The Dot

On Wednesday October 16, we read The Dot by Peter Reynolds.

The Dot is a book that celebrates creativity, perseverance, encouragement, and success.

First, we sang The Dot Song. Students had the lyrics and sang along. This helps us work on our fluency, or reading like we talk.

 Then we had an opportunity to create our own marks, our our dots using water color paints.

We worked with dots used in Morse Code and Braille too.

Part of our third grade learning, is learning how to manage our emotions and feelings. Creating, and in this case, painting today, is one way we can relax and express ourselves. Sometimes, we don't know where to start, we can start with a simple dot. Other times, we get so focused on what other people think or what other people are telling us. When we are creating, it isn't about the end result. It can just be the moment. When we are in the moment, we don't need anyone else's voice or words. We listened to the dot song, and we created. After painting we signed our work. We chose one piece we wanted in our portfolio. We journaled on the back. The second image, we could bring home.