Celebrate the 100th Day of School

The 100th day of school is so much fun for you and your students to celebrate working hard for 100 days!! But let me tell you; this day seemed to be the busiest and fastest of the year so far. We stayed so busy doing what felt like 100 activities, that time flew by. I want to share with you a few activities that we did in the classroom that you should do in yours, as well as things to keep in mind when planning for the day.

To start the day, we did Morning Meeting activities that were geared to 100. For sharing time, they shared what they would do if they were 100 years old. One of my favorite answered was to pet a cat all day long! For the activity, we played the game where each student goes in order counting by tens. When a student said 100, they were out. It really engaged all of the students and helped them practice counting to 100 by 10's. Of course, we had to change our place value chart to 100, and we really got to talk about the 100's block.

Some of my students did an at home project where they had to count out 100 items. I allowed them to share before the day got super busy. Below are a few examples of what students brought in. 

We then completed our 100 Day of School Fruit Loop necklace. I had the students complete a 100's chart by making a pattern. They then had to put the Fruit Loops on the hundreds chart to go with the pattern. After, they were then able to get their string. A few heads up. This activity takes a long time; I had some students that took around 2 hours to complete. I know some teachers that have done this as a center activity, but I prefer to do it whole group. If you decide to do this activty, make sure that the string is ready for the students. In the past, I didn't prepare for the strings to fray. I also had students dropping the necklaces, and Fruit Loops would go everywhere. Make sure that you loop a Fruit Loop at the end of the string. On the opposite end, put a piece of tape for the students to tread the Fruit Loops.

Fruit Loop Necklace

After the students were finished, I gave them several 100 Day activities. A few of their favorites were the 100 cup stack and putting together a puzzle with 100 pieces. They also enjoyed stamping, but the activity ended up being a tad messy. Below are some other activities that we did, as well as pictures from our day. 

100 Cup Stacking Activity

100 Piece Puzzle 

Click for Ms Makison's Writing Prompt

Great FREE Resources by Ms. Jones' Creation Station

Also, you MUST find time to do an aging app on the students. They look so cute, and the students love seeing themselves "old". 

I hope you and your class have an amazing day celebrating the 100th Day of School. You definitely deserve a celebration! 

Don't forget to follow the blog. If you have already finished the 100th Day, leave a comment of your favorite activity of the day. 

Facebook: Mrs. Peay's Kindergarten Adventures

Instagram: @mrspeaysclass

Welcome Fall into the Classroom

It is officially October, which to me, finally feels like the beginning of the fall. It is such a fun time of the year for the students, and I encourage you to incorporate fall into your classroom.

If your Kindergarteners are anything like mine, they have been talking about the Pumpkin Patch and Halloween since the beginning of September. Anything about fall or Halloween makes them so excited, so why not use learning activities around what they are exciting about.

Teachers Pay Teachers has some awesome FREE resources that you can use for center time during both ELA and Math.

We recently just completed a book that can be used in both ELA and Math. The students worked on recognizing words, recognizing numbers in different ways, and worked on writing, cutting, and gluing. The students thoroughly enjoyed reading the story, and counting the different Fall objects throughout the book.

The only negative thing about the book is it took a while for the students to complete. I would recommend reading the story during small group time, and letting the students work on the book during a center rotation, either during Math or ELA. We also did wait until another day to cut out the hands holding numbers. I knew that this would take them a long time to complete.

You can find a copy of Pumpkin Counting Book by The Reading Nook here.

Continue to follow the blog and look out for more Fall activities your students will love, and so will you!

Facebook: Mrs. Peay's Kindergarten Adventures
Instagram: @mrspeaysclass