Earlier this month, my class celebrated the 100th day of school. Now, to adults, 100 days might not seem like such a milestone, but I promise you that 1st graders (and teachers) believe otherwise. Counting to 100 is a big deal in kindergarten and 1st grade so we teachers like to recognize this on the 100th day of school. It doesn't hurt that there are a million cute things you can find to do with the number 100. For example, you can write 100 words you know, count out 100 pieces of candy, make a book of 100 things, or write about what you would look like 100 years from now. The kids LOVE it! I definitely shared their enthusiasm this year. I think the activity with the most success was the 100th Day Trail Mix. The kids were given a handful of 10 different snacks and had to count out 10 of each snack to add to a bowl. Once all 10 different snacks were placed in the bowl (and we added each group of 10 to 100), the kids were able to eat their snack. They loved it! Who wouldn't? Food is a great learning tool and motivator, especially when it takes the form of mini marshmallows and M&Ms. Mmmm!
Speaking of food, one of the room moms brought in 100th day cupcakes for our celebration. Here's a pic:
They were delicious! We are pretty lucky this year to have a baker in our midst. We've had super cute and tasty cupcakes for all major events in our room. If you are interested, you can check out her work on Facebook at Jenn's Southern Sweets. She makes a killer cake pop, too. :)
Ok, so, I've told you about the importance of 100th day, piqued your interest with how it relates to the Hunger Games, and talked about trail mix and cupcakes. I think my job here is done. Let me leave you with the awesome posters some of the students chose to do as an extra credit project to celebrate the 100th day milestone. They did such a good job!!!
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