The dot book activities

"The Dot" by Peter Reynolds is an amazing book to teach students about their own importance as well as growth mindset. This post shows how I use the book to build discussions about growth mindset as well as to let students be creative and explore using the book as a model. Growth mindset activities, growth mindset art, growth mindset projects, growth mindset lessons

International Dot Day is celebrated on September 15th. It is a day meant to encourage students to be creative, curious, and brave. The inspiration for the day comes from the book, The Dot , by Peter H. Reynolds. The story of The Dot centers around the main character, V

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.

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Free International Dot Day Activity (Creativity Challenges) Teachers, are you looking for some free resources for International Dot Day? Dot Day takes place on September 15th. The inspiration for the day comes from the book, The Dot , by Peter H. Reynolds. In the story, the main charac

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…

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

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

International Dot Day Center Ideas with STEM and Art (STEAM) Have you heard of International Dot Day? Dot Day takes place on September 15th. The inspiration for the day comes from the book, The Dot , by Peter H. Reynolds. In the story, the main character, Vashti, doesn’t believe she can draw.

"I can’t do it.""This is too hard." "I’m just not good at math."We are sure you’ve probably heard your students (and other adults) say these things. Perhaps you can even recall saying something similar to yourself at one point in time. These are all symptoms of a fixed mindset.

Amazing things can happen with just one dot.

The Dot simple dot marker art activity to celebrate International Dot Day! "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."

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…

Classroom Guide: The Dot and Ish by Peter H. Reynolds - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document discusses Peter H. Reynolds' books The Dot and Ish and how they aim to encourage creative expression and bravery in sharing ideas. The Dot is about getting started with creativity and exploring ideas in many ways. Ish is about defending one's ideas when facing criticism and allowing creativity to flow. Reynolds hopes the books will inspire creative…

Once again Paola Stacchetti from Scuola Primaria Marano Lagunare (UD) celebrated Dot Day with students in UD, Italy! Check out how they’re connecting the dots and making their mark this International Dot Day!

There's no better day to read aloud The Dot than on International Dot Day! Join us for this celebration of creativity and courage.

The Dot Art Project. This is a wonderful, free art lesson not only to do for "Dot Day", but you can do it as a Back to School Activity and Growth Mindset activity as well.This is a fun activity that transforms a bulletin board quickly. Art Teacher | Art T

September 15th is Dot Day. Here is a wonderful collection of Dot Day activities and crafts your children will love exploring!

During December we will be sharing the lesson plans published by Highland Council’s Equalities Improvement Group and LGBTI+ sub-group to support the development of Equality and Diversity acro…