Back in September, my PYP classes celebrated International Dot Day with Peter H. Reynold's fabulous book "The Dot". I had posted previously about the dots that my Kindergarten and Grade 1 students created that were then framed to make an installation piece. I would also like to share what my Grade 3 students were creating during that same time as it was good fun and resulted in some beautiful work!
We had just finished up discussing Kandinsky and his famous circles while reviewing color mixing and complementary colors, so International Dot Day was a perfect time to put previous knowledge to good use!
To start off we read the book "The Dot" together and discussed the students thoughts about the story.
We focused on how mistakes in art should be thought of as an opportunity to make something new, not an excuse to give up.
I then split the students into two groups and gave each group a large piece of paper. Each group was instructed to make a circle painting full of patterns and colors of their choice, while being supportive and respectful of all their group members.
The students shared their ideas and worked hard together to create these colorful master pieces!
