Math/100th Day

This is a compilation of different math activities for the 100th day of school.

100th Day of School Collections

100 items–children predict weights, weigh, and chart results. Also includes related activity ideas.

100th Day of School

* The students will be able to listen and understand the story Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells.
* The students will be able to represent numbers to 100 using the base ten models by grouping the ones and tens together. (reinforcing place value).
* The students will create a lei necklace using Fruit Loops and short pieces of a straw to represent the number 100.
* The students will discuss and count other materials (toothpicks, pretzels, paper clips, bow tie noodles, pennies) in order to reinforce the number 100.
* The students will guesstimate and compare lengths of certain items (toothpicks, pretzels, paper clips, bow tie noodles, pennies).
* The students will measure the length of certain items using a ruler (toothpicks, pretzels, paper clips, bow tie noodles, pennies).

Were My Dreams Realized?

In this activity each student imagines he or she is one of these former leaders who has come back to visit. Ask students to think about what these leaders represented and to write a speech as if they were one of these leaders who has returned for a visit today. Students should talk about what has changed and what has remained the same since the 1960s. Which of their dreams were realized? Which were not? How did people carry out their wishes?

The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What made Martin Luther King Jr. an American hero? What events in his life contributed to his importance to our country? Students refine their knowledge of MLK’s life through the creation of classroom timelines and oral presentations.