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100th Day of School Celebrations

© Irene Taylor

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. 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.

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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 "The ants go marching..."

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 Day 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.

Joan Holub has a terrific 100th Day of School website. There are 300 ideas for teaching about 100 days in different subjects and with many different activities. There are also some great book links.