100th Day of School Story for Kids
The 100th day of school is one of the most loved days in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Children count to 100, bring in a collection of 100 small things, dress up as if they were 100 years old and celebrate how much they have learned since the first day.
Here is a complete 100th day of school story to read aloud in class or at home the night before. It works for building excitement, and for practicing counting by tens along the way.
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Jayden’s 100 Things
A free story to read aloud tonight
On the first day of kindergarten, Ms. Rivera put a big jar on the windowsill. Every day, the class put one bean in the jar. “When we get to 100 beans,” said Ms. Rivera, “we will have a party.”
Day after day, the beans went in. Ten beans. Twenty beans. Fifty beans, and the jar was half full. Then one Friday, Ms. Rivera said, “Ninety-nine. Tomorrow is the 100th day of school. Bring in 100 of something!”
That night, Jayden looked all around his house. What did he have 100 of? He found pasta shells in the kitchen. He counted them out in piles of ten, with Dad helping. Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred. He put them in a bag.
On the 100th day, everyone brought something. Priya brought 100 buttons. Leo brought 100 stickers. Sam brought 100 tiny dinosaurs, which took a very long time to count. They counted to 100 together, then counted by tens, then counted by fives, which was hard but fun.
Then the last bean went into the jar, plink, and the jar was full. Everyone cheered. They made crowns that said 100, ate 100 snacks shared all around, and Ms. Rivera said, “Look how much you’ve learned in 100 days.”
That night, Jayden was tired from all the counting. In bed, he counted sheep instead of beans. One sheep, two sheep, three sheep. He didn’t get anywhere near 100. He fell asleep at eleven, with his 100 crown still on his head.
When is the 100th day of school?
It depends on each school’s calendar and start date, but in most US schools it falls in late January or February. Your child’s teacher will usually send a note home about it.
What are good 100th day of school project ideas?
Popular ideas include bringing a collection of 100 small things (cereal pieces, buttons, stickers, pasta), making a crown or a necklace with 100 pieces, writing 100 words, or dressing up as if you were 100 years old. Counting the collection into groups of ten is great practice.