Peter H. Reynolds is a champion of creativity and a best-selling author and illustrator. His books, including The Dot, Ish, The Word Collector, and Happy Dreamer, are published in over 25 languages. They inspire children and adults with messages about creativity, bravery, empathy, and self-expression.
Spark your thinking!
- Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #79: Peter Reynolds
- Listen to The Dot, by Peter Reynolds. On your recording sheet, summarize the story and share some thoughts about how a teacher could use this book in classroom.
3. Read the information about Peter Reynolds, his book The Word Collector, as well as the interview at this website. On your recording page, record at least 5 details about what you learned from reading the interview.
4. Hutch Magazine is a semi-annual literary and creativity magazine for kids, directed by Peter H. Reynolds. It showcases stories, art, poetry, book reviews, travel logs, and interviews created by children. Add one sentence to your recording sheet explaining Hutch Magazine.
5. Go to the Hutch Magazine site. The issues are numbered and the theme of the issue is written under the number. Pick an issue that you would like to read. Record the issue # and the theme you choose on your recording sheet.
6. Choose 5 different stories/poems to read from the issue. On your recording sheet record the following 3 items for each piece you read.
- Title
- What you liked about the piece/What you disliked about the piece
- What you learned
- Tell a little bit about the author.
7. Share your language arts spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
To write your own story to be submitted to be part of Hutch Magazine, check out the Hutch Magazine badge at the EY website. Check out the Dot Day STEAM Mini Spark.
