There have been almost 100 days of school so far this year. Many classroom celebrate the 100th day of school. Today I want to share some books currently available that help celebrate that day.
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100 Days of School
How many ways are there to count to 100? Lots!
The funny rhymes in this book will show you some different ways to count to 100 using a clown’s nose, piggy toes, and other groups of things. It all adds up to a fun way to learn about 100!
In each of these unique titles, poetry, stories, and trivia combine to illustrate math principles for young readers. The lighthearted illustrations and storylines show students how fascinating the world of numbers can be.
Emily’s First 100 Days of School
This must-have back-to-school classic from beloved creator Rosemary Wells not only reinforces counting skills, but commemorates all of the excitement and learning that happens in those first one hundred days.
Emily is ready for her first day of school. There’s so much to do: learning the alphabet, singing, reading books, dancing, and counting, starting with the very first day. One hundred days feels very far away, but day by day, Emily and her classmates see they’re getting closer. And as the lessons they learn begin to add up, their world expands. Chock-full of surprising discoveries, age-appropriate activities, and plenty of humor, Emily’s First 100 Days of School supports growing skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic, with an emphasis on math skills.
100 School Days
Mrs. Madoff’s class is counting pennies — one for every day of school. When they get to 10 pennies, they know they’ve been going to school for 10 days. What will happen when they get to 100? How will they celebrate Day 100, and what will they do with their 100 pennies?
The 100 Hats of the Cat in the Hat
A Seussian celebration of simple math concepts–perfect for the 100th Day of School and fans of The Cat in the Hat!
The Cat in the Hat spends the 100th Day of School visiting Sally and Dick’s classroom to show how some simple tools–including a hundreds chart, ten frame, number line, and 100 silly hats–make it easy and fun to count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
While this is a natural choice for celebrating the 100th Day of School, The 100 Hats of the Cat in the Hat is perfect for anyone, anytime, who wants to nurture a beginning reader’s interest in numbers! Fans of the hit PBS show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! will be delighted at this new addition to the Learning Library series.
Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day
Miss Bindergarten, the world’s best kindergarten teacher, is getting ready for another milestone. Tomorrow she and her class will have been together for 100 days. To celebrate, each student must bring “100 of some wonderful, one-hundred-full thing!” At night, while the students go to work assembling their projects, Miss Bindergarten is working, too, making special surprises for the class. The 100th day of kindergarten is bound to be unforgettable! Children will delight in hearing about this special event, a common cause for celebration in kindergartens today.
The Night Before the 100th Day of School
The 100th day of school is almost here and one student is desperate to find 100 of anything to bring to class. Then all of sudden inspiration strikes, and he comes up with a surprise that makes the 100th day celebration one to remember! This hilarious story of a popular school tradition offers a perfect modern twist on Clement C. Moore’s classic poem.
100th Day Worries
When Jessica’s teacher tells everyone in class to find 100 things to bring to school for their 100th day, Jessica starts to worry. She wants to bring something really good. but what?
100 marshmallows? No, too sticky.
100 yo-yos? Nah, that’s silly.
When Jessica reaches the 99th day, she really starts to worry. She still doesn’t know what to bring! Could the best collection of 100 things be right under her eyes?
If I Were 100 Years Old
Imagine someone you know who lives to be one hundred years old. How would they feel? What have they experienced? How many changes have they witnessed in the world in 100 years’ time? Through beautiful illustrations and words, this book guides children in their understanding of what it means to have respect and appreciation for those who have lived such a long life. Change will always be present throughout a lifetime, but the need for love will never change. And the love we show others is the true key to happiness, no matter what age.
This book is for grade levels Pre-Kindergarten to 3rd grade. It is also perfect for the 100th Day of School!
Biscuit’s 100th Day of School
Time for school, Biscuit!
After 100 days of school, it’s time to celebrate!
How will Biscuit help with the fun?
Unfold the flaps to find out!
The 100th Day of School
Children learn to count to 100 with various classroom activities.
100 Days of Cool
100 Days of Cool is perfect for teaching numbers 1 through 100 to first, second, and third graders.
When Mrs. Lopez tells her class that they’re going to celebrate “100 Days of School,” Maggie hears “100 of Days of Cool” instead. Mrs. Lopez thinks that’s a great idea, too. So for the next 100 days, Maggie, along with her buddies Nathan, Yoshi, and Scott, come up with 100 different ways to be cool. They wear funny glasses, fancy socks, decorate their bikes, even dress up in cloths from the wacky 1970s.
Kids will love the story and the illustrations by John Bendall-Brunello. Parents and educators will love how the story and pictures make understanding the math concepts a breeze—as well as the concrete examples of how math works. The book contains activities for adults to do with kids to extend math into their own lives.
Harry versus the First 100 Days of School
In just one hundred days, Harry will learn how to overcome first-day jitters, what a “family circle” is, why guinea pigs aren’t scary after all, what a silent “e” is about, how to count to 100 in tons of different ways, and much more. He’ll make great friends, celebrate lots of holidays, and learn how to use his words. In other words, he will become an expert first grader.
Made up of one hundred short chapters and accompanied by tons of energetic illustrations from bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg and The Bad Seed, this is a chapter book all first graders will relate to–one that captures all the joys and sorrows of the first hundred days of school.
Miss Mingo and the 100th Day of School
Count on Miss Mingo and her irresistible class of critters to make a special school-year milestone a day to remember.
It’s the hundredth day of school, and Miss Mingo the Flamingo has quite a day planned for her diverse class of animals. First, the students share projects that celebrate the number one hundred: Centipede does one hundred jumping jacks, Panda shows off two bundles of fifty bamboo stalks, and other students share five sets of twenty footprints and other combos to get to the magic number. Later the class works together to create sculptures out of one hundred paper cups (Octopus is particularly helpful), and the day becomes as much about self-expression as it is a number—especially when Miss Mingo has the whole class make silly faces for one hundred seconds! In the fourth book of her ingenious series, Jamie Harper invites readers into Miss Mingo’s warm, creative classroom for a story inspired by hundredth-day activities in real schools, combining a lively text that integrates fascinating facts about the animals with humorously detailed illustrations that capture the students’ excited energy. Readers will easily find one hundred things to love about Miss Mingo’s joyful celebration, as well as fun ideas for planning their own.
Disclaimer – I have not read these book so I cannot speak to their appropriateness for a K-12 Christian School library. I encourage librarians to read the books before making a purchasing decision.
I choose to share them because they sound interesting. If you read them, let me know what you think.
