Data and Graphs
• Week 1 team tasks (groups of four): The Number Line-Up; The Garden Plot Plan; Design the Dog Park; Time Capsule Code; The Calculator Debate
• Week 1 calm blocks (solo, a math puzzle plus a quiet practice page): Word Search; Integer Terms Match; Code Breaker; Shape Words Scramble; Cross-Number
• Week 2 binder, 66 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 (Back for Week 2)
• Week 2 math sets (solo, 3 pages each): Unit Rates and Proportions; Expressions and the Distributive Property; One-Step Equations; Area of Triangles and Polygons; Mean, Median, Mode and Range
• Week 2 team tasks (groups of four): Snack Order Showdown; Expression Match-Up; Locker Combination Relay; Plaza Tile Planner; Class Survey Lab
• Week 2 calm blocks (solo, a math puzzle plus a quiet practice page): Word Search; Expression Terms Match; Code Breaker; Polygon Words Scramble; Cross-Number
• Week 3 binder, 65 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 (Week 3 Warm Start)
• Week 3 math sets (solo, 3 pages each): Discount, Tax, Tip and Percent Change; Multiplying and Dividing Negative Numbers; Two-Step Equations; Circumference and Area of Circles; Probability
• Week 3 team tasks (groups of four): Sale Day Store; Temperature Trek; Number Machine Makers; Round Garden Design; Fair Game Carnival
• Week 3 calm blocks (solo, a math puzzle plus a quiet practice page): Word Search; Sign Rule Terms Match; Code Breaker; Circle Words Scramble; Cross-Number
• Week 4 binder, 64 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 (Week 4, Halfway Up the Hill)
• Week 4 math sets (solo, 3 pages each): Proportional Relationships in Tables and Graphs; Inequalities; Angle Relationships; Volume and Surface Area of Prisms; Box Plots and Spread
• Week 4 team tasks (groups of four): Map Scale Expedition; Field Day Limits; Laser Maze; Package Designer; Paper Airplane Test Flight
• Week 4 calm blocks (solo, a math puzzle plus a quiet practice page): Word Search; Inequality Words Match; Code Breaker; Prism Words Scramble; Cross-Number
• Optional math games for the last 15 minutes of each day, a fun way to end the class or something for extra time; every game reviews only that day’s math lesson: Whiteboard Quiz Game; Paper Password; Class Feud; Classroom Millionaire; Mystery Box
• Answer keys for every set (core and ★ challenge), calm block, team task and game, at the back of each binder

Here is a quick look at all four weeks: