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Counting Our Way to the 100th Day!
Join the counting fun!
It takes just a poem a day to count down to the 100th day of school!
Keep count with numbers.
Keep count with stars.
Keep count with beans
in a big glass jar.
Keep a long tally
and keep count with pins.
Keep track of how many
days there've been.
Keep count by ones.
Keep count by tens.
Keep count each day
and wait, wait, wait.
In February --
celebrate!
It takes just a poem a day to count down to the 100th day of school!
Keep count with numbers.
Keep count with stars.
Keep count with beans
in a big glass jar.
Keep a long tally
and keep count with pins.
Keep track of how many
days there've been.
Keep count by ones.
Keep count by tens.
Keep count each day
and wait, wait, wait.
In February --
celebrate!
48 pages, Hardcover
First published June 29, 2004
21 people want to read
About the author
Betsy Franco
155 books41 followersBetsy Franco is an accomplished and versatile author whose body of work spans over 80 published titles, including fiction, young adult novels, picture books, and poetry collections. Known for her creative, collage-like approach to storytelling, Franco has also written a screenplay for each of her novels, with Naked optioned for film and The Art of Love currently in post-production.
Franco has a strong background in film and theater, having served as the screenwriting mentor for Metamorphosis, Junior Year, a film adaptation of her novel and play. The project was a family collaboration involving her sons James and Tom Franco, and it was well received at major festivals including Cinequest and Mill Valley, earning recognition as a top ten film by the San Jose Mercury News.
Her creative partnerships with her sons continue across various mediums: she appeared in James Franco’s film The Broken Tower and on General Hospital, while Tom Franco has illustrated her books and co-produced films with her. She also works closely with her son Dave Franco, who assists with her writing projects and participated in the audiobook of Metamorphosis, Junior Year alongside James.
Franco has a strong background in film and theater, having served as the screenwriting mentor for Metamorphosis, Junior Year, a film adaptation of her novel and play. The project was a family collaboration involving her sons James and Tom Franco, and it was well received at major festivals including Cinequest and Mill Valley, earning recognition as a top ten film by the San Jose Mercury News.
Her creative partnerships with her sons continue across various mediums: she appeared in James Franco’s film The Broken Tower and on General Hospital, while Tom Franco has illustrated her books and co-produced films with her. She also works closely with her son Dave Franco, who assists with her writing projects and participated in the audiobook of Metamorphosis, Junior Year alongside James.
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January 23, 2017
A book of poetry all celebrating 100 in interesting and a variety of ways.For example, one poem lists names with five letters that add up to 100. The idea is to read a poem a day until you reach the 100th day.
February 11, 2020
Great collection of short poems about school and counting to the 100th day. Purchasing my own copy to start next school year reading one poem each day to the littles.
October 4, 2011
The poem I read is called "Under My Bed". The content of the poem is saying there is no such thing as monsters living under beds. Children often think that there are creatures living under their beds and this poem helps children understand that there are no creatures under their beds.
The language of the poem has rhythm. The author uses end rhyme. It has words that would appeal to a young child because many children will understand the meanings of the words.
The structure of the poem is narrative. The poem is between two tall bedposts and it helps readers understand that the poem is about someone in bed.
I picked this poem because as a child, I remember being afraid of the dark and thinking there are creatures underneath my bed. I liked how the poem was between two bedposts and on top of the bed there are two children and on the bottom there are monsters. I remember asking my mother if I can sleep in her bed because of the monsters and she would tell me there are no monsters and put me back in my bed. i would soon fall asleep and in the poem at the end the child does fall asleep because his brother said there are no monsters.
The language of the poem has rhythm. The author uses end rhyme. It has words that would appeal to a young child because many children will understand the meanings of the words.
The structure of the poem is narrative. The poem is between two tall bedposts and it helps readers understand that the poem is about someone in bed.
I picked this poem because as a child, I remember being afraid of the dark and thinking there are creatures underneath my bed. I liked how the poem was between two bedposts and on top of the bed there are two children and on the bottom there are monsters. I remember asking my mother if I can sleep in her bed because of the monsters and she would tell me there are no monsters and put me back in my bed. i would soon fall asleep and in the poem at the end the child does fall asleep because his brother said there are no monsters.
