We begin our special day by reading the book . . .
"The 100th Day of School" by Joan Holub

	How many buttons is she wearing?

A few days before the 100th Day, we read "100th Day Worries" by Margery Cuyler - Jessica worries about everything. Now she cannot stop worrying about what to bring for her classroom's 100 days of school celebration.

Each child is asked to bring in 100 items, such as: 100 pennies, 100 popcorn kernels, 100 pieces of popped corn, 100 beans, 100 buttons, 100 pencils. They share their items, comparing the mass, and weight of the different items on the 100th Day of School!

Also, each child is asked to bring to school one thing that represents 100 -- a $1 bill, a 100-watt light bulb, a picture of an athlete wearing number 100, and so on.

And the fun continued . . .

• The children are asked to fill in the missing words: "On the first day of school, I couldn't __________, but on the 100th day of school, I can!" Their responses are listed on a chart.

• We make a chart listing the 100 words we can read and spell

• We make fruit loop necklaces - grouping the colors in groups of 10, then making a pattern with the different colors.

• We make a 100 inch worm, and a 100 centimeter worm, then compare the difference.

• We make 100 construction paper feet and then measured from our classroom door to see where 100 footsteps will take us.

• The children imagine what life would be like in a hundred years, then they drew a picture of what they would look like. The results are very amusing. :-)

• The children are told they have just been given $100 to spend. The only catch, they cannot spend it on themselves. Who would you spend it on, what would you buy, and why? They are given magazines and catalogs to cut out pictures of the things they would buy.

• Each child is asked to finish the sentence, "One hundred is an important number because. …" and/or "If I've told you once, I've told you 100 times. …"

• Children are challenged to complete a 100-piece puzzle. (They compete in groups of 3)

• We exercise 100 times, (10 jumping jacks + 10 times touching toes, etc.)

• And finally, every teacher's favorite 100th-day activity: Sit perfectly still -- and perfectly quiet -- for 100 seconds!

◊ 100th Day Websites of Interest

A few internet resources where you may find more information about the 100th Day of School:

• The 100th Day of School Website created by Joan Holub

• Enchanted Learning - 100th Day of School

• Happy 100th Day - Songs & Poems

• This Day in History

• 100th Day of School Celebration - Loogootee Elementary West

• Sequence and Patterns on SMART Board

◊ Interactive Web Links

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• Counting to 100 - online counting game

• The 100th Day of School Interactive eBook

• First to 100

• Mend the Number Square

• Give the Dog a Bone

• Counter Square

• Mad Money - Can you save $100?

• Ghost Blasters- Multiples of 10- How long will it take you to reach 100 points?

◊ Other Books About the 100th Day of School

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Ashley A humorous account of how Miss Bindergarten's class celebrated the 100 days of school.

Fluffy's 100th Day of School (Hello Reader! Series) by Kate McMullan An adorable classroom pet guinea pig joins the class' 100 days of school celebration.

I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words, by Michael Frith

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