Celebrate 100 days of learning with this engaging literacy-based 100 Days of School: One Hundred Words Worksheet! This fun and educational activity challenges students to create as many words as they can using only the letters from the phrase “one hundred.” It is a fantastic way to combine spelling, vocabulary, and critical thinking into your 100th day classroom celebrations.

With both 20 and 30 word challenge options included, this versatile resource can be easily adapted for different age groups and ability levels. Students will love stretching their minds as they hunt for new words and work to fill their pages with as many as possible. The activity also provides a great opportunity for collaborative learning and friendly class competition.

100 Days of School: One Hundred Words Worksheet is perfect as part of your 100th day literacy rotations, for early finishers, or as a fun quiet-time challenge. It’s a simple but effective way to build key literacy skills while celebrating this special classroom milestone.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Strengthen spelling and phonics knowledge
• ✅ Expand vocabulary through word exploration
• ✅ Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• ✅ Encourage creativity and flexible thinking
• ✅ Promote collaboration and classroom community

What’s Included:

• One Hundred Words Worksheet with 20 word challenge (18mm or 14mm lines)
• One Hundred Words Worksheet with 30 word challenge (18mm or 14mm lines)

Materials Needed:

• Printed One Hundred Words Worksheets
• Pencils
• Letter tiles or magnetic letters (optional for hands-on learners)
• Whiteboard or chart paper for collaborative class word list (optional)

How to Use:

1. Choose the 20 or 30 word challenge version to suit your class.
2. Explain that students can only use the letters from the words “one hundred” to create real words.
3. Model the activity with a few class examples (e.g. red, done, hen).
4. Students write one word per line, aiming to fill their entire worksheet.
5. Once complete, invite students to compare their lists with a partner or small group.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Model the activity first with the whole class to generate excitement and build confidence.
• 💡 Provide letter tiles or magnetic letters for hands-on learners to manipulate before writing.
• 💡 Use this worksheet as a quiet-time challenge during your 100th day literacy rotations.
• 💡 Host a class challenge to create a collaborative list of all unique words students can find - aim for 100 words together!

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Encourage students to sort their words by number of letters, word family, or part of speech once the initial list is complete.
• 💛 Extend the activity by having students choose 5-10 words from their list to use in a silly or creative sentence or short story.
• 💛 Display the collaborative class word list on a bulletin board as part of your 100 Days of School celebrations.
• 💛 Differentiate by offering the 20 word challenge to younger learners and the 30 word challenge to older or more advanced students.

100 Days of School: One Hundred Words Worksheet reinforces spelling, phonics, and vocabulary skills in a fun, flexible format that fits perfectly into your 100th day of school celebrations.

Be sure to check out our other 100 Days of School resources.