The Night Before the 100th Day of School is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"The Night Before the 100th Day of School" by Natasha Wing is a delightful children's book that captures the excitement and anticipation of reaching a milestone in the school year. The story follows a boy who is trying to figure out what to bring in as his 100th day collection. His classmates already know what they want to bring in such as 100 names on a cast, 100 jellybeans and 100 pencils! The boy comes to the conclusion that he wants to bring 100 ants but when it's his turn to share he trips on a marble and the an†s go everywhere! The silly ant incident is fixed because of teamwork and the class concludes the 100th day with a big yummy cake celebration! With its playful rhymes and engaging illustrations, the book brings to life the energy and enthusiasm of the classroom. As the big day approaches, the students can hardly contain their excitement, and the book highlights the importance of teamwork, creativity, and celebrating accomplishments. "The Night Before the 100th Day of School" is a fun-filled read that not only teaches young readers about numbers and counting but also reinforces the value of learning and the joy of reaching educational milestones.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Practice making predictions throughout the book. Encourage students to check and see if their predictions were correct.
- Cause and effect can be a difficult skill for students. This book is a perfect mentor text for teaching this skill.
- Have students identify the point of view and discuss the benefits of the narrator.
- Discuss the books plot and examine the problem and solution.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Introduce homophones and discuss the multiple meanings of homophones in this book.
- Discuss how problem solving was used throughout the story.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- 100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler
- Jake's 100th Day of School by Lester LaminackÂ
- Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
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