Sub plans that check themselves
Three no-prep days per grade for the morning you wake up sick. A substitute with no math background can run every day, because every activity tells students whether they are right: correct answers spell a message, keep them on the only route through a maze, or add up to a printed total.
Every grade runs the same three days
Review only, designed to fill a class period, and built so students see right away when an answer needs another look.
- 1
Secret Message
A 4-problem warm-up, then 12 problems whose answers decode a message from a 16-entry decoder. A three-level Challenge Round and a write-your-own-problem task.
- 2
Maze Race
A warm-up, then a 25-cell maze with only one 13-cell route, which correct answers keep students on. A route record, a trap report and a three-level Challenge Round.
- 3
Error Detective
A warm-up, then 10 students’ worked problems with 4 mistakes to find and fix. A three-level Challenge Round and a make-your-own-case task.
Each grade reviews the one before
So the plans work in any week of the year, wherever your class is in the curriculum.
Everything the substitute needs
- A Start Here page, and a Skills Reviewed page with the standard code for every problem
- A Welcome, Substitute page for your class periods and procedures, filled in once
- The plan for each day: what to hand out, what to say, and how to tell it’s working
- A Substitute Report page
- Answer keys that name the likely mistake behind each wrong answer
- One two-sided sheet per student per day that prints clearly in black and white
A free 3-day packet
A logic detective puzzle, a math mystery that decodes a secret message and a maze race, each self-checking, with teacher directions and an answer key. 7 pages, for 6th, 7th or 8th grade.
Pick up with the daily warm-up
Four spiral-review problems a day, so the class settles straight back into the routine.
Sub plan questions
Can a substitute with no math background run these?
Yes. Every activity tells students whether they are right: correct answers spell a message, keep them on the only route through a maze, or add up to a printed total. The plan for each day tells the substitute what to hand out and what to say.
Will they fit any week of the year?
Yes. Each grade’s three days review the grade before, so they never depend on where your class is in the curriculum.
How long does each day take?
Each day is designed to fill a class period: a warm-up, the main activity and a three-level Challenge Round.
Do students need devices?
No. Every day is one two-sided printed sheet per student, and it prints clearly in black and white.
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