Dot Day 2017

Despite Hurricane Irma shortening our week, we have had a lot of fun celebrating Dot Day in the library at Bethel this week.  I am reading the SC Picture Book Awards with my Kindergarten, First, and Second graders right now, so we celebrated by reading Grandma in Blue With Red Hat by Scott Menchin instead of The Dot since most of my students are familiar with The Dot.

I loved Grandma in Blue With Red Hat! It is a fun story set in a museum where the main character realizes that his Grandma has the same characteristics art does.  What's a boy to do? He tries to donate Grandma to the museum!

We had some great conversations about the art in the book (which many of the students recognized) and how everyone can make their mark on the world!  After reading the book, the students had a chance to create their own dot on a Quiver printed page.  Then we used the ipads to scan the dots and play with them.