On Friday we celebrated International Dot Day! I love this day because it stems from a book with an uplifting and powerful message. The book is The Dot by Peter Reynolds. The book is about a young girl, Vashti, who has a fixed mindset and believes that she cannot draw. She only knows how to make a simple dot. Her teacher frames her dot, hangs it, and gives Vashti the courage to create more. Vashti creates dot masterpieces and eventually passes along the same encouragement to a young boy at the end of the story. The class came up with all the thematic messages that Reynolds teaches us:
Try your best Believe in yourself Take a chance Say, "I Can" Have a growth mindset As Vashti's teacher states in the book, "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." So, that is exactly what we in fourth grade are going to do. We are going to try, we are going to make mistakes, we are going to step out of our comfort zones, and we are going to find success. We will find beauty and joy and excitement and encouragement in making our marks and seeing where they take us. To celebrate International Dot Day, we each colored our own dot and then literally saw where they took us using an app, Quivervision, which makes drawings 3-dimensional. Below our some videos an pics of our excitement about seeing where our dots can take us. I have also included photos from all our fun science experiments on energy, as we are making our mark there too! Each year I read this book and each year I ponder how I want to make my mark for the upcoming year. How can I step outside my comfort zone and take a risk? I love asking my own kiddos how they want to make their mark. It gives me great insight into their inner voice. That being said, if your looking for a good dinner table topic, go around and share ways that you can make your mark independently and together as a family. I hope it allows you to see your child's inner beauty. Click the link below for videos! International Dot Day Videos!
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