100's Chart Fun and a GIVEAWAY!

Friday, July 18, 2014
@astrobrights
While I love teaching reading to the moon and back, I also like teaching math and all the other stuff, too! I really do, I promise! 

A fab teacher in our County, Kathleen, shared this teacher easy 100's chart idea with us last year and my kids loved it! They needed to familiarize themselves with the 100's chart and this is a fun way to do it! It is also just one of the ways I #colorize!

All you need is a copy of a 100's chart (you could always do 50 or 120 too) and card stock. Copy the 100s chart onto brightly colored card stock. I use Astrobrights of course!  I use colored card stock for a few reasons. 
1. It grabs the kids' attention. 
2. It does not show dirt and wear as much as plain, old white!
3. Color makes me happy!

Be sure to laminate your copies before cutting! Then trim the 100s chart edges and cut away! 
I cut this one by tens, going horizontally! Cut strips until you have 10! (Cosmic Orange)
I love putting the U shape puzzle on Astrobrights Sunburst Yellow because they look like smiles! It is always a big hit and is a bit tricky!
One more way to cut is in strips vertically. I love this cut because it draws attention to the ones! (Terra Green)
Last but not least, and on the very beautiful Fireball Fuschia, is the zig zag cut. By far the toughest of the puzzles, my first graders love working up to this one! 

I put all of the mixed puzzles in one ziplock for easy storage. I have eight sets for students to use! They work on them as a warmup, can take them home for practice, or complete them as an independent activity. For students who need support, I include a 100s chart for them to reference. 

Now, I know what you are thinking! You are thinking that you are almost out of card stock and that your best colors were the first to go last year! Well today is your lucky day! Astrobrights is all about teachers and they are sponsoring a giveaway for My Mommy Reads so you can #colorizeyourclassroom! 
Enter below to win your very own Astrobrights Paper Sampler including ALL 26 colors AND a $50 gift card to Office Depot! I love the Depot because they have the best selection of Astrobrights paper AND awesome back to school deals! 
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US only. Must be 18 to enter. Prize shipped from Astrobrights. All entries verified.

Be sure to enter Astrobrights' HUGE teacher giveaway, too! Click HEREThere will be one winner in every state! Let's celebrate color during back to school and #colorize!

76 comments

  1. Great! I love colored and textured papers.

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  3. I would start by printing my welcome letters.

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  4. I can't see the color names, but for school I like the dark blue. Personally, I like the bright pink.

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  5. Those color samples are amazing!!! Terrestrial Teal is gorgeous! I'd love to make a few of my math games have a pop of color. Plus, it would be nice to send home beginning of the year papers on beautiful colors!

    Theresa @ True Life I'm a Teacher!

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  6. First thing I'd do is print off the 100's charts!! :o) then I have a bunch of games I need to print off and get laminated..... Fingers are crossed!!!

    Cindy
    ccfirstteacher@gmail.com

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  7. Favorite color is blue!

    Cindy
    ccfirstteacher@gmail.com

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  8. this is a great idea -- i'd like to try it!

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  9. My favorite color is the bright pink! I love pink!

    kellybrown28021@gmail.com

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  10. The first thing I would do is use the paper to make a booklet for my parents with important information about my classroom. This would be great to win!

    kellybrown28021@gmail.com

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  11. I would print my first week's reading logs on the bright, bright paper! Parents and kids couldn't possibly use the excuse that they didn't see it!

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  12. My favorite color is FIREBALL FUSCHIA!

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  13. I will use it to print the first week of school fun activities!

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  15. I love green or maize and blue! With my new paper I would make the puzzles the post was about, I would make my back to school flip book, I'd print games and fun stuff from teacherspayteachers.... And then all my paper would be gone that day.

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  16. Bright green--so many activities to copy from TPT--would love the Astrobrights to do the job.

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  17. I would love to print a bright and colorful welcome banner.

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  18. I would use it to cut out letters for my bulletin boards.

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  19. I love the Fireball Fushcia!!

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  20. I would most likely donate to my child's teacher as a special treat for the classroom!

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  21. My favorite color is NEON PINK!

