101 Days of School

 
We had so much fun on the 100th day of school that we kept the learning celebration going! For 101 we celebrated Dalmatian style! We worked to solve a hidden number picture.  Each child had hundreds chart.  I uploaded different equations to an teaching app called ClassKick.  One by one, the children  solved equations.  For first graders, each of the equations were a number in expanded form, a skill we have been working hard on in math.  Second graders practiced double digit addition.  The students solved the problems and highlighted that number on their paper hundreds chart.  When the students had solved all the equations the number 101 was revealed.

 
We made a cute Dalmatian craft.  The students had to really think because each puppy needed 101 spots.  It was interesting to see how the students organized their counting.  Many students had to count the dots over and over to get it just right.

The students used their iPads and the app Word Wizard to see what words they could create using the letters D-A-L-M-A-T-I-A-N.  Word Wizard is an excellent spelling app.  One of the features of the app includes a movable alphabet that the students could use to easily manipulate the letters and create new words.

The students were challenged to write 101 nouns.  The children used their book box, dictionaries, words around the room,  and poetry binders find nouns.  See if your child can give you some examples of nouns. We also solved 101 math problems.  The second graders even timed themselves to see how fluent they were.  The students were a little overwhelmed at first but soon realized they could preserver.  We had a 101 Hershey kiss hunt.  I hid 101 kisses around the room.  The students worked in 4 relay teams to collect the kisses and match them to the write number on the 100s chart.  Then, the second graders worked together on how to divide 101 kisses fairly among 16 students.  They were so sweet.  They found that they could give 6 to each student and divided the remainder among staff members like Mrs. Crum and Mrs. Wolverton.



We also made dog tags.  How many Cherrioes do you put on a 101 dog tag?  101 of course!  The students decided the best way to organized the dog tags would be 50 on one side 51 on the other.  Again, the students had to work on organized counting strategies.  The activity also required fine motor control. 



When students finished their "dog tag" they played a game called 101 and out.  This would be a great game to play at home, it works on addition and builds number sense.  In the game you get six rolls of the die.  When you roll, you get to decide to use the number as a 1 or 10.  For instance if you roll a 4, you can write down 40 or 4.  You must roll and add 6 times.  The player closest to 101 without going over wins!  101, another awesome day of school!