Topic:
Making Your Mark/ Dot Day
Read
Aloud Title: The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Summary: Art class is over, but Vashti is
sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her
teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw -
she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs a blank sheet of paper to make
an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says.
That one little dot marks the beginning of
Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the
core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of
us. ~Amazon
Library
Project: We used dots as our inspiration today and students will be continuing to
use dots in Art next week. We also talked about how we can make our mark. There
are some things we can’t do yet, but there are some things we can teach others.
We are each unique! Talk with your child about what kinds of things they might
be able to teach you! J I will post some examples
of student work here soon!
When
you stop in to MES look for the dots each student created in the display area
across from the office. So many different ways to be creative and make our
mark!
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