The 100th day of school is a big deal, and most elementary schools celebrate it in some way. Whether you are looking for activities each student can do on his or her own or things you can do on a classroom or school-wide level, here 100 ideas you can use to mark this important milestone in your school.
- Release 100 balloons outside
- Run 100 yards
- Count 100 pennies (or nickels, or dimes)
- Count to 100 by 2s
- Learn 100 new words
- Color 100 circles
- Write a 100 word story
- Make a paper chain with 100 links
- Complete the sentence: “If I had 100 dollars…”
- Collect 100 items to recycle
- Do 100 jumping jacks
- Jog in place for 100 seconds
- Read 100 sentences
- Read for 100 minutes
- Hand out 100 calorie snacks
- Touch your toes 100 times
- Put a 100-piece puzzle together
- Decorate the classroom with 100 streamers
- Read a book with the number “100” in the title
- Create artwork with 100 of something (pasta noodles, Cheerios, etc.)
- Clap 100 times
- Create a 100 inch long mural
- Take 100 steps
- Bring in a collection of 100 things
- Create 100 hearts or snowflakes
- Link 100 paper clips
- Plant 100 beans or seeds
- Dribble a ball 100 times
- Collect $100 for charity
- Create a list of things that were invented 100 years ago.
- Collect 100 cans of food for the local food shelf
- Learn to say “100” in a few different languages
- Set up 100 dominoes – then, knock them down.
- Create a display of 100 flags from all over the world
- Give each student $100 in play money and have an auction
- Learn about what the world was like 100 years ago
- Have each student color a 100th Day poster and display them all around the room
- Make a list of 100 different animals
- Learn about something that is 100 miles away
- Count backwards from 100 to 1
- Make a list of 100 nouns, verbs, or adjectives
- Complete the sentence: “100 years from now…”
- List 100 reasons you love your school
- Donate 100 apples (or other fresh food item) to a local food shelf
- Put 100 words in alphabetical order
- Collect 100 magazines to recycle at a local plant
- Have a raffle for a $100 certificate as a prize for parents
- Set aside 100 minutes of the school day as “Free Time”
- Create a collage of 100 photos cut out of magazines
- Put on a play that focuses on the number 100
- Create a list of 100 books every student should read
- Show students what a $100 bill looks like
- Make a classroom quilt with 100 squares in it
- Invite a 100 year old person to visit your classroom
- Hand out 100 Grand mini candy bars
- Create a bulletin board with 100 Acts of Kindness
- Do a 10-square Hopscotch game 10 times (100 hops)
- Build a structure with 100 red plastic cups
- Design a “100 Days” T-shirt. Order enough for all students and staff
- Sit quietly for 100 seconds
- Make a list of 100 words that start with “C” (the roman numeral for 100)
- Play “100 Day BINGO”
- Come up with 100 words to describe the school year so far
- Find out how much 100 of something weighs (grains of sand, Cheerios, golf balls)
- Fill in the blanks, “I wish I had 100… I would not want 100…”
- Make pixel art on the computer using 100 dots
- Make badges that say, “I survived 100 days of (grade)”
- Make 100 paper cranes
- If you could have 100 wishes, what would they be?
- Challenge other classrooms to a 100-book Read-a-thon
- Build something with 100 Legos or blocks
- See how many push ups or sit ups you can do in 100 seconds
- Write a poem with 100 words or about the 100th day of school
- Draw a picture of what you will look like when you are 100 years old
- Flip a coin 100 times and chart your results
- Create a picture using the numerals 100
- Create a 100th Day of School selfie station
- Design a 100th Day banner for your classroom
- Make a bucket list of 100 things you want to do
- Fill in the blank, “When I am 100 years old…”
- Dress up as your 100-year-old self
- Collect 100 box tops for education
- List 100 compliments and post them on the bulletin board
- Create necklaces with 100 things (beads, cheerios, pasta pieces, candy)
- Put 100 inflated balloons in the hallway or cafeteria. Then, pop them all!
- Find as many words as you can within the words “One Hundred.”
- Estimate how far 100 feet is. Then, measure and see how close you came.
- Find out what a group of 100 animals (whales, fox, parrots, ravens, lions, etc.) is called
- Create a bulletin board centipede with 100 legs
- Hand out “100 Days” pencils or ribbons to every student.
- Create a collage of 100 important people
- Predict 100 things that will be invented in the next 100 years
- Create and wear 100th Day paper crowns
- Make 100th Day Trail Mix (10 Cheerios, 10 mini marshmallows, 10 raisins, 10 chocolate chips, 10 pieces of Chex cereal, 10 Cheez-Its, 10 mini pretzels, 10 gold fish crackers, 10 pieces of dried fruit, 10 white chocolate chips)
- Write a class cheer celebrating 100 Days
- Name and locate 100 countries
- See how many times you can write your name in 100 seconds
- Write down 100 words you know how to spell
- Share one thing you have learned during the first 100 days of school and predict one thing you will learn during the next 100 days.
- Have a party to celebrate 100 days!
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