Friday, January 29, 2010

The 100th Day of School

...the 100th Day of School, oh yes, oh yes, it is the BEST...the 100th Day of School!  (Try that little jingle to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell".)
 My students and I will be celebrating the 100th day next week during the first week of February.  I've already planned some exciting activities and the students can hardly wait!  This is always a great day to learn more about the number 100 and of course, to celebrate only 80 days of school left!  Go to carsondellosa.com to download a free 4-page booklet containing 100th day activities.

Here are several other activities I've successfully used in my classroom:

*100th day snack - Each student brings ONE snack item such as mini marshmallows, Goldfish crackers, M&Ms, Cookie Crisp cereal, Fruit Loops, raisins, etc. to share with classmates.  The students then take turns picking groups of snack items...25 pieces of 4 different items, 20 pieces of 5 different items, or 10 pieces of 10 different items.

*100th day project - Each child collects 100 of ONE particular object such as 100 beads, 100 noodles, 100 toothpicks, 100 buttons, etc.  They glue them on a piece of posterboard in the same groups mentioned above.  They can even choose a "theme" to draw for their posterboard such as 100 stars grouped in colors in space above the Earth, or 100 noodles in groups of 25 in 4 bowls of "soup", or even 100 gumballs grouped in colors inside a gumball machine.

*Write a "googol"plex...the number 1 with a googol of zeroes after it...this one is NOT easy with 2nd grade, but a blast.  They didn't realize numbers just keep going and going!

*100th day writing - "If I had 100 ____, I would ____!"  Have the students complete this on a sentence strip to share, then hang up.

*100th day necklace - Using yarn, students string 100 Fruit Loops, Cheerios, beads, pasta, etc., or a combination of the items in specified groups.

*100th day exercise - Students work out the wiggles with 100 jumping jacks, 100 skips, 100 ups and downs, 100 claps, 100 snaps, etc.  If the weather permits, take this wiggle time OUTSIDE!  Or, do a combination throughout the day to equal 100.

*100th day books: (Click here for my 100th day Amazon aStore)
- One Hundred Hungry Ants
- G is for Googol
- Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day
- 100th Day Worries
- Ready, Freddy! The One Hundredth Day of School
- Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School
- Jake's 100th Day of School
- 100 School Days

*100th day Grammar - Depending on which part of speech you are studying...you can have students locate 100 nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. and make an individual list or a class poster.  This activity will take the entire week of the 100th day.  Take a few moments after reading a particular text or book and have students search for the nouns, verbs, or adjectives.

*100th day Measurement - Most schools have tile floors.  They are usually 1'x1' tiles.  Students can count 100 tiles down a long hallway and discover the length of 100 feet!


There's a GOOGOL of other sites with 100th day activities, including printables.  How do you celebrate the 100th day with your students?  Please share in the comments below!!

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