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🎉100th day of school ideas!
Plus a heart warming tale of friendship your class will love
Karly Moura & Christina Sciarrotto
January 27, 2026
Title
Hip Hip Hooray! The 100th Day of School is approaching and you are wondering what new and fun ideas you can use to celebrate the milestone. Look no further because in this issue we have that and more. In our Teaching with TeachFlix, we will share the recipe for how to cheer up a friend. Finally, our Giggle of the Week should make you as a teacher proud because of you, your students are 100 days smarter!
Inside:
💡 Tips, Tools and Templates: 100th Day of School Celebration
📺 Teaching with TeachFlix Junior: How to Cheer Up A Friend
😄 Giggle of the Week: 100 Days
❤️ Share your ideas with us!
💡 Tips, Tools and Templates
Celebrating 100 days of school!
You made it! The 100th day of school is approaching and you ask yourself, how should I celebrate it in my classroom? Below are a few resources you can use right away. Little to no prep required!
✏️ Activity Packs
 | Although the title says it is for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade teachers can use it too. This activity book is packed with writing prompts including: what are your 3 favorite things from the first 100 days of school, what would you do when you are 100 years old, what would you buy if you have 100 dollars, if you could get 100 of anything, what would it be and why, and what would you build with 100 blocks? |
Looking for more?
Have students share their best moment, reflection, create a badge, maze and more in this 100th Day of School Activity Book in Canva.
⚙️ STEM Activities
 | Challenge your students with the 100th Day of School STEAM Challenges to think how high can you build a tower with 100 blocks, what kind of picture can you create with 100 stickers, or create a structure with 100 toothpicks. |
📕 Book Creator 100th Day Book
 | Celebrate the 100th Day of School with Book Creator. Have students practice their numbers, find and add objects, create a fruit loop necklace, and draw a picture of yourself when you are 100 years old. |
👑 Crowns and certificates
 | What better way to show off than wearing a 100th Day of School Crown or by showing off your new 100th day of school certificate! |
📺 Teaching with Teachflix Junior
😔 Emotional Literacy: Helping Kids Navigate 'The Blues'
🎥 Video Link: How to Cheer Up a Friend
Helping our little ones navigate big emotions is such a vital part of the K-2 experience. This heartwarming tale by Stephanie Calmenson provides a perfect entry point for discussing what it means to truly be there for one another.
Key points covered in the video:
Learn/review rhyming words as you explore ways to help a friend.
Learn ways to cheer up a friend.
Be a good friend by learning how to be a good listener.
Ready-made video resources:
✏️ Teacher’s guide & activities
 | These resources offer a set of multi-disciplinary activity pages designed for K-2 classrooms to accompany the picture book How to Cheer Up a Friend by Stephanie Calmenson. |
✏️ Activities from TeachingBooks.net
 | This TeachingBooks.net page for How to Cheer Up a Friend by Stephanie Calmenson and Shannon McNeill includes a meet-the-author recording and a pronunciation guide for the author’s name along with vocabulary activities and graphic organizers. |
✏️ I Can Be a Friend! from Book Creator
 | Share ways that students can be a friend to others.
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🤭 Giggle of the Week
100th day means different things for teachers and students 🤪
h/t to Teacher Ms. H