100th Day of School

The 100th day of school is coming up. It was suppose to be February 2nd but we had a snow day today so... now it's February 3rd. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to the day. It's going to be a lot of fun.

Last year, my team started to celebrate the 100th day in a new way and we are continuing the practice. With the help of parent volunteers, we are going to have 4-5 stations that groups of kids will visit. Here some of the things I plan on doing:

100 Name Game- Students will make a pattern using their name and a 100 Chart.

1. Ask: How many letters are in your name?
2. Pass out a blank hundred chart.
   
3. Have students write a letter in each square to spell their name. Tell them to continue doing this until they reach the last square.
4. (when finished) Ask: How many times did you write your name completely?
5. Have students color the squares following the pattern of their name. Each letter should be the same color.
6. (when finished) Ask: What is your pattern? How many times did your pattern repeat?
   

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Fruit Loops Necklace- Students will string a necklace of 100 Fruit Loops.

1. Have students use the 100 Chart to count the Fruit Loops.
2. Have students identify groups of Fruit Loops. After you ask about the different groups, work with students to confirm the how many groups are in 100.
3. Ask: How many groups of 5 (10, 20, 25, 50, and 100) are in 100?
4. Have students string a necklace of 100 Fruit Loops.
5. Students can wear it now and eat it later for a snack.
   

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The Wolf’s Chicken Stew- Students will enjoy a story and complete a color, sort, and count activity.

1. Introduce the story The Wolf’s Chicken Stew.
2. Read the story aloud.
3. Pass out the 100 sheet (It has several pictures within the number 100).
4. Have students color the objects following the key. Then sort and count the objects.
   

100 Stickers- Students will use Pixie to complete a 100 sticker project.

1. Have students log on to the computer and open Pixie.
2. Have them label their document: Name('s) 100 Stamps.
3. Have them arrange a sticker on the work canvas ten times in a row. They will continue to do this with a new sticker for each row. It’s complete after they have 100 stickers.
4. Have students identify groups of stickers. After you ask about the different groups, work with students to confirm the how many groups are in 100.
5. Ask: How many groups of 5 (10, 20, 25, 50, and 100) are in 100?
   

Flip a Coin- Students will estimate and test how many times they will get heads or tails.

1. Tell students they will flip a coin to see how many times they will get heads or tails.
2. Talk about the terms- most likely, least likely, and equally likely.
3. Ask: Do you think you will most likely, least likely or equally likely flip heads? Why?
4. Have them predict how many times they will get heads or tails.
5. Either have students flip a coin or you flip a coin.
6. Have students tally if they got heads or tails.
7. Continue to do this 99 more times.
8. Talk about the results.

I hope these are some ideas you can use. Have a great 100th day!