International Dot Day on September 15, 2025, celebrates creativity, courage, and collaboration through a STEAM lesson focused on pointillism and mathematical concepts like rational numbers and density. The lesson, adaptable for grades 4-12, encourages artistic expression while exploring math standards via engaging activities involving dots, points, and color theory.
The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas is a touching story about Stella, a girl grieving her father’s death, who adopts a black hole as a pet. The book integrates themes of zero and infinity, symbolism, and emotion, making it suitable for cross-curricular lessons in middle grades, particularly around grief and memories.
Ten in a Hurry by Lo Cole is an engaging lift-the-flap book for young children featuring ten colorful fish that decrease in number as a bigger fish swallows them. It creatively teaches counting backwards and decomposition of numbers, all while keeping children entertained through rhymes and vibrant illustrations.