Day 552 Dot Day Pause and Enjoy

Daily Note

Every day, a photograph, a poem. Today is Dot Day, a day of encouragement began by artist and author Peter Reynolds: International Dot Day. Take a look at today’s Daily Create for more information and videos you will so enjoy.

In my classroom, we celebrated Dot Day every year since since 2012, connecting science or social studies and art in various projects. It’s a great way to let students know that you – and they to each other– encourage questioning, input, tries, failures, ishes [see yesterday’s post], and suggestions. It starts with this note of encouragement that whoever they are and whatever they try– they are valued and matter. You can view some of the projects here, although not all the links work, many still do.

Needless to say, I was surprised and delighted to see today’s Daily Create! So I added my Daily Create poem to a picture from 9.17.2017.

Dot Day Pause and Enjoy

Busy day filled with “why’,”

Walk and wonder; calm unreasoning;

Stop and look—our dot in the sky

Brushing all in orange this evening

Painting beauty for our eyes

Clears the mind for hopeful dreaming.

Sheri Edwards  
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Poetry/Photography
North Dam Park on Banks Lake
Grand Coulee, WA 09.16.2017

And here’s my video for the Daily Create so you don’t need to click the link to the post, although you may want to accept the invitation to join in!

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