Emergency Third Grade Sub Plans Entire Year BUNDLE | 3rd Grade Substitute Plans

Third Grade Emergency Substitute Lesson Plans! This substitute bundle includes 21 DETAILED third grade sub plans. These third grade sub plans are perfect for any emergency sub day or a day packed with engaging themed activities! These plans are no prep - just print and leave for your sub! Students and substitutes will love the activities included in each sub pack! These sub plans include reading, math, writing, social studies and science activities. These plans also include an editable PowerPoint file of substitute instructions that you can tailor to fit your classroom perfectly! If an emergency comes up, simply email these sub plans to a colleague to print and you are covered!

6 REASONS THESE THIRD GRADE SUB PLANS ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SUB PLANS:

• No FLUFF! Every single activity is rigorous, engaging, and fun!
• Detailed (and editable) substitute instructions for every single activity!
• NO PREP! Simply print (or email to a colleague) and copy!
• NO PRINTING TONS OF PAGES! Each sub plan is meaningful and compact. You won't find tons of extra pages that you won't use but you'll still have more than enough.
• Add ANY book to each plan! No specific book you have to track down or buy.
• Supplies to create a SUB TUB included in each pack. Create this sub tub ONCE and you can use it over and over again!

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• Second Grade Sub Plans for the Entire Year BUNDLE + Editable Sub Info
• Fourth Grade Emergency Sub Plans BUNDLE | 4th Grade Substitute Plans

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•This file INCLUDES 2 sub plans for each month of the school year September-June!! These plans are loosely tied to the month, but are referenced by a month so that you are aware of the skill level needed. For example, sub plans in "September" will include easier skills than sub plans from "December."

☆This print and go pack is Common Core Aligned. Don't use Common Core? These plans will still work for you! There is one or more activities for each subject! Each pack includes L.A./Reading, Math, Writing, Social Studies, and Science activities. Each activity page lists the Common Core Standard it addresses in the corner.

★VIEW the GOODIES and ⭐BONUS PRODUCTS (YOU GET TOTALLY FREE)⭐ INCLUDED ONLY IN THE BUNDLE at the bottom of this description.

September "All About Family" asks students to:

-identify comparative and superlative adjectives

-use adjectives to describe family members

-identify and use words with prefixes and suffixes

-write about what would happen if their family had magical powers

-solve story problems using addition and subtraction up to 1000

-tell time to the closest five minutes

-show comprehension of simple sight words sentences

-write about a day in the life of their family

-describe their favorite part in a story and a partner's favorite part

-write about how their family works as a team and why this is important

-identify items on their family's grocery list that fit several properties and estimate how much each item might cost

BONUS PAGE: FAMILY PORTRAIT

TASK CARD game: Add and Subtract to 1000 Task Cards (*includes carrying and borrowing practice)

September "All About Apples" asks students to:

-identify sight words spelled correctly and incorrectly (review from a 2nd grade word list)

-match simple idiom phrases with pictures and meanings

-identify quadrilaterals

-identify other 2D and 3D shapes

-read and solve simple addition story problems asking students to carry

-solve addition problems and identify whether they had to carry or not carry a number to solve it

-provide reasons about why they liked a story

-write a silly story about apples going to school

-brainstorm important school rules and participate in discussions about school rules

-show comprehension of a passage about growing an apple tree, caring for an apple tree, and harvesting/storing apples

TASK CARD game: Idioms Task Cards

October "All About Bats" asks students to:

-read grade level sight words

-read IGH words

-identify odd and even numbers

-addition to 50

-place value review

-ordering 3-digit numbers (least to greatest)

-identifying main idea and supporting details

-identify and explain bat body parts

-write about an opinion

-discuss and name safety rules when playing or walking in the dark

-BONUS: If I was nocturnal.... Writing Page

TASK CARD game: Scrambled IGH Words Reading Task Cards

October "All About Spiders" asks students to:

-read and use words with prefixes

-read, identify, and practice applying the meaning of the suffix -er

-simple multiplication (products up to 25)

