Dot Day


In this activity we read Peter Reynold's "The Dot". We were then given a coffee filter and creative freedom to create what we wanted. We used watercolor and then oil pastels and crayons to create areas where the paint wouldn't go. I drew a heart in white and then some pink squiggle lines around the boarder. I then painted it all purple. 


An extension activity that can be done with the dot is to create a class mural, which can help promote collaboration and creativity. I would put down a roll of butcher paper, and the students would have the freedom to create. They can create anything from a simple pencil dot, like Vashti, to anything more complex. However, they must create something, and they must all put their names on what they created. I would put this on the wall.



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