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  22. I will make back to school copies on FUN BRIGHT paper!

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  23. I will print out some hundreds charts!!!

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  24. My favorite color is FIREBALL FUCHSIA!

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    1. My favorite color is purple, but my favorite Astrobrights color is Fireball Fuchsia!

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  25. I'm changing up the colors in my room, so I think I am going to fall in love with Celestial Blue. I already LOVE Astrobrights & order them every year. What a great giveaway...OH, and the first thing I'd do? Make "back to school" parent handbooks :)

    Kelly
    First Grade Fairytales

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  27. The first thing I would do is create the 100's chart puzzles.

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  28. My favorite color is blue.

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  29. Add as backing to my word wall and classroom labels

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  30. I think the neon pink and turquoise are my favorites

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  31. Would start printing off my parent letters so they look more exciting then boring white paper!

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  32. love the neon especially the blue!!

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  33. Make a new bulletin board for uchool

    Gloria

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  34. My favorite color is purple

    Gloria

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  35. I love that Terrestrial Teal!! I would probably copy all of my Meet the Teacher papers on fabulous bright colors! :)

    Breanne

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  36. My art students will make their Astrobright Name Tags for their art table.

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  37. I plan to use a few of your chart ideas...love the yellow by the way!

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  38. I love the FUCHSIA. It just brings a warm feeling whenever I see it. I love ASTROBRIGHTS, too. While most of my classroom is decorated in pastels, the Astrobright letters I used for our home-engagement project just light up the room. parenthed1@aol.com

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    1. I love the 100's chart idea. I think this would be my first adventure so I could be prepared for back to school with this set to get my kinder-bears 100-ready.

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  39. What will I do with the paper first? Hmmmm......Art project? Parent letter? Permission slip? Pocket chart? I really don't know. I will have to get the paper first. =)

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  40. My favorite color is inspired by my mood at the moment. So I am very glad that you have a rainbow to choose from!

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  41. I would make copies of things I wanted my parents to notice in pretty bright colors!

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  42. I will use it for a new display

    Evelyn

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  43. blue is my favorite color

    Evelyn

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  44. Print my beginning of the year parent letters

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  45. I love your blog.Those color samples are amazing!!! Terrestrial Teal is gorgeous! I'd love to make a few of my math games have a pop of color. Plus, it would be nice to send home beginning of the year papers on beautiful colors!

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  46. I would create some back to school forms to help me stay organized this year.

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  47. My favorite colors are pink and yellow!
    The first thing I would do if I won these papers would be to begin printing EVERYTHING I've been waiting to print! :)
    MaMa Goose’s Kindergarten

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  48. The Gamma Green caught my eye but really, how do you pick just one favorite! I could definitely use some cardstock for making ABC & sight word games for my class of Young 5's!
    Learning at the Teacher Table

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  49. Purple is my favorite color.

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  50. We will make ladybugs! Our first letter is l.

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  51. If I win I can't wait to make some new bright signs for my classroom for the 1st day of school!

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  52. I'd use Astrobrights to create dot pattern cards, five frame cards, domino cards, ten frame cards, number cards, and other activities for our math intervention time!

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  53. I'm drawn to the color Terrestrial Teal. So pretty and vibrant!

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  55. I would love to use these to brighten up my classroom first of all, then use the colors to make things I copy for the children. I just bought a package of them at Office Max to use for these very things. Thanks for this great Giveaway.

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  56. My favorite color is the blue, but I love them all. They are so much fun to use, and the kids love the bright colors. Thanks for a great Giveaway and a great product.

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  57. Make back-to-school handouts such as hall passes, syllabi, etc.

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  58. Terrestrial Teal is my favorite color, but I love them all.

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  59. I would organize the paper first and my favorite is gravity grape.

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  60. I use colored paper to make study guides and cards. Brighter colors seem to help them remember more.

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  61. My fave color is anything blue!

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  62. I like the 100 chart puzzles and I think that would be the first thing I would make

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  63. I would use the paper for parent notes- orientation, conferences, things like that.

    Heather

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    1. I like the Blast Off Blue and Galaxy Gold.

      Heather

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