Saturday, February 7, 2009

100th Day of School


Our 100th day of school is coming up on February 11. As part of our learning activities, each student is asked to bring in a small water bottle filled with 100 matching items.

Materials:
• One clear water bottle and top
• 100 of the same item that will fit inside the bottle (see below for some ideas)
• Bottle label and string, yarn, or ribbon

Instructions:
1. Fill the bottle with the item you select.
2. Put the top tightly on the bottle.
3. Complete the bottle label and affix it to the bottle using string, yarn, or ribbon.
4. To help with counting 100 items, organize them into 10 groups of 10 and then put them in the bottle.

Some Ideas:
Buttons, beans, feathers, rocks, marbles, candies, bells, pins, rubber bands, pennies, chocolate chips, shells, toothpicks, cotton balls, bolts, screws, thumbtacks, cereal, marshmallows, beads...

Please send the completed bottle and label to school on Wednesday, February 11.

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