Consider the dot.
Simple. Elegant. Round(ish).
Children’s author Peter Reynolds wrote The Dot, featuring a young character who declared she couldn’t draw. What she could do, though, with her teacher’s encouragement, was make a dot.
That fictional exchange prompted an actual teacher to start a tradition that became a campaign that continues today in the form of International Dot Day, officially September 15, sparking creative, imaginative student artwork.
Meadows Elementary School librarian Katrina Schoenrock was an early believer in the power, fun and creative energy of the dot.
Many Meadows students joined peers across the globe dressing in polka dots Tuesday, and they contributed to Pac-Man themed art in the spirit of the book and its message.
After reading the book to a class in the school library Tuesday, a student pointed out that something small like a dot can turn into something big like a picture or an idea.
Another student, perhaps noticing a globe in the library, said the whole world is a dot.
https://www.internationaldotday.org/
“I’ve been celebrating Dot Day since I’ve been a librarian 13 years,” the librarian said.
“The book shows kids that even though they are little they can make their mark on the world and it shows them they can be brave and take risks if you try,” she said.
“Sometimes you need the friendly persuasion of someone in your life to push you to try new things.”
“It encourages creativity and courage.”