Dot day preschool

My PreK students were learning about the different types of shapes. To introduce circles, we read The Dot by Peter Reynolds. Students then used their cutting skills to trim multi-colored squares in…

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

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

4 Easy and Fun Dot Day Activities for Teachers and Students.

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.

Happy International Dot Day! We had a blast celebrating today in our classroom. Read on to find out about all the different things we did to celebrate. I had sent home a note asking the children to come dressed in dots and they did not disappoint. This group of girls were covered in dots. How cute is this little sweeties hair? Her mom used M&M barrettes and used cupcake liners to make dots around her buns. It was just too cute. One of my little boys came with orange dots all over his face…

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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

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

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…