Last week, we celebrated Dot Day in our classroom. International Dot Day, a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration, began when teacher Terry Shay introduced his classroom to Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot on September 15, 2009.

The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing, which has gone on to inspire countless children and adults around the globe.

We talked about the message of The Dot, to always try and not get discouraged. We created our own dots and used the app Quiver to make our dots come “alive.” You can download this free app at quivervision.com and use it to make drawings come alive. We had so much fun using it in the classroom!

Enjoy the story of The Dot!