The Dot (Creatrilogy)

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This completely free handbook contains tons of suggestions for how you and your kids can celebrate International Dot Day, and provides some tools to get you started. Randi was recently appointed to the United Nations Global Entrepreneurs Council and the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on Social Media.

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds | Goodreads

Writing, sculpting, playing a musical instrument, weaving, any form of art can show up with just that nudge. When Vashti grabs the marker and makes her dot, it is like Jackson’s movements around his huge canvas. The Dot’ tells the story of an encouraging teacher and a student who does not believe in her own abilities.I think at some point many people who love books and children daydream about writing a picture book . Whether you are celebrating the event with your students in school, your kids at home, or anywhere else, there are tons of ways to get stuck in. I always choose to say the right words at the right time, and not let my bad days and sure-to-be-overworked nerves hinder me from encouraging my students to reach their potential, achieve their personal best, and be happy. After marking the paper with a small tiny black dot, the teacher appreciated her effort and took Vashti's 'art' and hang it in the office.

The Dot - Teaching Ideas

That might've been the end of it, except that the teacher frames Vashti's piece and hangs it on the wall. Reynolds offers encouragement here for young kids who feel that they simply aren't cut out to be artists, demonstrating that sometimes all it takes to create something wonderful is to just make a beginning. The technology and companies like Facebook and Twitter, that are vaguely referenced, will be outdated in fifty years. And this title is very timely as I see more and more children younger and younger interacting more and more with technology and less with each other.

Why not use the story alongside this PowerPoint about the work of Wassily Kandinsky for further inspiration? International Dot Day is celebrated by both adults and children all around the world as a way of boosting confidence and encouraging creativity, through observing this holiday, people can learn the power of creativity and how just one small dot can make a huge impact on the world around them. This poses problems when players are switched between positions on the field: switching dot books is often difficult and many times players end up rewriting their dot books.