International Dot Day

Today in class we celebrated International Dot Day. Right now you may be scratching your head wondering what International Dot Day is. This day has been set aside each year for classrooms around the world to get connected and to inspire students to make their mark! Based on the story "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds, students discover their inner artist and the ways in which they can make their mark. Often in class I overhear students lament about their inability to draw. However, today, we learned that making a single dot on a paper is way to "make our mark" and let out our inner artist. The students were challenged to "make their mark" by drawing dots in crayon along the first letter in their name. Tomorrow, with the help of a bit of 'magic' we will turn these works into absolute masterpieces! Here is a sneak peak of what we did today.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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