TeachersFirst: 100th Day Ideas

100 TeachersFirst 100th Day Activities:
50+ Ideas for the 100th Day of School

There are lots of ways to note the 100th day of school. Here are fifty of our favorites. Many of these activities will challenge both lower and upper elementary students as they build better number sense for "100." Enjoy!

1. Jump rope 100 times.
2. Build the tallest house of cards you can using 100 cards.
3. Flip a coin 100 times. Make a graph showing the number of heads and tails.
4. Roll a pair of dice 100 times. Create a chart showing how many times each number came up. Make a graph based on the chart.
5. Find someone who is at least 100 years old. Ask them what life was like when they were your age.
6. Find out which weighs more - 100 nickels or 100 quarters
7. Have everyone in your class try to throw a tennis ball 100 yards. Measure each throw. Calculate the average throw.
8. Count by 100s to 10,000
9. Recite multiplication facts up to 100 (10 x 10) with your eyes closed!
10. Guess how much 100 jelly beans weigh. Then weigh them and give a prize to the closest guess. Don't eat the jellybeans!
11. Separate 100 jellybeans by color. What percentage of the total is the most common color? What percentage of the total is the least common color? Don't eat the jellybeans!
12. Without using a calculator, figure out how many jellybeans each student would get if you divided 100 jellybeans equally among all the students. Don't eat the jellybeans.
13. Blindfold a student and have him/her pass out the proper number of jellybeans. What is the probability that the first jellybean handed out will be the most common color? (Think about this one!) EAT THE JELLYBEANS!!
14. Measure the height of your classroom ceiling. How many classrooms that size could you fit into a structure that was 100 feet tall?
15. Measure the space required for a student's desk and the aisle around it. How big would your classroom need to be to hold 100 desks with the same spacing?
16. Weigh the classroom dictionary. If postage costs $3.50 a pound, how much would it cost to mail 100 dictionaries?
17. Count backwards from 100 to 0 by sevens. See who can do it most quickly.
18. Count from 0 to 100 by fours. See who can do it most quickly.
19. Make a list of 100 words that end in "-ly"
20. Name 100 birds.
21. List 100 boys' names.
22. Name 100 American cities.
23. Name 100 cities NOT in America.
24. Estimate the length of a row of 100 nickels. Measure a row of 100 nickels to check your estimate.
25. Have everyone in the class close their eyes. Start a stopwatch and ask students to say "now" when they think 100 seconds has passed. Prizes to the winner!!
26. See if you can hold your breath for 100 seconds!
27. Figure out what a 100 second Super Bowl commercial would cost if broadcast time sells for $2.3 million per minute.
28. List 100 things that had not been invented 100 years ago.
29. See which student can walk the greatest distance (laps around the gym??) backwards in 100 seconds.
30. Try to do 100 sit-ups or push-ups!
31. Separate students into pairs standing 15' apart. See how many can toss a tennis ball back and forth 100 times without dropping it.
32. Collect 100 cans of food for a local food bank.
33. Write a story that is 100 words long.
34. Build a structure using 100 toothpicks or popsicle sticks.
35. Figure out the date that is 100 days after your birthday.
36. Use 100 seconds to make as many equations as possible that equal 100.
37. Bring in a recipe from home. Adjust the quantities to feed 100 people.
38. Write a story about what you would do with $100.
39. Write a story about what your community will be like in 100 years.
40. See if you can bounce a tennis ball on a tennis racquet 100 times.
41. Learn to say 100 in as many languages as possible.
42. Find a town or city that is 100 miles away.
43. Find the height of a stack of 100 pennies in centimeters.
44. Estimate how far 100 students would reach lying head-to-toe on the floor.
45. Figure out about how many days there are in 100 hours.
46. Estimate how much popcorn 100 kernels would make. Pop them to see whose estimate is closest.
47. Build a project using 100 Lego blocks.
48. Figure out how many of each denomination of bill would be required to total $100.
49. Estimate the cost of 100 gallons of root beer, bought in 2-liter bottles that cost $1.10 each.
50. Figure out about how big a patio you could make with 100 paving stones that are 2 feet by 3 feet.

Below are some ideas from other web sources for the 100th day of school. If you wish to narrow this list of XXX resources for a specific topic and grade level, try entering your topic and 100th day as search terms in the TeachersFirst keyword search, setting the grade level you seek, as well.

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Fifty Ideas for the 100th Day of School Grade 1 to 8 - TeachersFirst- 1142

Here's a list of 50 things you and your students can do to celebrate the 100th day of school!

In the Classroom:
Email this to your colleagues or share it with parents for them to join in at home.

