What is the 100 year old writing activity?

(100th Day of School Writing ) Have your students write about what they will do when they are 100 years old ! They can either draw a picture of themselves at 100 years or you can glue a picture of them with their face 'aged' to be 100 .

What is the 100th day of school celebration?

This marks a point in the year where students are more than half-way through the 180 day school year . It is a time to reflect on all the learning that has taken place so far. The celebration began by a California teacher in 1979 who was trying to help her students understand the concrete lesson of the number 100.

When I'm 100 years old, activity?

When I'm 100 Years Old Class Book. Students will use their predicting skills to write what they will be like when they are 100 years old ! Included are 2 word webs ( old lady and old man) and students can write describing words or things they may need when they are 100 .

What is 100 days of writing?

The 100 Day Writing Challenge is a free fiction writing course, by podcast . Each episode contains a 10 minute exercise, complete with timer, to help build your writing muscles, train you in different styles, and develop your confidence. There's no homework, and you can complete the course at your own pace.

When I'm 100 years old writing prompts?

5 Writing Prompt Ideas for the 100th Day of School When I am 100, I will… Encourage students to think about who they will be, what they will have seen, lived through, and experienced in their 100 years. ... In 100 years, the world will be… ... 100 days from now… ... 100 miles from here is… ... My top 100 favorite things are…

What do kids wear for the 100th day of school?

100th Day of School Costume Ideas and Outfits Feathers! Pom-poms! Or use anything that can easily be counted out and attached to a shirt, such as googly eyes, puzzle pieces, or stickers. Put your relationships with your students first by wearing 100 of their favorite things.

Why is the 100th day of school a big deal?

The 100th day is an important milestone because it means students are more than halfway through the year , as most schools have 180 days in their calendar year. It is also a great occasion to highlight how much children have learned since their academic year began.

Why is 100 days important?

It is traditionally believed that the first 100 days after the child's birth is the most vulnerable period for both the mother and the newborn . Therefore, they are advised to stay home to avoid contracting diseases. This is why making through the first 100 days is the perfect time to celebrate.

What is the oldest form of creative writing?

The invention of the written word, sometime around 3200 B.C., launched creative writing with the recording of stories like The Odyssey and tales of Norse gods . Over time, the stories morphed and the skill of storytellers improved as well.

What is an example of old writing?

Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs are generally considered to be the earliest examples of true writing systems. Both gradually evolved from proto-writing between 3400 and 3100 BCE. The Proto-Elamite script is also believed to have been in use during this period.

What are some games children played 100 years ago?

In celebration of the Easter Rising 1916, first class children have been learning 'How children played 100 years ago'. We had fantastic fun playing games such as Queenie I-O, Hopscotch, Donkey, The Alley Alley-O and Skipping !

What is creative writing 101?

Rather than only giving information or inciting the reader to make an action beneficial to the writer, creative writing is written to entertain or educate someone, to spread awareness about something or someone, or to express one's thoughts .

100th Day Writing & A Freebie (2024)

Last updated by Linda Kamp on January 28, 2024 • 31 Comments

Last week marked our 100th day of school. Where does the year go? I thought I’d share some fun ideas for 100th day writing that include vocabulary building and writing personal narratives. Making “centenarian” self-portraits is always a fun project and a great starting point to get kids writing on the 100th day of school.

This oldie but goodie project is always a hit! It’s fun to read how students imagine themselves when they are 100 years old.

Vocabulary Opportunities

Before we write, I begin by teaching vocabulary that I encourage students to use in their writing. Writing about the 100th day of school gives lots of opportunities for reading and writing longer words like retirement, geriatric, elderly, centenarian, senior citizen, and pension to name a few. We startby talking about “retirement”. Most students have no idea what most of this vocabulary meansand a few thought retiremeant to “re-tire” a car, as in change the tire again. (I do love thatthey remembered our lessons on the prefix re- though!) I project these charts as I introduce vocabulary and as students plan their writing.

Planning The100th Day Writing

As students plan their writing I have themconsider a few things. Iask questionslike, “Where do you live?”, “Are you retired?”, “What was your profession?” “Are you married or do you have a family?”, and “What are your hobbies?”. By doing so students are prompted to think aboutseveral different aspects of their imaginary lives that they can include in their writing.

Making the Portraits

After we complete the writing, students make self portraits to show what we look like at 100 years old. These are always so funny and I love how detailed my class gets while embellishing their clothing!

When drawing the faces, I guide students in where to place their eyes by asking them to put their index finger on the top of their ear. I then have them slide their finger forward on their faces until they reach the corner of their eye. This helps them to understand that their eyes are level with their ears and helps to avoid ending up with eyeballs drawn in the middle of their foreheads.

After making the heads and bodies, we used doilies to make ladies’ collars to give the portraits avintage touch! Next, everybody added cotton ballsto make the hair.

These 100th day portraits are always fun to make and a great way to incorporate narrative writing into your 100th day!

