Dot day bulletin board

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Hallway Bulletin Board "Art Is Awesome". This would be so fun for them to color in during open house or during the first day of class!

Do you know this book? It's the lovely tale of Vashti, a child who doesn't think she can draw. At her teacher's urging, she makes a mark on her paper, a simple dot. When the teacher frames it in a swirly gold frame and displays it, Vashti begins to believe she can draw, at least a dot. This simple tale speaks to me as a teacher - for surely, how we react to our students influences what they believe about themselves - and also as an artist. A very imperfect artist, but like Vashti, I can try…

It can be difficult trying to figure out cute and creative ways to display student work throughout the school year. You want something that will make each of your student's take great pride in what they complete and absolutely love showing off all their hard work and effort. If you are having trouble figuring out the a fun and easy way, than this post is for YOU! My student's loved our display for student work and honestly, kids from other classrooms enjoyed it too.

September 15th was National Dot Day! It is based around Peter Reynolds wonderful book called "The Dot." My friend Mrs. K joined us and we dr...

Every year on September 15ish , students around the world celebrate International Dot Day. Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds book, The Do...

April 16, 2012 This session I will be teaching my fifth grade class. Unfortunately my sixth graders left and will be moving onto the middl...

Let's Have a High-Tech Dot Day!

--> Grade 2 artists are busy in their regular classes investigating new artists and art styles. Their current unit of inquiry, “Tell me a Picture” is all about art! In visual art class, we have been working on a very special project. It’s a large collaborative artwork that will be on display for the Grade 2 end of unit art show. Every student in Grade 2 will have an opportunity to add to the artwork. Students are learning what it means to collaborate, what kinds of words we use when we…

Every year on September 15ish , students around the world celebrate International Dot Day. Inspired by the book, The Dot , students are ...