November 16, 2010
Most primary students look forward all year, and then love the 100th day of school. In fact I can still remember the excitement I felt on the 100th of school when I was in first grade when singing our special 100th day of school song on the loudspeaker. Generally the 100th day of school is tied to math with the use of counting and recording numbers. However in this book by Betsy Franco, a teacher is able to incorporate literacy into this exciting celebration. For each day of school a poem is provided to mark the day. Each of the poems either incorporates the word hundred, or the idea of a hundred through counting. When students are in the primary grades they usually only consider poetry to be rhyming, however this book shows a young reader all of the different types of poetry. I think I will use this book next year as a part of my morning meeting, as we count the days of school. I can imagine my student's delight as we get closer and closer to 100.
February 26, 2015
Personal Reaction:
-I thought that this book was great! Each poem and page is fun and filled with many bright and colorful illustrations. The titles of each poem are also very creative such as "Fancy Shmancy Stamps."
Purpose:
-This book could be read aloud or read independently by first through third graders.
-The students would read this book for enjoyment and enrichment on number and poetry.
-This book could be used for a poetry unit, as it uses many different types of poetry. There is a haiku called "Rest Stop" which is just one of the many examples of different poems.
-This book could also be used for a unit in math and counting. If a teacher is able to incorporate two different units into one, that would be beneficial.
-While reading this, students could learn more about numbers while also learning about poetry and vice versa.
Other:
-I enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to other teachers.
-I thought that this book was great! Each poem and page is fun and filled with many bright and colorful illustrations. The titles of each poem are also very creative such as "Fancy Shmancy Stamps."
Purpose:
-This book could be read aloud or read independently by first through third graders.
-The students would read this book for enjoyment and enrichment on number and poetry.
-This book could be used for a poetry unit, as it uses many different types of poetry. There is a haiku called "Rest Stop" which is just one of the many examples of different poems.
-This book could also be used for a unit in math and counting. If a teacher is able to incorporate two different units into one, that would be beneficial.
-While reading this, students could learn more about numbers while also learning about poetry and vice versa.
Other:
-I enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to other teachers.
February 20, 2015
This book contains 100 poems counting up to 100. Each poem talks about the number 100. The book contains every type of poem style that there is. This book could be used as counting up to 100 days or during the week of 100 days you could set it in a reading center or read some of them to your students. I would say that this book is for kindergarten to second grade. If a teacher happens to be doing a poetry unit the same time as celebrating the 100th day, this book would be great to use to show different examples of poems. It is also just a fun book of poetry to read. if you have older students you could read several poems that are different styles and then have the students write their own 100th day poem.
February 15, 2016
Counting Our Way to the 100th Day
This book was all about poems. It talked about anything and everything that dealt with the number 100. Counting Our Way to the 100th Day would be very helpful when teaching poetry because of all the rhyming words and a great book to share on the 100th day of school. I remember vividly about doing several 100th day activities myself when in Elementary School. It is also a great book to share when talking about math. There are a bunch of poems that you could have your students add the numbers up to make sure it equals 100 to give them some practice with looking at different numbers that equal the same product.
This book was all about poems. It talked about anything and everything that dealt with the number 100. Counting Our Way to the 100th Day would be very helpful when teaching poetry because of all the rhyming words and a great book to share on the 100th day of school. I remember vividly about doing several 100th day activities myself when in Elementary School. It is also a great book to share when talking about math. There are a bunch of poems that you could have your students add the numbers up to make sure it equals 100 to give them some practice with looking at different numbers that equal the same product.
December 8, 2015
The poems in this book was awesome to read. They all have to do with the number 1oo. Even though 100 is big number to children the book is not really that look. The poems are really short and easy to read. After reading all the poems it was hard to pick which ones were my favorite. they all were so beautiful and well worded. the artwork went great with each poem. I think the author did a great job with each poems in the book.
August 27, 2014
I love math and counting and poems and this book has all of that! 100 poems leading up to the 100th day celebration of school, how fun! It was very creative in the way that they used numbers and I could definitely see kids being able to interact with the numbers to see if they add up to 100. Very well written and illustrated.
October 9, 2009
This poetry book contains 100 poems by Betsy Franco. It is geared to be a great read aloud to young students, starting with the first day of school and reading one a day to the 100th day. The poems are simple and fun. This is a book that early readers can read by themselves.
March 21, 2016
100 poems about school or the number 100. Pretty impressive. 48 page picture book.
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