Emergency First Grade Sub Plans for the Year BUNDLE | Substitute Plans for 1st

First Grade Emergency Substitute Lesson Plans! This substitute bundle includes 24 DETAILED first grade sub plans. These first 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 FIRST 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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This file includes 2 sub plans for each month of the school year September-June!! Plus TWO bonus plans (beginning of the year & mid-year). There are 22 sub plans in total! These plans are loosely tied to the month, but will be 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.

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September All About Apples asks students to:

-identify/read real and nonsense CVC words

-identify syllables

-count/write to 100

-solve addition story problems

-write about giving their teacher a magical apple

-identify/describe their favorite part in a book

-sort healthy and unhealthy school habits

-identify true and false statements about apples

BONUS: How I'll Grow This Year Poster

-Task Card Game: Apples- Red, Green, or Yellow

September All About Family asks students to:

-All About My Family Ice Breaker Activity

-identify and read sight words

-rewrite sentences using correct grammar (capitalization and punctuation)

-read/write time to the hour

-count and graph information

-identify their favorite part of a book

-write about their family

-identify and write about the roles/jobs in a family (Social Studies)

-identify/describe/compare properties (Science)

-Task Card Game: Family Pets

*BONUS PLAN* Who Escaped From the Zoo Mystery asks students to:

-decode CVC words

-unscramble and write simple sight words

-identify and write the missing numbers in a number chart (51 to 90)

-compare two-digit numbers

-write about which animal they think escaped from the zoo

-complete a reading response about two things they learned from a non-fiction book

-use a key to create a map and review the cardinal directions (SOCIAL STUDIES)

-sort animals based on whether they have fur or not (SCIENCE)

October All About Bats asks students to:

-identify sight and color words

-identify middle short vowel sounds

-identify and order numbers 91-120

-complete missing addend equations using ten-frames

-partner read and identify their favorite part of a book

-write about what they would do with a pet bat

-identify/discuss the importance of trick-or-treating safety rules

-identify and label the parts of a bat

-BONUS PAGE: If I was nocturnal...

-Task Card Game: Batty CVC Animal Word Scramble

October All About Spiders asks students to:

-long vowel and short vowel words

-read cvc words

-identify root words

-measure the length of an item

-collect and graph data

-identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story

-"If I found a spider..." writing response

-identify and label the parts of a Black Widow spider

-describe how a spider catches his/her prey

-identify the importance of community helpers

-Task Card Game: Spider Addition to 10

November All About Pumpkins asks students to:

-long vowel and short vowel words

-read color words

-count and write numbers up to 120

-add and subtract 10 to a two digit number

-identify and compose 2d shapes

-describe a pumpkin using adjectives

-identify the sequence of a story

-label the life cycle of a pumpkin

-illustrate the steps need to make pumpkin bread (recipe included!)

-Task Card Game: Adding and Subtracting 10

November All About Fall asks students to:

-identify and read vowel teams (oa,ai,ue,ea) *The ability for students to read these words is not required in order to complete the color coding activities and so this could work as an introduction to vowel teams too!

-identify place value using numerals, pictures, and words (tens and ones)

-identify fact families

-describe characters in a book

-write about their favorite season

-describe each season

-compare and contrast Thanksgiving (fall holidays)

-Task Card Game: Vowel Teams

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

-decode letters using a Christmas symbol code (U.S.A. Christmas)

-show comprehension of simple sentences/paragraphs (La Befana Italy)

-identify numbers to 100 color according to a color code (Hanukkah)

-count items and graph using tallies, number words, and numerals (Las Posadas Mexico)

-write and draw the sequence to a story (any book or holiday book)

-match verbal/written descriptions to images (Kwanzaa)

-sort safe and not safe fire rules (Diwali)

BONUS: Create a Holiday Banner

-Task Card Game: Number Order and Number Names (up to 100)

December All About Giving asks students to:

-identify and read diphthongs (oy,oi,ow)

-count and graph an amount of items

-compare place value to determine greater than and less than

-identify greater than and less than using symbols <,>

-identify the problem and solution in a story

-discuss and write about meaning gifts they would give multiple people

-compare and contrast Christmas and Hanukkah

-identify and sort animals on a food chain (Animals GIVE each other life through the food chain.)

TASK CARD GAME: Comparing Numbers

December All About Hibernation asks students to:

-identify and read diphthongs (aw & oi)

-read and match analog and digital time (time to the hour and half-hour)

-solve missing addend story problems

-generate questions and facts after listening to a story

-gather and retell facts from a nonfiction paragraph using complete sentences

-sort animals based on whether they hibernate or migrate

-contrast what humans do to prepare for winter compared to hibernating animals

-Task Card Game: Hibernating Diphthongs- Reading and Writing AW and OI Word

January All About Winter asks students to:

-identify and sort common and proper nouns

-read, edit, and rewrite sentences using the correct capitalization

-fluently add numbers to 20

-write a "How To" story

-identify an ending and create an alternate ending to a story

-life cycle of a snowflake

-identify items according to their state: liquid, solid, or gas (Science)

-identify, write, and illustrate winter Olympic sports

TASK CARDS: Punctuation (3 recording sheet options)

January All About Martin Luther King Jr asks students to:

-identify past, present, and future verb tenses

-identify bl, cl, and fl blends

-subtract with numbers up to 20

-describe the main character in a book

-write about a "hero" in their life

-color a word code picture of MLK Jr.

