The art project pictured above is based on the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. This book became so famous that they created an International Dot Day that's celebrated in September! I used a variety of media to complete this project. Above you can see that our "dot" is a coffee filter. We used a coffee filter because colors bleed and blend together well. On the right dot, I experimented with markers, water colors, water color crayons, crayons, and oil pastels. We tested the resistance of the oil pastels and crayons while testing the bleed effect of markers, water colors and water color crayons. On the left dot, I focused on making more of a design with media that I like best. I used white crayon to make flower petal shapes. I then used makers and water colors to add color to the coffee filter.
A different way that you can implement dots into a project is using dot markers. This is something I would do with younger students in either kindergarten or first grade. You would give students a piece of white construction paper, cut outs of a variety of shapes, and dot markers. Students would place the shapes on the white construction paper and dot around the edges of the shapes. You may need to find a way to help secure the shapes for the students. This project would help them learn about shapes while also working on fine motor skills!
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