Dot Day

 Description: On Dot day we read the story The Dot by Peter Reynolds. We each got a coffee filter and had the freedom to use whatever materials we wanted to create our Dot. Some of the different materials that we were able to choose from included, sharpie, oil pastels, water colored paint, crayons, washable markers, and water based crayons. For my dot, I wanted to add a "secret message" in the middle using a white crayon. The crayons resist the paint, so the message would not be messed up. I did the message "Be The Light" and then decided to draw stars around the outside. I used yellows and oranges to show the "light" on the blue background.

Extension Activity: I could use this project as a fun way to learn vocabulary word. I could write a vocabulary word on each students dot in white so they cannot see. I will also hand them a slip of paper with a typed definition. They will read the definition I typed and try and guess what vocabulary word I wrote on their dot. They will write down what word they think is on their dot and hand it in to me. Then they can proceed to paint their dot and "uncover" what secret vocabulary word they had and see if they were right.