When you have so little free time in your life....there is always the Internet to search and provide. Once upon a time I could visit a library and/ or bookstore and search at leisure for what I wanted to read to my class. Now I visit the school Library while my students are at a special and constantly feel rushed. Even more often I have the book read to me by someone on You Tube.
I was interested in learning more about The Dot, by Peter Reynolds. I watched clips from teachers and loved the projects that students were producing. After seeing inspirational projects, I needed to check out this book and see how I could use it.
I won't share it with my class before international dot day (it's tomorrow), but I will share this inspirational story when the time is right with my Pre-k class. I'd love to do it soon because everything is so new and students always feel they can't write or draw. This book will be a tool to promote self confidence in my little learners.
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteYour post about Dot Day inspired me to sign up and download the official handbook. I've been following other teachers and librarians on Twitter about their plans for Dot Day, but I didn't actually sign up until after I read your post. Thanks for reminder that it starts tomorrow! I will definitely be reading Reynolds' book to my students, so we will have to talk about what our classes thought. I wonder how your kids in Pre-K will respond to the book differently than my fourth graders. I am getting very excited about participating for the first time! :)