-collecting and graphing data

-describing thoughts, feelings, and actions of characters in a story

-identify and label spider body parts

-read a world map and add different spiders based on short descriptions

-choose an opinion and write about three reasons to support their opinion

-BONUS: How a spider catches its prey.... Informational Writing Page

TASK CARD game: Simple Multiplication

November "All About Pumpkins" asks students to:

-identify and read words with open and closed syllables

-review digraphs

-counting to 1000

-subtracting within 1000

-subtraction fluency review

-identify and label spider body parts

-discuss and identify different points of view (reading response)

-How do people use pumpkins? (informational writing)

-Pumpkin Bread Recipe (group listening task)

-Pumpkin Life Cycle

TASK CARD game: Number Patterns

November "All About Fall" asks students to:

-read and sort nouns and verbs

-apply alphabetical order

-using adjectives in meaningful ways

-addition and subtraction with 3-digit numbers

-rounding to the nearest 100

-identify the message, theme, or moral of a story

-using temporal words in a story

-The Science of Fall (comprehension)

-Comparing and contrasting fall family activities

TASK CARD game: Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives

*BONUS PLAN* Holidays Around the World asks students to:

-read and show comprehension of the rules of the dreidel game (Hanukkah)

-read and find words related to Kwanzaa in a word search

-solve simple multiplication problems to reveal a picture of a Chinese New Year tradition

-read time to the hour and half-hour (Christmas in the U.S.A.)

-write about whether they would rather La Befana (Italy) or Jultomten (Sweden) visit them

-create a fictional map detailing where Las Posadas celebrations will happen (Mexico)

-read and comprehend facts about coniferous trees (Germany)

BONUS ACTIVITY: Create a Holiday Banner

TASK CARD GAME: Time to the Hour and Half-Hour

December "All About Giving Kindness" asks students to:

-read and sort SILENT K words

-write words in alphabetical order

-read, graph, and write SILENT W words

-complete simple multiplication problems

-order numbers least to greatest

-compare numbers (6-digits)

-explain WHY with writing (giving priceless gifts prompt)

-summarize they problem and solution (and give their opinion)

-understand the meaning behind giving different colored flowers (social studies)

-understand the how animals GIVE each other life (food chain review)

TASK CARD game: Comparing Numbers (6 digits)

December "All About Hibernation" asks students to:

-read and sort SILENT H words

-write and match possessive nouns

-review coins and add up coins

-identify simple fractions

-order numbers least to greatest

-write a summary of a nonfiction passage

-generate further questions about a nonfiction text

-sort facts and summarize how people and animals prepare for winter (social studies)

-read and sort facts about migration, hibernation, and torpor (science)

TASK CARD game: Possessive Nouns

January "All About Winter" asks students to:

-read and color code SILENT L and SILENT T words

-sort adverbs into 4 different columns based on meaning/use

-write simple fractions in numeral form

-use multiplication equations to solve a math problem

-add and subtract money

-write about the ending of a story, create their own, and justify opinion

-write a how-to story

-show comprehension about the winter games

-show comprehension of different winter facts

TASK CARD game: Simple Fractions

January "All About Martin Luther King Jr." asks students to:

-read and match concrete and abstract nouns

-use comprehension to connect to abstract nouns

-solve simple multiplication problems

-write about a hero in their life

-discuss and write about character qualities (reading response)

-"If I Had Lunch with Martin Luther King Jr." poster

-complete a mini timeline of Martin's life using clues

-create a invention that would help make the world look like Martin's dream

TASK CARD game: Concrete and Abstract Nouns

February "All About Presidents" asks students to:

-identify prefixes and sufixes

-create words from a larger word (problem solving and reading)

-solve simple word clues

-solve simple multiplication equations

-read time analog and digital (:00, :15, :30, :45)

-write about if they were a president

-write about the main character and supporting character(s)

-sort statements about presidential duties (true or false)

-comprehension page about Thomas Jefferson

BONUS PAGE: All About the Current President Poster

TASK CARD game: Telling Time (15 minute intervals)

February "All About Love" asks students to:

-sort nouns and pronouns

-identify the pronouns that would replace each noun

-add commas and quotation marks to dialogue

-find area using simple multiplication

-solve simple multiplication problems missing a product

-write about 5 things they like about a peer

-sort things that describe taking care of the Earth and taking care of family/friends

