Things to Climb: Full Day Substitute Plan

The Things to Climb: Full Day Substitute Plan

The Things to Climb: Full Day Substitute Plan is an innovative teaching resource designed for a seamless experience in an absence or guest-teaching setting. Comprising of varied activities incorporated into a single day's plan, it effectively reduces the need for a substitute teacher to decipher extensive instructions.

Focused around the intriguing theme of 'Climb', this resource entails 48 pages of morning and afternoon group sessions that acclimate students with their temporary instructor. Each session lasts about 30-45 minutes, filled with stimulating and interactive pursuits.

What's Included?

• Reader Response Papers: Following independent or adult-assisted reading sessions spanning at least half an hour, students jot down their understandings about plot, characters, setting details etc., setting the stage for insightful group conversations.
• Climbing-themed Math Activities: Fun tasks invite kids to count climbing monkeys and koalas. Subtraction exercises are introduced wherein 'descending monkeys' are subtracted from trees. Vocabulary-learning writing tasks complement these math activities perfectly.
• Literature Exercises: Children participate in comprehension-centric reading exercises involving two adorable characters - a spider monkey and kitten! These story-based queries help kids delve deeper into narrative elements while fostering an appreciation towards literary arts.

About This Product

This package also includes the following conveniences:

• An Activity Grid:
  • A summary of each activity along with potential variations,
  • A list of materials needed,
  • An overview highlighting applicable Common Core Standards.


• Subplanners Super Skill Builder’s Page: Helps review number literacy skills efficiently.

This resource, suitable for kindergarten to grade 1 classes as well as various learning settings - public schools, home-schooling etc., requires only standard classroom tools like pencil crayons & scissors and basic infrastructure such as copy machines & overhead projectors. The user-friendly PDF format is available via a simple download!

1 PDF file.