Start off your new homeschool year with fun art activities by celebrating Dot Day- inspired by the epic book: The Dot by Peter H Reynolds (2003).
A worldwide phenomenon, this book has simple illustrations and brief text but it packs a punch on valuing creativity. It’s a tale of young student Vashti who doesn't feel she has much to offer in her art class, but her teacher thinks otherwise. Upon her next visit to art class, Vashti is surprised to see her defiant painting of a single, small dot in the middle of a piece of paper has been framed and displayed behind her teacher’s desk. This inspires Vashti to create more dot paintings and to experiment with her creativity and she becomes a role model for other young artists.
In addition to reading this book together, you can extend your studies to include various artists who featured dots as a main element in their art – like Yayoi Kusama!
The Homeschool Art Revolution is available in 2 formats!
Listen to the new episode and then tag @arthistorykids on Instagram, and let me know how you'll bring a bit of 'dotty' creativity not your homeschool this week!