Click herefor our 100th Day Activities unit and this 100th day writing project.

100th Day Class Book

In addition to lots of 100th Day math and ELA activitieswe also made a class book titled Things I’ve Been Told 100 Times!

To continue our 100th day writing, everybody made a page to include in our class book with something they’ve been told100 times!

The responses are always priceless and I can just hear their mom or dad saying it 100 times!

My favorite is,” I’ve been told 100 times to put the toilet seat down!” I have 5 brothers and I heard my own mother say that at least 1000 times!

I’ll send you the class book templates FREE! Sign up here to get them sent to your inbox.

For more 100th day language arts and math ideas head over to this post, 100th Day activities in 2nd and 3rd grade.

If you like these ideas, why not share them with your teacher friends on Pinterest or Facebook?

Happy 100th day, friends!

Linda

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Denise
February 25 at 10:10 am
Can I please get a copy of Things I’ve Been Told 100 Times
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- Linda
  March 1 at 7:41 am
  Hi Denise,
  Yes! I have fixed the sign up form now. My apologies! Linda
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Peggie
February 25 at 8:06 am
I would love the book templates please.
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  March 1 at 7:41 am
  Hi Peggie,
  You can get the book templates by signing up in the form. that way they will be emailed to you.
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January 20 at 10:43 am
I have tried to get the freebie emailed to 2 of my accounts and it hasn’t come to either. I checked spam and junk. Can you email it to brittany-murray@hotmail.com?
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  January 20 at 1:31 pm
  Hi Brittany,
  Let me see if I can help you. On my end I show it was sent to your email address but not opened. I’ve sent it again so be sure to check spam, social, and promotions folders.
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Katherine Bagley
March 9 at 8:44 pm
I’d love to do the I’ve been told 100 times. My class is celebrating the 120th day instead of 100th. Is there any way to edit this to say 120 times?
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Julie Kauffman
February 5 at 3:22 pm
I wasn’t able to download the “Things We’ve Been Told 100 Times” book, and I really would love to have it for tomorrow. 🙂 I got your subscription email but when i tried downloading it, the network failed.
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  February 10 at 7:42 am
  Hi Julie,
  I believe we emailed and you received the book, right?
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Jacqueline
February 1 at 2:10 pm
I subscribed but am unable to get my “Things We’ve Been Told 100 Times” book freebie. Can you please e-mail it to me at jacquelineoguinn@gmail.com. Thanks! It looks so cute!
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- Linda
  February 2 at 6:33 am
  Hi Jacqueline,
  Thanks so much for subscribing! Be sure to check your spam, social, and promotions folders, especially with Gmail, for an email asking you to confirm your subscription that also contains a link to download the class book freebie.
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Elyse Rycroft
January 18 at 6:03 pm
Thanks Linda for sharing! Cute stuff!!
Elyse 🙂
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Bex Mawn
January 17 at 2:46 am
So clever ! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Barbara
February 24 at 4:45 am
Nice to meet you, Linda. I love your 100 portraits!
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~DeAnne~
February 17 at 9:34 pm
Love it!! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I'm a new follower and can't wait to see what else you share! 🙂
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Linda
February 16 at 2:31 am
Hi Terri! Thanks so much for following!
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AMC
February 16 at 1:11 am
I love the "Things I Have Been Told 100 Times". Will be using that freebie next year – thanks for sharing!!
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Linda
February 11 at 3:44 am
You're welcome, Susanne!
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Linda
February 11 at 3:43 am
Happy 100th day, Jessica! 80 more to go! Our kiddos sure do change alot in 100 days!
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Linda
February 11 at 3:41 am
Hi Maribel! Don't you just love kids' writing?
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Linda
February 11 at 3:40 am
Yes! I'd be a little nervous on a field trip to the zoo!
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Ms. Shope's Class
February 10 at 7:54 pm
Great 100th day activities!!!
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Terri Paulson-Sasaki
February 10 at 3:31 pm
I love your 100 day activities. I am your newest follower.
Terri
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Susanne Powell
February 10 at 12:28 pm
The portraits are just so cute! Fantastic ideas – thanks for sharing
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Jessica Lawler
February 9 at 11:58 pm
Hi there,
Those hundred year old portraits are SO cute!
What wonderful ideas – thanks for sharing! My 100th day is coming up this week – my kiddos can't wait!
~Jessica
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Mrs. Sheehan
February 9 at 11:03 pm
These are adorable! We also did these portraits, they were so much fun to see and the kids' writing was hilarious!
Maribel
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Rebecca H.
February 9 at 7:10 pm
I love the kid's writing that says he's been told 100 times not to put his finger in a zoo animal's mouth lol! He sounds like he might be a bit of a handful!
Rebecca
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100th Day Writing & A Freebie (2024)

Vocabulary Opportunities

Planning The100th Day Writing

Making the Portraits

100th Day Class Book

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