Today, we celebrated Dot Day in our classroom. Starting in 2009, a group of educators began celebrating this date as International Dot Day — a day for classes to explore the story’s powerful themes: bravery, creativity, and self-expression.

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, and that we can encourage each other to not give up, but try our best. We created our own dots and used the app Quiver to make our dots come “alive.”

And we learned a song to go with the story:

Enjoy the story of The Dot!