The 100th Day of school is a big accomplishment for any class! But for us in Grade One, it is an important day because a large part of our math curriculum is developing our number sense to 100. It is also is another really fun way to sneak in loads of language arts curriculum, too!
The boys and girls were greeted like celebrities as they entered through our fancy door:
The children made fashion-forward party hats decorated with 100 bingo dots. They were careful to dab 10 dots on each of the 10 coloured strips.
Wearing their hats, they shared a goofy poem at assembly called 100 is a Lot! They read the 100 word poem confidently and proudly. Way to go, smarties!
We had no time to lose! The day was JAM PACKED with activities to celebrate this special occasion. In fact many activities spilled over into the 101st day, too. Too much fun for one day!
We each made tasty bags of 100th Day Trail Mix. Using a placemat, we counted out 10 of each treat, creating a snack with 100 treats! Yum!
Posted in the hall are our 100 item collections. Isn't it amazing that the bags all look different, but there are 100 items in every bag?
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| Sticky jewels, screws hockey cards, Barbie shoes |
Then the boys and girls hunted high and low for number cards. When they found a number, they coloured it in on their 100's chart to reveal a secret message.
The boys and girls tackled a monumental project. Working in two teams, they created paper chains that we will use to help us skip count by 5's and 10's. The boys worked on the 5's chain, linking together five loops of red, and then five loops of blue:
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| The boys used a 100's chart on the SMARTboard to keep track of how many loops they had made. |
The girls worked on a 10's chain, linking together 10 yellow and then 10 green, until they reached 100:
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| The girls worked on their 10's chain in the hall and used the pocket chart to keep track of their loops. |
These chains are hanging in our classroom and will be very helpful as we skip count!
The children got creative and created a self portrait ... when they turn 100 years old! Aren't they wrinkly?
Perhaps the most powerful activity we did showed the children how much they have learned in 100 days. Look at what we can do!
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| 100 days ago I didn't know ... (1) how to skate (2) how to read (3) how to go on the smart board (4) how to do the monkey bars |
Boys and girls, you are such hard workers and have learned so much. Mrs. Beliveau is very proud of you!
You are 100 days smarter!
Keep up the amazing learning!
The "100 year portraits" and "100 days ago I didn't know" projects are both inspired by Deanna Jump, the 100 day treat placemat is created by Kristen Smith, and our funky hats were inspired by Mrs. Williamson's Kinders. What excellent activities!
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