Measuring Millimeters

Cut a rope into 100 millimeter pieces. Give each student a piece. Ask them to find things in the classroom that are shorter, about the same length, and longer than the rope. Then repeat the activity outside if the weather allows. If you can’t go outdoors, move the activity to the library. Commemorate the day with “I’m 100 Days Stronger, Smarter, Sharper” 2-Sided Paper Bracelets or “100th Day Of School Is Cool” Laminated Backpack Tags With Chains.

Colorful Collages

Combine counting and art. Obtain very small squares of tissue paper, enough for each child to have 100. (These are available at craft stores and online.) Distribute “Let’s Count To 100” Bookmarks so everyone has the numbers 1-100 to look at if needed. Have each child count out 100 paper squares. Then lead them in creating colorful collages by gluing down the pieces. End the project by handing out “I Can Count To 100” Stickers-On-A-Roll.

Fitness Fun

Add a touch of Field Day into 100th Day. Create a 100-yard-dash course. Have students travel the distance multiple times. At first, ask them to run the 100 yards. Next instruct them to skip, then hop. You could even challenge the students to walk quickly while carrying an egg on a spoon. Also hold a 3-legged race on your course. Use the items in the “100 Days Stronger, Smarter, Sharper” Class Pack, such as the Backpack Tags, to honor your students for their efforts.

Up Their Alley

Develop a bowling game in which the highest score possible is 100. Use 10 empty 20-ounce plastic bottles as the pins. Let your class roll a medium-sized rubber ball in attempts to knock over the bottles. Make each “pin” worth one point, with no additional points for strikes or spares. Have the students keep track of their own scores by writing down what they get on each roll and adding these up along the way. When someone knocks over eight or more bottles in one roll, award a “(Name) Was Caught Being Good” Sticker. Halfway through the activity, pass out “Happy 100th Day” Glasses. See if wearing them makes any difference. Play a 10-frame game, as in regular bowling.

Heaps Of Fun

Combine estimating, measuring, and counting into one activity. Obtain good-sized plastic bowls, such as those used at parties for chips, available at dollar stores. Place students into small groups, with a bowl per group. Provide the groups with containers of sugar, dry peas, and bird seed. Also distribute disposable plastic spoons. Have every student estimate how full the bowls will be with 100 spoonfuls of sugar in them. Write students’ names on masking tape and attach to bowls to show guesses. Students can take turns scooping. Repeat activity with the peas, then the bird seed. Give out “I’m Wild About 100th Day” Temporary Tattoos for all the great counting. Award an “I’m 100 Days Smarter” Silicone Bracelet With Card to the student in each group with the closest guess per substance.

Photographic Evidence

Compile a unique scrapbook for 100th Day. Use “A Note From The Teacher” Postcards to mail a message to parents. Ask them to have their child bring a family photo to school. Make color copies of the photos so the originals can be returned. Arrange the copies in an album. Have your students count the number of people in each photo and add up the numbers. If the total is less than 100, recruit school employees to be photographed and included in the book. Thank each staff member with an “Our Students Are 100 Days Smarter!” Button.

“Berry” Healthy

Good nutrition is crucial for learning, any day of the year. Hold a produce-tasting party. Choose some fruits and vegetables that the students are already familiar with. Then find a wide variety that the class most likely hasn’t tried yet. Also supply light ranch dressing and Italian dressing. Hand out “100th Day” Fruit & Veggie Stickers-On-A-Roll during the party. Make sure the praise for trying new food is plentiful. At the end of the event, award “I’m 100 Days Stronger, Smarter, Sharper” Certificates to the entire class.