Back to School: The Dot

The SES Art room kicked off the year with a "Dot" project based on the popular book, The Dot, by Peter Reynolds.

The Dot is the first in a trilogy of books dedicated to creativity. In this story, we meet a girl named Vashti who has convinced herself she can not draw. Her teacher dares her to make a mark. Vashti makes one little dot on her sheet of paper... which turns out to be the beginning of her creative journey!

Teachers around the world have used this book as inspiration for teaching children about expressing themselves through art.  As a result, September 15th has become International Dot Day, when students make their "own mark and see where it goes".  

K-1 students made their own dots and explored the use of expressive lines.  See examples below.