What can you do with a dot?

A great project to begin the year is a DOT project.  The kindergartners read the book The Dot, by Peter Reynolds.  I love this book!

We also view a slide show of some artworks that use dots (Australian Aboriginal, Seurat).

The first day we trace circles on colored construction paper.  We use lids, cups and rolls of masking tape.   The children cut these circles out and glue them to a white piece of paper.

On the second day, they finish cutting their circles and then they start adding dots to their paper with markers.  Finally, they come over to the paint dotter station and add some paint dots.  I like the  Do-A-Dot Rainbow Art Set.  These are also fun for toddlers to use!

The child who made this said that it was a picture of herself, dancing in a ballroom in a ballgown.. it is an overhead view.

 

 

The Dot

Grade K learned about the most very basic marks in art... DOTS and CIRCLES.  The class read the book The Dot, by Peter Reynolds.

They also looked at a slide show of artwork that uses dots.  These are some examples:

Aboriginal Art made in Australia

Georges Seurat and his Pointillist technique

 






The Kindergartners made a picture using dots and circles as design elements.  They focused on drawing circles, cutting and gluing circles and overlapping.  The students got their first experience in art class with using paints properly.