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100 Days School Project

Soon our kids will be a 100 days smarter! If you celebrate this occasion at your school your child will be asked to bring 100 items to school. At first glance it might seem overwhelming, but really it can be a fun activity.

First print out the “100 DAYS Project ideas” printable. Here your child can start brainstorming ideas and organizing his/her thoughts.

100 Days Project Ideas Printable

Depending on your school, kids might be asked to bring items glued to poster board or it can be items hooked together like a necklace, banner or items turned into sculpture.

Here are a few ideas to get you started!

make a cheerio necklace with 100 Cheerios
make a paper clip chain
paper chain
fill a jar with 100 jelly beans
make a paper lady bug with 100 spots
100 Dollars with play money
popcorn bucket filled with 100 pieces of popcorn
100 stickers
100 cars on a cardboard race track

We Tell us your ideas for the 100 Days Project!

[Editor: here’s a link to fun 100th Day of School Projects from around the web.]

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Tammy

12 years ago

Oh dear god. When I first read this, I thought it was 100 items for 100 days.

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Isabel Kallman

Reply to Tammy

yeah Tammy, it is. 100 items.

LMo

I may be dense, but what’s the purpose of the project? What do kids learn by collecting 100 of something and bringing it to school?

Reply to LMo

Hi LMo,

As I elaborate below, for many students it’s their first school homework project and it allows them to help formulate ideas, organize their thoughts and then express themselves. It’s usually for K, first or second grade students.

Isabel

Kendra

I am not familiar with this project. Can you provide some background information on it? Thanks.

Reply to Kendra

Many schools like to celebrate the “100 Days” of school as a milestone. It’s usually celebrated by the lower grades in elementary school. For my son, it was his first school/homework project and it was in first grade. Each child was asked to put on a poster “100 Things” that were interesting to them. Some children glued 100 different animals or made 100 different flowers and put them on the poster board. Others organized things in 10 groups of 10 under one overarching theme. In short, it’s a “first project” that I have seen many school children around the country… Read more »

Reply to Isabel Kallman

Thanks Isabel!

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