Do you celebrate the 100th day of
school in your classroom?
Depending upon when school started,
most schools will be celebrating their 100th day sometime during the January or February.
This kind of celebration is often held in the lower grades and involves the
idea of counting to 100 - 100 buttons, pennies, other objects.
There are many ways to mark this
day. This article will share a few and give you some great links to other ideas
for celebrations.
The first thing you'll need to do is
to get out your school calendar and figure out when the 100th day of school
falls, so you will know when to plan to hold your celebration. Once the date
has been set, you'll need to get your class excited about this special day.
You may want to begin with one of
the many great 100th Day stories. Here are just a few to look for.
In The 100th Day of School
by Angela Shelf Medearis, children do many "100" activities such as
learning 100 spelling words, decorating a tree with 100 ribbons, and baking 100
cookies. This book has a reading level of ages 4-8, and is intended for lower
primary students.
100 School Days by Anne Rockwell tells the story of a class who collects
100 pennies. A great way to introduce students to the idea of a 100 collection.
100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler is a great story of Jessica, who worries
about what to bring to her class 100th Day celebration. 100 ice cubes? Too
melty. Marshmallows? Too sticky. Her solution is ingenious and makes for a great
ending!
There are many more great 100th Day
stories - so read one or two to your class to get in the 100th Day mood!
You might also want to teach your
students a "100th Day" song. Here are a few great suggestions. I love the one to the tune of "We've Been Working on the Railroad..."
Now to the activities! You will
probably be inspired to come up with unique ways to celebrate with your students,
but in case you need a few ideas, Education World has a great article
called Celebrate the 100th Days in 100 Ways. It has 100 unusual and interesting
ways to make the celebration great.
Here are a few other ideas for
planning your celebration.
Enchanted Learning has a terrific 100th Day of School website. There are 100 ideas for teaching about 100 days in
different subjects and with many different activities. There are also some
great book links.
Finally, Vickie Blackwell's 100th Day of School Internet Guide has an exhaustive list of
activities.
Whatever you choose to do on your
100th day - celebrate and have fun!
