Kindergarten, 1st- and 2nd-graders at Stough are celebrating International Dot Day in their Library Media classes this week. Dot day (September 15th-ish) is set aside to celebrate the publication birthday of The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds -- a book that encourages us all to make our "mark" on the world in our own way.
After reading The Dot on Bookflix, our 1st- and 2nd-grade students also read a few pages from Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome. Students were challenged to join in on at least one of the following activities to celebrate the idea of "making your mark."
- Create a card for a person who has made a difference in their lives.
- Create an award for a person who they know has made "a mark" on the world or on someone's life.
- Learn and write about a person who has made a mark on the world.
- Write their own plan to "make a mark" using Kid President's challenge to "change the future.
Kindergarten students celebrated by reading the book (on Bookflix), moving to "The Dot Song," and coloring a special dot that we will use for some "iPad magic" next week using the ColAR Mix app.
We will continue with these activities next week and will read about a real person who has made a mark on the world.
Parents, if you would like information about how to access Bookflix at home with our school's subscription, feel free to email me! agalvan@wcpss.net
