100th Day of School Lesson Ideas

So don't forget your banners, headbands, glasses and snacks as you plan out the big day. There are signs and even 100th day glasses that you can order online though companies like reallygoodstuff.com or you can make your own. Below are links to banners, glasses and more. So feel free to get creative. Or simply order some items and you are ready to go!

1. Count to 100
2. Skip count by 5's or 10's to 100
3. Make a 100th day necklace by counting and stringing 100 Fruit Loops
4. See how many times you can jump in 100 seconds
5. Filling the missing numbers on a 100 chart (see links below)
6. Count out M&M's or Jelly Beans to 100 and make a graph of the various colors (links to graph below)
7. Estimate which jar has 100 kernels of corn then pop it for a snack.
8. Count 100 pennies and practice exchanging them for nickels, dimes or quarters that add up to $1
9. Glue 100 pieces of cereal or stick 100 stickers to a 100th Day coloring page (link below)
10. Count backwards from 100

For 100th Day you will want to read one of the many stories listed on this page or one of the 100 Days of School Poems from Songs found at the link below. Another thing you will want to have your kids do is write answers to the following questions and share them with the class.

I Wish I Had 100 __.
What would you do with 100 brothers and sisters?
What would you do with 100 kisses?
What would you do with 100 pennies?
What would you do with 100 dollars?
What would you do with 100 slimy slugs?
You have been in school for 100 days. What has been your favorite thing?
What will you do when you are 100 years old?
What was it like to be a student your age 100 years ago?
What will it be like to be a student your age 100 years from now?
Things Our Moms and Dads Have Told Us 100 Times!

This project can be turned into a little booklet and pictures can be added as a nice take home memory. Starfall has a great free 100th Day printable that you may want to use as a writing prompt for your class. A class list can also be generated for items your students wish they had 100 of and a class discussion about why they would like them.

1. Make a Cereal Necklace
2. Make 100th Day Hats or Crowns
3. Decorate 100th Day Coloring page with cereal, stickers or rubber stamps
4. Color a 100th Day coloring page (see link)

To celebrate the 100th day of school why not have your student put together a 100 piece puzzle. This is a fun activity for an older student or a nice group activity for 2 or 3 younger students. It is a great way to use problem solving skills and to build hand eye coordination.

1. Make 100th Day Party Mix. Invite students to bring in bag of 100 snack items such as M&Ms or Pretzels, marshmallows or raisins. Be sure to note that peanut items should not be included due to allergies.
2. If you Homeschool, a fun idea is to make a 100th Day Snack Tray or Muffin Tin Meal (Pictured) with 10 cups with 10 items each to snack on.
3. Make a snack in the shape of 100 like a Banana and 2 small powdered sugar doughnuts.