International Dot Day Resources

Start your celebration off right! From classrooms to community-wide celebrations, we are cheering you on this Dot Day. To help promote your Dot Day festivities, we've created a few handy resources. No matter where your celebration takes you, we have you covered.

Ready to share your Dot Day news? We made it easy! Use this customizable press release to spread the word!

Customizable Press Release

A great thank you to Shannon Miller, Andy Plemmons and Matthew Winner, for organizing this collaborative Dot Day Google Doc each year so classrooms can start sharing our schedules and connecting the dots with others.

Connect with Other Classrooms

Bookseller Guide

Celebrating Dot Day at your bookstore is as easy as 1-2-3.  

Download the Booksellers Guide here. 

Library Guide

We love libraries! Curious about how to get involved with Dot Day?  

Download the Library Guide here. 

Classroom Guide

Are you celebrating Dot Day in September or all year? 

Download the Classroom Guide here.

Listen and sing along to The Dot Song by Emily Arrow

This September 15th-ish celebrate with "The Dot Song". Singer-songwriter Emily Arrow collaborated with Peter H. Reynolds to create this beautiful melody inspired by The Dot and International Dot Day! Watch and sing along to this animation created by FableVision Studios and engage your students with this captivating song!

Click here to download the handwritten lyric sheet created by Peter H. Reynolds.

Download The Rich Potential of International Dot Day

Amazing resources developed by Apple Distinguished Educators. Activities include: Drawing, Music, Film, Photo and AR. Simply go to Apple Books and download.

Thank you to Marc Faulder and Kristi Meeuwse for pulling this together during the lockdown so that parents could participate with their children. 

Created by Candlewick Press in collaboration with Peter H. Reynolds, this guide includes classroom activity ideas for each book in the Creatrilogy series (Sky Color, The Dot, and Ish), along with printable resources for students and educators.

Download the guide here.

Download A Classroom Guide to Peter H. Reynolds’ Creatrilogy