Themed Ways To Count Up To 100 Day: Back-To-School Idea #12b

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Themed Ideas Continues With Trains & Apples

Trains:

 

back to school ideas, ideas for the first day of school, ideas for counting up to 100 dayWe’re On Track & Chugging Our Way To 100-Day!

 

  • I also used this in my hallway for many years because I wanted to cover shapes, colors and the rainbow pattern as well as counting to 100. 
  •  My year-long theme revolves around having a “Can-do” attitude  based on The Little Engine That Could, so having a Counting to 100-Day train was perfect.

     

    •  I put this up in the middle of a hallway wall by the restrooms as well.
    • I keep the 6-different shaped pieces in 6 envelopes in a basket by my calendar, for easy access.

     

    •  Children tell me what color and shape -train car we need to put up by looking at the train and figuring out the pattern.

     

    • I have a “Who’s Turn Is It?” 2-pocket basket filled with Popsicle sticks with students’ names on them.  One side is labeled “Had a turn” the other “Needs a turn”.
    • This basket is by the envelope basket.  I pull a stick out and see whose turn it is to tell me the color and shape, write the number and put the shape car on the wall.

     

    •  Click on the link to view/print the 100-Day Train & things I have to match it.

       

       

      Apples:

       

      • back to school ideas, first day of school ideas, ideas for counting up to 100 day, apple theme ideas, apple bulletin board ideasI also do apples along with my train.  I ordered the magnetic poster from Really Good Stuff that has the magnetic numbered apples. 
      •  I have a huge steel door in my room so I put the poster on that and divided the little apples into 10 snack baggies so that I’m not searching through a zillion apples each day.
      • I keep these baggies clipped to the door with strong magnetic clips.

       

      • As soon as my students come into class we go through what day it is, and add an apple to our tree.
      • We count up to that many numbers. This all only takes a minute or two and by that time the announcements come on and we’re ready to move on to something else.

       

      •  back to school ideas, ideas for the first day of school, ideas for counting to 100 day, apple bulletin board,You can make your own simple apple tree out of bulletin board paper and use apple stickers each day.
      • As soon as you’ve made a group/set of 10 that child circles it and writes the number under it.
      • That way you can count your way to 100 by 10’s.

       

      •  I do a huge apple theme in September so it’s fun to be doing things with apples that relate to counting up to 100-Day.
      • back to school ideas, ideas for the first day of school, ideas for counting to 100 day, apple bulletin board, apple theme ideasThen on 100-Day I have all sorts of apple-related things to help celebrate the day as well.
      • Click on the link to view this cute packet.
      • back to school ideas, counting to 100 day ideas, first day of school ideas, apple bulletin board ideas, apple theme ideas,Counting to 100-Day The Apple Way!

       

       

       

      • Isn’t it fun being able to download for free?
      • Be sure and check back tomorrow when I’ll revisit another fun and fair way to pick a partner and learn report card standards at the same time!
      •  You’ll LOVE the versatility of Pear Pairs!

         

         Do you have a back-to-school activity you’d like to share?

        I’d enjoy hearing from you. diane@teachwithme.com

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