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Showing posts with label dots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dots. Show all posts
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
International Dot Day- Art- Starting From A Dot
Tomorrow is International Dot Day. Schools across the globe will be reading, "The Dot" by Peter H Reynolds. The author has challenged us to make our mark. This story links to the character strengths of bravery and creativity...
"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."
Read by Lily V
The story inspired us to do some artwork. We started from a dot and used our strengths of creativity and bravery to create these:
"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."
Read by Lily V
The story inspired us to do some artwork. We started from a dot and used our strengths of creativity and bravery to create these:
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bravery,
character strengths,
creativity,
dots,
kindness
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