ElementaryAges 8–9No Prep Required

3rd Grade Emergency Sub Plans

No-prep emergency sub plans for 3rd grade covering multiplication, reading comprehension, and writing. Each activity runs 20–30 minutes without any materials beyond paper and pencil.

Multiplication Facts Practice

20 min

Math

Students write all multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, and 5 (×1 through ×10) and circle any they got wrong to practice again.

Main Idea Hunt

25 min

ELA

Students read any available text and identify the main idea + 3 supporting details in a graphic organizer format.

How-To Writing

25 min

Writing

Prompt: 'How to make a peanut butter sandwich.' Students write step-by-step instructions using transition words (first, next, then, finally).

States of Matter Sort

20 min

Science

Students list 10 examples each of solid, liquid, and gas from memory or their environment.

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