Description
Anytime Explorers Themed Sub Plans (3rd 4th 5th Grade): Make substitute days engaging, meaningful, and stress-free with this Themed Sub Plans Packet! This ready-to-use resource is packed with high-interest reading comprehension passages, creative writing missions, poetry, math review, vocabulary, and extension activities that encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
Unlike traditional sub plans, this deluxe themed packet immerses students in the exciting world of science, engineering, astronomy, Earth science, and animal adaptations while reinforcing essential reading, writing, and math skills. Perfect for substitute teachers, emergency plans, enrichment, independent work, or classroom learning anytime of the year!
INCLUDED:
- Full-color and black & white versions
- Organized ZIP file with:
- Printable PDF with ready-to-go lessons
- PDF sub binder templates
- Editable PowerPoint templates
- Clickable Table of Contents for easy navigation
THEMED ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
- 6 High-interest Science-Themed reading passages with comprehension questions + answer keys:
- Amazing Inventions
- About Earth’s Water
- The Earth’s Layers
- Amazing Animal Adaptations + More
- Writing – 36 creative writing prompts across 4 choice boards, plus publishing pages for final drafts.
- Poetry – 3 Science-Themed poems (free verse, acrostic, rhyming), definitions, student templates, and a poetry analysis page.
- Math Word Problems (Mixed Operations, Multi-Step Problem Solving, Real-World STEM Scenarios)
- 2 Math Choice Boards covering Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Place Value and more
- Multiplication Color By Number
- Fast Finisher Activities – Design your own Invention Poster, Book review, word search, make-your-own Newspaper, and a context clues activity.
SUBSTITUTE TEMPLATES EDITABLE:
- 2 Options: PDF Print & write option. Editable option templates are editable in PowerPoint.
- 20 user-friendly classroom templates, ranging from transportation to daily schedules. All are designed to offer guidance and maintain classroom order.
- I provided an example sub welcome note and lesson plans template examples for lessons included. You can edit completely or use the wording examples.
20 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TEMPLATES:
- Welcome letter
- Daily lesson plans
- Class rules
- Transportation info (AM/PM)
- Helpful students
- Emergency procedures
- Medical notes
- Seating chart
- Student info & passwords
- and more!
PERFECT FOR:
- Anytime of the Year Unplanned absences or sick days
- Pre-scheduled professional development or training days
- Emergency sub plans to keep on hand year-round
- Independent work days or rotations
- Grades 3–5 classrooms looking for no-prep, high-interest lessons
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ariana T. –
My students were very engaged in using these helpful resources!
Spotlight on Learning –
We used these for a summer camp. They were a lot of fun for the students to read!
Megan S. –
These passages are great for kids that struggle with comprehension and are learning to look back in the text for evidence. I love the different science topics to help me hit multiple standards and topics all at one time.
FIRST CLASS IN 1ST –
My students really enjoyed using this as an additional resource for this unit!
Ann-Mari D. –
Such a great classroom resource! My students were excited, involved, and genuinely enjoyed the activity.
Kelly M. –
Fantastic resource to practice application of poetry skills.
Sarah T. –
This resource was enjoyed by me and my students. We enjoyed that it was nonfiction.
Ariel S. –
Loved the array of passages for nonfiction. Students enjoyed the variety.
Phara H. –
The activities were clear, engaging, and helped my students build comprehension skills across different text types.
Katie A. –
This is a good resource for practicing comprehension.
Carrie L. –
This was a great resource to use in my classroom with students and use as homework.
Toni S. –
I love the variety of passages included in this resource. It is great for use in centers or one on one practice .
Angela M H. –
There are a mix of passages with multiple choice and open ended questions as well as answer keys. I like that there was the option of colored, black and white, or Google. There are also a variety of organizers that can be used with the passages.
Melissa Vaughn –
Thank you for these resources! They were helpful for covering these genre categories with my third graders.
Jessica B. –
This was a great resource with wonderful passages for comprehension practice.
Brandlynn N. –
My speech therapy students loved this much-needed resource!
Casey L. –
This is a great reading comprehension resource! I love the variety of topics. My students are always engaged when reading them.
The Old Barn Teaching Co –
Thank you for your hard work. It is a great resource. It helped me a lot.
TeachinTN –
I used as extra enrichment for my students that weren’t pulled from an RTI group.
Lynn T. –
I love that this resource exposed students to a wide variety of nonfiction and poetry! They aren’t long, so it is something you can do often and they get experience reading about many interesting topics! Thank you!