Dot day prek

Free International Dot Day Activity (Creativity Challenges) Teachers, are you looking for some free resources for International Dot Day? Dot Day takes place on September 15th. The inspiration for the day comes from the book, The Dot , by Peter H. Reynolds. In the story, the main charac

Happy International Dot Day! We had a blast celebrating today in our classroom. Read on to find out about all the different things we did to celebrate. I had sent home a note asking the children to come dressed in dots and they did not disappoint. This group of girls were covered in dots. How cute is this little sweeties hair? Her mom used M&M barrettes and used cupcake liners to make dots around her buns. It was just too cute. One of my little boys came with orange dots all over his face…

Handwriting has never been easy to teach to kindergartners, but it is in the Common Core Standards that they learn how to print letters correctly. Each year I have tried through the traditional ways of working on fine motor skills the first half and then formal handwriting sheets the second half of the year. It never worked so this year I tried something new... An inquiry about lines! I asked the kids what kind of lines they knew of. At first they drew straight lines, but then started to…

This year is the 10 year anniversary of International Dot Day and the 15th anniversary of the publication of The Dot. People all around the world celebrate creative expression, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ picture book, The Dot. Every year, Dot Day falls on or near September 15. I’d like to share how I helped my K-2 students explore their own creativity this year for

International Dot Day is celebrated on September 15th. It is a day meant to encourage students to be creative, curious, and brave. The inspiration for the day comes from the book, The Dot , by Peter H. Reynolds. The story of The Dot centers around the main character, V

Every year on September 15ish , students around the world celebrate International Dot Day. Inspired by the book, The Dot , students are ...

The joy of making a mark is celebrated every year and in 1st grade, launches us into our first art project. Eight simple steps create a sense of structure for these young students and affords them an opportunity to try to "figure it out". And figure it out, they did. Materials: 6x9 white paper 9x12 yellow construction paper 9x12 black construction paper "crazy" scissors pencil black thin markers (sharpies) watercolor paints brushes glue sticks the Book: The Dot Join the movement today and…

This sticker art project is beautifully simple while it works on core skills. Kids love stickers so they are a natural choice for art projects and learning activities. Using stickers helps develop the pincer grasp, eye-hand coordination, and visual-spatial processing.

A collection of the easiest dot stickers learning activities for preschoolers. Set up these dot sticker activities in less than a minute!

Art Lessons in a variety of media and processes inspired by the book, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds