The dot day activities

This year is the 10 year anniversary of International Dot Day and the 15th anniversary of the publication of The Dot. People all around the world celebrate creative expression, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ picture book, The Dot. Every year, Dot Day falls on or near September 15. I’d like to share how I helped my K-2 students explore their own creativity this year for

"International Dot Day", a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration, began when teacher Terry Shay introduced his classroom to Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot on September 15, 2009. "The Dot" is the story of a teacher who challenges a doubting student to trust in her abilities to “make her mark”. What begins with a dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence, which has gone on to inspire countless children and adults around the globe. To celebrate, each…

Fantastic dot activities to go along with the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. STEAM inspired projects perfect for young kids.

Looking for Dot activities? (free file included) Here are lesson plans for The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Fantastic book for elementary classrooms. Math and literacy center ideas, art, craft, snack, reading, writing and more! Make International Dot Day fun with these activities.

Handwriting has never been easy to teach to kindergartners, but it is in the Common Core Standards that they learn how to print letters correctly. Each year I have tried through the traditional ways of working on fine motor skills the first half and then formal handwriting sheets the second half of the year. It never worked so this year I tried something new... An inquiry about lines! I asked the kids what kind of lines they knew of. At first they drew straight lines, but then started to…

Dot art ideas for preschool, pre-k, and early elementary kids to create any time of year. Engaging, colorful, and easy to adjust as needed.

Celebrate Dot Day with these Dot Day Activities to go with Peter H. Reynold's book, The Dot. Lots of early literacy ideas!

Hey, y'all! Just thought I'd pop in and offer up this Dot Day activity sheet I created for my students. I was out last week and created this activity for my students to use with the sub. If you'd like this free downloadable PDF, then here you go! When I write lesson plans, I try really hard for my sub to do the same lesson with ALL of my students, kindergarten through fourth. This makes my sub's life so much easier and that's my ultimate goal. I have a TON of sub plan videos on my YouTube…

20 International Dot Day Art Projects for Kids, Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds storybook - The Dot. From artwork to gifts, Get Inspired, Making a Mark!

@amymcreynolds on Instagram: “First Graders are putting on the finishing touches on their Dot Day Celebration Mixed Media pieces. I just love the many layers! The kids…”