-draw a picture showing "I have a Dream" Comprehension

-create a poster All About Martin Luther King (Social Studies)

-design a Kindness Robot (Science)

TASK CARDS: Subtraction Facts (numbers to 20)

*BONUS PLAN* All About Arctic Animals asks students to:

-decode CVCe words

-identify and use punctuation (period and question mark)

-find missing addends of simple addition equations (equaling up to 8)

-identify numbers LESS THAN and GREATER THAN 50

-write about three things they learned from a nonfiction book

-choose and write about the COOLEST Arctic animal (opinion writing)

-create a poster about ways to help lessen the effects of global warming on the Arctic

-sort animals in their habitats (Arctic, desert, rainforest)

TASK CARDS: Missing Letters CVCe Words

February All About Presidents asks students to:

-decode and read compound words

-identify and separate syllables

-read and identify "ey" (long e/ vowel pair) words

-add doubles fluently

-add two-digit numbers (without regrouping)

-identify the tens and ones in a two-digit number

-write about what they would do if they were president

-identify the main character and supporting characters in a story

-"What does the president do?" True or False Fact Sort (Social Studies)

-Thomas Jefferson: President and Scientist- story and fill-in the blank (Science)

BONUS PAGE: All About Our Current President

TASK CARD GAME: Double Digit Addition

February All About Love asks students to:

-identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives

-read and identify the correct punctuation needed

-fluently add doubles

-identify the tens and ones in a 2-digit number

-read 3 books and identify their favorite

-identify and write the title of a book

-write a letter listing 3 things they like about a classmate

-find words that using a list of animals that mate for life (Science)

-identify and sort ways they can show love to the earth and to family and friends (Social Studies)

TASK CARD GAME: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

March All About Baby Animals asks students to:

-decode words with "bl" blends

-read color words with fluency

-decode words with vowel combinations and digraphs

-graph a number of items and determine least and greatest

-read time to the half-hour

-draw the hands on a clock to show time to the hour and half-hour

-identify the characters in a book and pick one they would like to be

-write about how they would treat and take care of a baby animal

-comprehend a passage about Daylight Savings Time (Social Studies)

-match pictures to the correct terms of a chicken's life cycle (Science)

TASK CARD GAME: Telling Time to the Hour

March All About Luck asks students to:

-decode words with the "cl" blend

-read color words

-read sight word sentences

-identify pronouns and apply them correctly

-identify and write numbers to 120

-identify numbers to 120 to "crack" a mystery code

-identify and list adjectives from a text

-use adjectives in a sentence

-write a story using 3 steps (transition words first, then, and finally)

-answer comprehension questions about St. Patrick's Day and highlight important vocabulary words (Social Studies)

-sort facts about rainbows: true or false (Science)

TASK CARDS: L Blends (CL and FL)

April All About Earth asks students to:

-read and sort verbs with inflected ending -ed

-write dates correctly using capitalization and commas

-identify missing addends

-identify missing minuends

-identify sums and differences less than or more than 10

-identify and list 4 facts from a nonfiction text

-brainstorm and write 3 things they can do to help Earth

-identify and label the layers of the Earth (Science)

-read, identify, and sort ways we help and hurt planet Earth (Social Studies)

TASK CARD GAME: Writing the Date (example: Friday, June 6, 2018)

April All About Plants asks students to:

-decode words with fl blends

-counting and graphing a group of items

-add 2-digit numbers

-identify 10 less and 10 more than a 2-digit number

-fluently add to 20

-identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story

-"How to Grow a Garden" writing template

-Plant Life Cycle (Science)

-Where in the world do these plants grow? Continent Interactive Map (Social Studies)

TASK CARD GAME: Missing Addends (to 20)

May All About Memorial Day asks students to:

-read sight words

-identify and read words with /ar/

-identify, add, and rewrite sentences (identifying correct punctuation and capitalization)

-apply addition to understand "military time"

-add numbers fluently to 18

-write a letter to a soldier

-identify 3 facts from a nonfiction book

-sort characteristics of the Army vs the Navy (Social Studies)

-illustrate their comprehension of a read aloud passage about scientists in the military (Science)

TASK CARD GAME: Doubles Addition Fluency

May All About Insects asks students to:

-decode words with "ir"

-read sight words with fluency and comprehension

-recognize true and false addition "doubles" equations to 20

-add to skip count (number line fill in)

-"If I were an Insect..." writing activity

-demonstrate comprehension from a non-fiction story

-identify and sort insects versus non-insects (Science)

-identify and illustrate the main ideas from several non-fiction paragraphs (Social Studies- cultures and food)

TASK CARD GAME: R-Controlled Vowels (IR & AR)

June All About Sea Animals asks students to:

-read sight words with fluency and demonstrate comprehension

-identify and decode words with /ur/

-compare 2-digit numbers in numeral form

-identify number pairs that make 20

-"The Diary of a Scuba Diver" writing template

-What was the author's purpose? (reading response)

-The Life Cycle of a Turtle (Science)

-How to Humans Affect Sea Life? prediction and comprehension page (Social Studies)

TASK CARD GAME: R-Controlled Vowels OR and UR

June All About Camping asks students to:

-read with fluency and demonstrate comprehension

-read and decode "or" words

-fill in missing-addends

-read and solve 3-addend story problems

-identify and write about the sequence of a story

-How to Roast the Perfect Marshmallow (Writing)

-Campsite Map Skills (Social Studies)

-Campfire Safety True & False Sort (Science)

TASK CARD GAME: Math Word Problems (5 different recording sheets)

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