6 Fun Activities to Celebrate 100 Days of School in Chinese Classrooms
The 100th day of school is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate this exciting milestone with engaging, language-rich activities. Whether you’re a first-year or a seasoned veteran Chinese teacher, these 6 engaging activities will make the 100th day celebration unforgettable for your students!
1. Counting to 100 in Chinese (数到100)
Let’s kick things off with a classic—counting to 100 in Chinese! This is a fantastic way to reinforce number recognition and Chinese pronunciation for younger learners. You can have your students sit in a circle and count together as a class. To make it even more fun, turn it into a game. For example, you can challenge your class to see how fast they can count to 100. Another fun idea is to split the class into groups and have them take turns counting by 2s, 5s, or 10s.
2. I Can Write 100 Chinese Characters (我会写100个汉字)
Celebrate Chinese literacy by challenging your students to write 100 Chinese characters! This activity is a fantastic way to reinforce character recognition, stroke order, and vocabulary retention. Provide students with a recording sheet and encourage them to use resources like the classroom word wall and their Chinese folders. To make the activity even more engaging, have them work with partners and write the characters using colorful markers or pens.
Once completed, turn their work into a “100 Characters Wall” to proudly display their progress. Your students will feel so proud seeing all the characters they’ve learned, and it will remind them of their amazing progress in Chinese!
3. Dressing Like You’re 100 Years Old (穿得像100岁)
This activity is always a hit! Encourage your students to dress up as if they’re 100 years old—think gray hair, glasses, and canes. Not only is this a fun and hilarious tradition, but it’s also a fantastic opportunity to incorporate Chinese vocabulary into the celebration for bilingual Chinese classrooms. Send home a letter to parents with ideas for costumes, and consider hosting a friendly competition in class to see who has the most creative outfit.
You can use this activity to teach students Chinese words like 老 (lǎo – old), 眼镜 (yǎnjìng – glasses), and 拐杖 (guǎizhàng – cane). To incorporate Chinese speaking skills, have students take turns presenting their outfits in Chinese, describing what they’re wearing and how they achieved their “100-year-old” look.
4. 100 Object Collection (收集100个物品)
For this activity, have your students search for 100 objects to bring to school. You can send a letter home to parents explaining the activity and suggesting lightweight items like pins, rice grains, cotton balls, or paper clips. This is a great way to practice counting while keeping things manageable for little hands!
Once the objects are gathered, students can work together to sort, count, and display their items. Encourage them to label their collections in Chinese, such as “一百个棉花球” (100 cotton balls) or “一百粒米” (100 grains of rice). This hands-on activity not only reinforces counting skills but also introduces practical Chinese vocabulary in a fun and interactive way!
Pair this activity with 100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler, a perfect read-aloud for the celebration!
5. 100 Days Crown (100天皇冠)
What’s a celebration without a crown? Let your students create their own “100 Days Crown” to wear proudly throughout the day. Here’s how to make it special:
Print out the 100 Days Crown template from our shop (choose from a few fun options!). Students can color and cut out their crowns.
Give each student a sentence strip. They can draw 100 objects on the sentence strip (like stars, circles, hearts, etc.)
Use sentence strips to measure the size of each student’s head, then staple the ends together to create a perfect fit.
6. 100 Days Mini Flapbook (100天小翻翻书)
Wrap up the celebration with a meaningful keepsake! Students can create a 100 Days Mini Flapbook using our NO-PREP printables! This activity is perfect for reflecting on their learning journey so far and celebrating their progress in Chinese learning.
Here’s what’s included:
我会从一数到一百 (I Can Count from 1 to 100):
Students can practice counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, or even 20s in Chinese.我一百岁的样子 (What I Look Like When I’m 100 Years Old):
Let students’ creativity shine as they draw or write how they imagine they’ll look at 100 years old.如果我有一百块钱 (If I Had 100 Dollars):
Students can draw or write what they would do if they had 100 dollars. This is a great opportunity to practice sentence structures and vocabulary related to money and wishes.100天我学到的知识 (What I’ve Learned in 100 Days):
Students can reflect on their favorite Chinese books, words, and lessons they’ve learned so far. This page helps them celebrate their progress and set goals for the rest of the year.
You can get all 100 Days of School Chinese materials in our shop or TeachersPayTeachers store.
I hope your Chinese learners enjoy these 6 fun, engaging, and language-rich activities to celebrate the 100th day of school! These activities are a blast and a fantastic way to reinforce Chinese language skills while building a strong sense of community in your classroom. Let’s make this 100th day one to remember :)