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Date
Tuesday, January 31
One Hundred Days of School Is Cool
By Joyce Furstenau
In school we learn, we play, we count,
and when we've reached the right amount,
we celebrate in special ways.
We've been in school one hundred days!
One hundred words we'll use today
to write a poem or a play.
One hundred pennies in a jarWill they buy a motorcar?
One hundred days! We are so proud.
No other numbers are allowed
on the one hundredth day of school.
One hundred of anything is cool!
How do we celebrate one hundred days?
Here are just a few more ways:
Keep quiet for one hundred seconds. Is it quite a strain?
Connect one hundred paper clips, and you will have a chain.
Count one hundred pennies.
What can you buy with this?
Toss one hundred beanbags in a can. How many did you miss?
Draw a picture of yourself one hundred years from now.
Count by fives to one hundred.
We're certain you know how.
How do you say "one hundred" in at least three other ways?
Think up one hundred more ideas to celebrate one hundred days.
Name
Date
Tuesday, January 31
One Hundred Days of School Is Cool
Questions
1. What is this selection about?
2. How many pennies were in the jar?
3. Connecting 100 paper clips make what?
A. a railroad track
B. a paper crane
C. a paper trail
D. a chain
4. You could toss one hundred what into a can?
5. The selection suggests you draw what kind of picture of yourself?
A. one hundred years from now
B. at your present age
C. as a teenager
D. as a baby
6. Which of these is the same as one hundred?
A. 50 + 50
B. 100
C. 20 nickels
D. all of the above
Name
Date
Wednesday, February 1
One Hundred Days of School
By Brenda B. Covert
Children learn many things in school. They may
enjoy Day 100 of school. It is a good time to count!
Students may count by ones, fives, or tens. They
count to one hundred! They might hop one hundred
times. Would you like to do that many jumping
jacks? They might eat one hundred very small things.
Maybe each child will eat that many raisins.
Teachers could talk about money. Did you know that
one hundred pennies makes a dollar? They may draw
pictures about that number. They may write stories
about that number. When school ends that day, the
students will have learned a lot about the number one
hundred.
One Hundred Days of School
Questions
1. What is NOT a way students can count to one hundred?
A. fives
B. tens
C. ones
D. threes
2. It would not be easy to eat one hundred ______.
A. corn flakes
B. hamburgers
C. peas
D. raisins
3. A dollar is made up of ______ pennies.
A. 100
B. 10
C. 1,000
D. 50
Name
Date
Wednesday, February 1
4. Students may ______ one hundred times on Day 100 of school.
A. sleep
B. cheat
C. hop
D. fall
Name
Date
Thursday, February 2
One Hundred Items in a Pocket
Written by Colleen Messina
The one hundredth day of school came so fast that Stan did not have a chance to even think about
it. Stan did not think ahead very often. His brown hair never looked combed. His shirt was often
hanging out. Sometimes he forgot to tie his shoes. He loved to wrestle and climb trees. Stan liked
to think only about what he was doing at that exact moment!
On this special day, Stan remembered that his math teacher had given each student an
assignment. He was supposed to bring in one hundred items. This was to celebrate the one
hundredth day of school. Oh no! Stan had forgotten all about it. He looked around and saw that
his friends had remembered the assignment.
Cindy brought one hundred bright and delicious lollipops. The lollipops were red, green, and
yellow. The red ones were cherry flavored. The green ones tasted like lime. The yellow ones were
lemon flavored. Jim carried in one hundred pencils with sharp points. Cheryl brought in one
hundred pieces of pink bubble gum. Everyone remembered to bring something. Everyone except
Stan!
Stan reached into one of the pockets of his frayed blue jeans. He pulled out a small pile of fuzzies
from one front pocket. This would not work! He checked his other front pocket. He found a piece
of dirty string. This would not work! He reached into one back pocket. It was empty. Stan was
getting worried. He did not have even one item, and he certainly did not have one hundred items
in any pocket. What would he do?
Stan reached into his other back pocket. He found one piece of candy and a pencil stub. Then he
felt a piece of paper. Was it a note? Stan pulled it out. Folded carefully in half was a one dollar
bill. Stan had forgotten about this dollar. He had earned it doing extra jobs around the house.
Stan then had an idea about how to use this dollar for his assignment. He was not sure if it would
count. Stan went into his classroom. What happened next?
Answer the following questions before you finish the story.
1. Some of the children shared their treats for this special day. Which treat was the most popular in
Stan's class and why?
2. Stan's teacher also brought in one hundred items. What did she show the class?
Name
Date
Thursday, February 2
One Hundred Items in a Pocket
3. Stan really liked his teacher. Describe what she looked like. What was her name?
4. Stan forgot to ask his parents for help with this assignment. What would his parents have
suggested that he take to school?
5. Stan's classroom was bright and cheery. Describe his classroom in detail, including the class pet!
6. What chores did Stan do to earn one dollar?
7. One student brought in one hundred very unusual items. What did this student bring to class?
8. What did Stan's teacher think about his item for the assignment? Did she give him credit for it?
Why or why not?
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Date
Thursday, February 2
One Hundred Items in a Pocket
Using the ideas you wrote for the thinking questions, write an ending to the story. Be sure to include
dialogue in your ending. Write in complete sentences, using correct punctuation. Be creative, and use
these two blank pages.
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Thursday, February 2
One Hundred Items in a Pocket