Dot day activities

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

Fantastic dot activities to go along with the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. STEAM inspired projects perfect for young kids.

Celebrate International Dot Day with a fun and educational kindergarten STEM activity and science experiment! Discover a hands-on science investigation where young learners explore which dot-shaped objects sink or float, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' The Dot. This easy-to-follow activity integrates creativity with the scientific method, making it perfect for kindergarten classrooms.

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

Looking for Dot activities? (free file included) Here are lesson plans for The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Fantastic book for elementary classrooms. Math and literacy center ideas, art, craft, snack, reading, writing and more! Make International Dot Day fun with these activities.

Hey, y'all! We are officially back in school and in full swing! Our first days of art were spent printing dots after reading The Dot! We used Gelli-Arts plates to print our dots because I found that I had about 20 brand new round plates in my storage closet (wow, the things you find when you clean). Here's the video I created for my students: If you cannot see this video then it's because you are looking at my blog from your phone. Super annoying, I know. It's a blogger thing, it's not you…

Painting with kindergarten...ahhhh. It's kinda crazy to think that one can experience literally ALL OF THE EMOTIONS in one 30 minute class period: happiness, fear, chaos-management anxiety, bliss, fright, horror and so much more. I decided to dive into painting with my kindergarten for their second art project (you can see our first day projects here) and I thought I'd share a little of what my lesson looks like. If it strikes you as familiar, that is because it's not that different from how…

Rebecca Picker | Art Projects for Kids on Instagram: "Easy International Dot Day project with purpose! Inspired by a movement sweeping the globe. Here is my twist on Dot Day combining SEL and Art! Grab some circle stickers, a sharpie and a plain piece of paper and draw characters with a variety of moods and personalities. Thank you Peter Reynolds for catalyzing this amazing movement with your book The Dot. It’s about being brave, building, learning to draw, following your own…

Coming up with original ideas to celebrate Dot Day is not always easy, especially when you celebrate it every year with Kindergarten, First and Second Graders. I enjoy rereading the story with the students each year, but each year I need to come up with a different project that celebrates dots, circles and the like. […]

Susie Allison, M. Ed | Busy Toddler on Instagram: "Day 6 of 30 Activities 🎉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s dot sticker day!!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dot stickers are tiny activity gems sent from activity heaven. They’re great for so many different activities. I literally couldn’t pick one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The basics with dot stickers are pretty similar: it’s matching, sorting or tracing. Sometimes, I used them for color practice, sometimes for learning to spell a name or word, and sometimes for following a line (which is…