Dot Day

Dots were made using coffee filters, oil pastels and watercolor markers to name a few. The dots are made to keep things simple but also to show that something as simple as a dot can be art. All of our students are good at art, sometimes are is in the eye of the beholder. Students can just design a dot but they could also use the same exercise to make an animal, item or the could have the base shape of a dot. As a pre-assessment we were asked to think of as things as we could think of to draw in a circle or dot. So you could incorporate science by having the students draw animals. To take it one step further you can also have students write a report about the animal they made or designed. It is also possible to use the dot made while painting the original dot. I truly enjoyed working on the dot project. All dots were unique, colorful and interesting. The Dot Day story was also enjoyable as it shows students that they can all be good at art.