As a former classroom teacher, I remember the excitement and build up to the 100th Day of School. Now as a parent, I get to see the excitement through my own child's eye. The countdown to the day, decorated shirts, classroom projects, snacks, crafts, and story books. There are so many fun activities to celebrate the day. Here's to the 100th Day of School with some ideas we love at The Circle Connection using our Connecting 1-100 set.
Countdown - Start with the 100 card and count down each day until the 100th Day. Remove the cards from the ring to display them or hang them up right on the ring.
Skip Counting - Practice skip counting forward or backward by 2's, 5's, and 10's
What's Next - Display a number and ask what comes next
Categorize - Organize the numbers by categories by numbers 2, 12, 22 etc, odd or even
Scrabble - Mix up all the numbers and try to put them in order
Place Value - Use our Connecting Your Way and make labels for "ones", "tens", and "hundreds". Then try to put the numbers under the correct place value.
Number Grid - Make a number grid using Connecting 1-100. Then flip over several cards. See if your kids can determine what number is missing.
Play Top It - Mix up the cards. Two players each get 50 cards. Flip over one card at a time. The larger card wins. The player with the most cards at the ends wins. You can also modify this game to practice addition or subtraction and flip over two cards the higher answer wins.
We'd love to hear your great ideas. Please share your favorite 100th Day Activity. Wishing you and your kids a Happy 100th Day!