100th Day of School Games and Activities Grade K to 5 - Apples 4 the Teacher- 9664

Although TeachersFirst doesn't usually review a "list of links," our editorial staff found this one to be especially useful. Come to this site to find interactives about the 100th day of school. Learn about the history of this "holiday," use the printables, practice counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and beyond with interactive challenges, find literature lists for the 100th day, and much more. Each link includes a detailed description about what is available for students at the site. Some of the links require Adobe Acrobat and/or Flash. You can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
Are you planning for the 100th day of school? Visit this one-stop site and find books to read to your class, math activities for counting and multiplies, interactives to share on your projector or interactive whiteboard, and more.

Suggested Activities for 100th Day of School Grade K to 5 - Tammy Payton- 9608

This site offers an interesting mix of activities for all classes to use to celebrate the 100th day! Some are simple: songs, quick art projects, counting activities, or exercises. While others are more complex: learning to say hello in 100 languages, researching 100 African Americans who have made a difference (connecting 100th day activities to Black History month), and many others. This site is a basically a list of activities, but worth taking a look at.

In the Classroom:
Find some new ideas to celebrate the 100th day with your class. This site offers many interdisciplinary activities for you to co-teach with the music teacher, physical education teacher, or others.

Themes and Literature Circles Grade 1 to 8 - Literature Learning Ladders- 8868

Themes and Literature Circles offers explanations, tips, and ideas based on current scientific research for creating literature circles in the classroom. The site provides several theme examples to get started as well as book lists for each theme, technology ideas, and Internet connections. Some of the topics included are 100th Day Celebration, All About Me & Celebrating Diversity, Colonial America, Quilts, Japanese Internment Camps, Underground Railroad, Civil War, and Native American Legends.

In the Classroom:
Use the thematic Internet links for web quests and teacher resources as part of an interdisciplinary or team-taught unit. Share the reading lists with your school library/media specialist for featured displays. If you want to really generate student enthusiasm have the class create a wiki on the theme, including book reviews and informational pages on the topic. Don't know about wikis? See the TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through to get started.

Hip Hip Hooray for the 100th Day Grade 3 to 6 - Deborah Schecter- 7931

This simple (yet extremely useful) site presents a printable 100-square grid PDF file. Directions for the activity are provided at the website. This geometry activity is a perfect addition to your 100th day celebration with older elementary students or middle school students. The challenge is to plot coordinates on a grid, then place a dot at the correct location. Once students connect the dots, a hidden picture appears (which of course relates to the 100th day celebration). This site requires Adobe Acrobat. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
Print off the grid for your students. Project the page on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students work with a partner at their seats.

Max's Math Adventures Grade K to 3 - Scholastic- 6069

Practice adding, subtracting, recognizing patterns, and graphing with this nice collection of interactive activities. Aligned to standards and ranked by level of difficulty, these interactive games help reinforce basic skills, encourage independent work, and provide students with instant feedback. There is also an option to print the activities. Non-readers will need some help with the text and written responses.

This site features two activities that are perfect for your 100th day celebrations: Counting Coins (counting to 100) and A Sweet Story (estimation up to 100). This site requires both Flash and Adobe Acrobat. You can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
This site includes numerous "ready to go" math learning center activities. Share the activities with your students on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students practice their math independently. The two "100s" activities are perfect additions to your 100th day celebration. You may want to list this site in your class newsletter and on your class website so students can practice these basic foundations of math at home.

100s and 1000s Grade K to 5 - Horsham Primary School - 5913

This site, created by a school is Australia, offers an interdisciplinary look at 100 and 1,000. The site is an excellent addition to your 100th day plans! Highlights of the site include "100s words," "100 in other languages,"100 Years Ago," and many others. Nearly all subject areas are included. 100s and 1,000s offers more challenging activities than some of the other 100th Day websites available.

In the Classroom:
Use this site to teach your students about common "100 words": century, centurion, cent, and others. Project the crossword puzzles and quizzes on your interactive whiteboard or projector and complete the activities as a class.

Celebrate the 100th Day in 100 Ways Grade 1 to 5 - Education World- 5622

The 100th day of school is creeping up on us, and to celebrate it in style, check out this list of 100 ideas - covering nearly all subject areas - for celebrating the event! This list includes many links to outside sites, all were appropriate (at the time of this review) and two were no longer active. Some of the outside sites require Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
Take advantage of the MANY ideas at this site. Divide students into small groups and have each group choose one (or more) of the activities to complete as a group.

The Wolf's Chicken Stew 100th Day Celebration Grade K to 3 - Amy Koch- 3463

This lesson plan focuses on the book The Wolf's Chicken Stew. The activities include reading the story, graphing, and cooking up 100 pancakes! What a fabulous (and yummy) way to celebrate the 100th day of school! There are also five related links that include counting, opposites, and more.

In the Classroom:
Follow this easy lesson plan (and don't forget a griddle or two). Check out the related sites for more ideas to use on the 100th day!