-read four books and write about their favorite an least favorite

-find animals that partner for life in a word search

-apply alphabetical order

TASK CARD game: Pronouns

March "All About Luck" asks students to:

-read and identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives

-comprehend simple sentences

-solve simple multiplication problems

-match the division equation associated with a multiplication problem

-identify the amount of each American coin

-write about how they might catch a leprechaun

-find and use nouns, verbs, and adjectives from a read aloud

-sort true, false, and opinion statements about rainbows

-TWO OPTIONS: comprehend a page about St. Patrick's Day or Leprechauns

TASK CARD game: Missing Factors (Multiplication)

March "All About Baby Animals" asks students to:

-read and show comprehension of facts about baby animals

-read and comprehend simple similes

-create simple similes

-simple addition and graphing

-add the hour and minute hands to a blank clock (:00, :15, :30, :45)

-find the perimeter of a rectangle

-find the area of a rectangle

-write about the characters in a story

-write about how to take care of a baby animal

-identify true and false facts about baby animals

-match pictures to show comprehension of simple facts about rabbits

TASK CARD game: Similes

April "All About Earth" asks students to:

-read and identify simple, compound, and complex sentences

-create compound sentences

-read analog clocks

-identify fractions that represent HALF and WHOLE

-determine the elapsed time between two clocks

-create a plan for taking care of the Earth

-identify landforms

-summarize five facts from a read aloud

-comprehend a passage about Earth's layers and tectonic plates

TASK CARD game: Simple and Compound Sentences

April "All About Plants" asks students to:

-read and identify words with AIR

-read and comprehend simple sentences (clues) about plants

-find the area of quadrilaterals

-identify and match simple fractions

-explain HOW TO GROW A GARDEN

-use transition words to describe a sequence (reading response)

-comprehend a passage about eating a balanced diet of food/plants

-comprehend and identify the different ways seeds travel

TASK CARD game: Perimeter and Area Task Cards

May "All About Insects" asks students to:

-read and identify words with r-controlled long vowels (-air, -ear)

-read and comprehend sight word sentences (clues about insects)

-solve simple multiplication equations

-read and solve simple multiplication and division story problems

-identify something they learned, something they knew, and questions they still have after a nonfiction read aloud

-write about the day in the life of an insect

-identify the diet and habitat of an insect

-sort facts and bugs based on whether they are insects/non-insects/true/false

-read and comprehend a passage about the culture of bug eating

TASK CARD game: R-Controlled Long Vowel Task Cards

May "All About Memorial Day" asks students to:

-identify how to make singular words plural

-practice capitalizing certain words in titles

-solve simple multiplication problems

-round to the nearest 10

-read an analog clock

-convert digital time to military time (cheat sheet included)

-write about the main idea of a text

-write about four questions they still have after a read aloud

-write a letter to a soldier

-show comprehension of a text about scientists in the military

BONUS PAGE: All About Memorial Day

TASK CARD game: Rounding to the Nearest 100 and 10 Task Cards

June "All About Ocean Animals" asks students to:

-show comprehension using a text about lobsters

-read grade-level sight word sentences to determine the mystery ocean animal

-determine (and find) sets of numbers that when multiplied equal 12 or 16

-compare fractions with the same denominator (e.g. 1/4 and 3/4)

-determine and write about the author's purpose (based on a read aloud)

-write four diary entires about the adventures of a scuba diver

-show comprehension of short passages about endangered ocean animals

TASK CARD game: Comparing Fractions Task Cards (One game with different numerator/same denominator AND BONUS CHALLENGE GAME with same numerator/different denominator!)

June "All About Camping" asks students to:

-write addresses correctly using an example

-read and match regular and irregular present and past tense verbs

-determine between true and false multiplication equations (single digit facts)

-fill in missing numbers in multiplication equations (single digit facts)

-determine and write about the story's message or lesson

-write about what would make a perfect camping trip

-create a map using specific instructions

-show comprehension of short passage about fire/campfires

-sort true or false statements about fire/campfires

TASK CARD game: Regular and Irregular Verbs Task Card Game (*simple multiplication facts will be solved on each task card to find the matching box on the recording sheet)

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