Dot day activities for middle school

Celebrate International Dot Day on September 15th and inspire your students to think about how they can "make their mark" on the world! These free resources will help get you started!

What is Dot Day? Dot Day is celebrated September 15th-ish. This fun day focuses on Peter Reynold’s book – The Dot. The Dot is a fantastic read aloud that focuses on the importance of growth mindset! I love doing a mini room transformation to celebrate! Check out what I do below… Decorations Please note Amazon affiliate links are included in this post for your convenience. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I keep decorations very simple for this day! I created a little…

Dot Day is coming and I'm here to show you 3 Dot Day Art Projects, Ideas, and Activities that you can use in your Classroom with you students to pair with the book "The Dot" by Peter. H. Reynolds! Lesson ideas to use with Primary, Elementary, & Middle School! Use them in a general classroom or Art Classroom. Grab art making mediums & let's make some Dot Day Art!

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

Fantastic dot activities to go along with the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. STEAM inspired projects perfect for young kids.

Create a Polka Dotted Cupcake and get inspired with other International Dot Day Art projects with this FREE downloadable idea guide.

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

Coming up with original ideas to celebrate Dot Day is not always easy, especially when you celebrate it every year with Kindergarten, First and Second Graders. I enjoy rereading the story with the students each year, but each year I need to come up with a different project that celebrates dots, circles and the like. […]

Like many other art teachers around the world, my students participated in International Dot Day. The students dressed up in polka dots, we watched the story of The Dot and sang along to The Dot song. If you have not read the book The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds, it’s a must-have for the art teacher! Two of my classes made the giant 3-d stuffed dots. These were super fun to make. I traced a hula hoop onto a large … Read more... →

"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.