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Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
100 Doodles for the 100th Day
Fill a grid with 100 tiny doodles, counting by tens as you go.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- counting to 100, counting by tens, persistence
What kids do
“Can you draw 100 tiny doodles? Count by tens!”
- One tiny doodle per square until you reach 100. Circle every group of ten!
- My favorite doodle was number…
How to run it
- Have kids count as they go and circle each group of ten doodles.
- Doodles can be tiny: a dot face, a star, a fish.
- Count by tens together at the end.
Talk about it
- How long did 100 take?
- Which row was the most fun?
- What does 100 look like?
Take it further
Make it a challenge: no doodle can repeat.
Pairs well with
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