37 Fabulous 100th Day of School Ideas (Activities, Videos, and More)

You and your students have been working hard and growing like crazy this school year. So your 100th day is a day that’s definitely worth celebrating—with gusto! Here is an awesome list of educational 100th day of school ideas to complement your curriculum. And the best part may be that your students will just think they’re having fun!

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100th Day of School Math Activities

1. Challenge students with counting stations

Fill bins with various collections of 100 items and include a task card for students to complete. Set your bins out in stations and let the kids play (and learn!).

Learn more: Counting Stations

2. Make a gumball machine

Just create a printout of these adorable gumball machines and have students add 100 gumballs with dot paint.

Learn more: Gumball Machine

3. Build 100 with pattern blocks

Create a template of the number 100, then have students fill it in with pattern blocks. On a recording sheet, have them record how many of each shape they used to make the number 100.

Learn more: 100th Day Pattern Blocks

4. Count crayons

This activity is a great station for your 100 days celebration. Let students work in pairs and count out 100 crayons.

Learn more: 100 Crayons

5. Set up 100-day math challenges

This teacher created 18 different math tasks and challenged students to see how many they could complete in 100 minutes.

Learn more: Math Challenges

6. Go on a Hershey’s Kiss scavenger hunt

This teacher hid 100 Hershey Kisses around the room and challenged her students to find them all. Each group had to find 10 Hershey Kisses and fill their ten-frame. Once every group fills their ten-frame, they match the numbers on the bottom of their Kisses to the hundreds chart.

Learn more: 100 Kisses

7. Earn 100 bucks

This is a fun (and great life skills) activity for 100th Day! Students earn $10 for each 100th Day activity they complete and get to stash it in their very own 100th Day wallet.

Learn more: 100th Day Wallet

8. Declare 100 as the “number of the day”

On the 100th day of school, celebrate with any of the activities shown above. From writing the number to adding and subtracting to creating a number line—students will gain number sense as they celebrate a milestone day.

Learn more: Number of the Day

9. Count out 100 snacks

One of our favorite 100th day of school ideas is, what else? Snacks! Put together this delicious snack, then for a fun math activity, have students count and cover the squares with each of them. When they get to 100, they get to eat their completed project.

Learn more: 100 Snacks

10. Have fun with the hundreds charts

Hundreds charts are a great source of activities on 100th Day. We’ve gathered 20 different games and activities you can do with your students.

Learn more: 20 Hundreds Chart Activities

11. Show what 100 looks like

Have students bring in 100 pieces of anything they’d like. Then display them on a bulletin board and observe just how different 100 things can look.

Learn more: 100 Looks Like

100th Day of School Reading and Writing Activities

12. Write about being 100 years old

Looking for 100th day of school ideas that incorporate writing and art? Have students create a picture of what they’ll look like at 100 years old and write a journal entry about what the world will be like then.

Learn more: 100 Years Portrait

13. Create a bucket list

Talk about what a bucket list is with your students. Then sit down and ask them to think about what sorts of things they would like to accomplish in their lifetime. Have them add a few to their “Before I am 100” bucket list.

Learn more: 100th Day Bucket List

14. Set up writing stations

Include an activity that challenges students to write100 words. These can be favorite words, vocabulary words, names of people in their lives, or any words they choose!

Learn more: Writing Stations

100th Day of School STEM Activities

18. Build using 100 things

Round up individual supplies like cups, LEGO bricks, or other items in the classroom. Then allow your students time to use their imagination and build whatever they choose.

Learn more: Build 100 Things

19. Create structures with 100 cups

Encourage teamwork with this fun activity. Partner up kids and challenge them to build a 100-cup structure. The task will encourage strategy, communication, and teamwork to accomplish.

Learn more: Cup-Stacking

20. Put together 100-piece puzzles

Little kids love putting together puzzles! Group them into teams and give them time to work on not only their cognitive and motor skills but their social skills as well.

Get it: 100-Piece Puzzles

100th Day of School Art and Music Activities

21. Make cereal necklaces

What’s more adorable than little kids stringing together Froot Loop necklaces? Not only does this activity build find motor skills, it reinforces number sense.

Learn more: Cereal Necklaces

22. Create art from the number 100

Give students cutouts of 1-0-0 and have them come up with an original design (like this darling cat) using the numbers.

Source: 100 Pictures

23. Sing the 100 Days of School song

Your young students will love this catchy ditty by the Kiboomers on YouTube that not only celebrates the day but reinforces counting by tens.

Learn more: 100th Day of School Song

24. Celebrate 100th Day with crowns

Lay out supplies to make these fun crowns that are worth wearing to celebrate 100th Day.

Learn more: 100 Days Crowns

25. Celebrate 100th Day with a 100-link paper chain

Younger kids may sometimes find it difficult to grasp just how long 100 days is. Creating this fun paper chain is a great way to teach them how large 100 of something is.

Learn more: 100th Day Paper Chain

26. Make T-shirts

100th Day is a big deal, so why not go all out and dress the part? Collect the supplies ahead of time and make it a classroom activity, or forward this article to families and suggest they make the shirt of their choice at home.

Learn more: 28 Unique 100 Days of School Shirt Ideas

27. Make a 100 Reasons poster

Have your students come up with 100 reasons why they love their friends, the class, their school, etc.

Learn more: 100 Reasons

28. Collect 100 autographs

This sociable activity not only allows students to practice writing their names, it encourages community building. Set a timer and allow students to mingle, asking their classmates to add their autograph to each book.

Learn more: 100 Autographs

29. Bring 100 things to share at circle time

Invite your students to bring in 100 items of their choice to share with the class during circle time.

Learn more: 100 Things Bag

30. Collect 100 smiles

What a joyful idea! Partner students up and send them off to collect 100 smiles from different people around school. Have them color in one smiley face each time they get a smile.

Learn more: 100 Smiles

31. Brainstorm 100 acts of kindness to celebrate the 100th day

Leading up to the 100th day, create this poster. Then, at circle time, ask kids to brainstorm ideas to add to the list.

Learn more: 100 Acts of Kindness

32. Go on a 100-hearts scavenger hunt

Spread the love! This teacher hid gold hearts made from shiny wrapping paper around her class and challenged her students to find them all.

Learn more: 100 Hearts

33. Celebrate how much you’ve already learned

It’s amazing how much kids can learn in 100 days! Pass out colorful sticky notes and have students write down some of their favorite things they have learned so far. Then display them to reinforce just how far you’ve all come together.

Learn more: 100 Things We’ve Learned

More 100th Day of School Activities

34. Get your students up and moving

Need 100th day of school ideas that get kids moving? Create a list like the one above, with different physical activities, and have students color in each row after they finish each activity.

Learn more: 100th Day Actions

35. Watch 100th Day videos

Videos about the 100th day of school are great to get kids excited about the big event. Try some of these short videos in between activities or at the end of the day.

Learn more: 100th Day Videos

36. Create a book together

Creating a book together is always a fun learning experience. This book in particular is sure to inspire a lot of laughs too. Gather your students on the rug and ask them for ideas to include in your book.

Learn more: Things We’ve Been Told 100 Times

37. Walk 100 steps

Have you ever wondered where you would end up if you took a 100-step walk from your classroom door? Ask students to predict where they would end up if they did just that. Then, head out and see how accurate their predictions were.

Learn more: 100 Steps

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