A colorful promotional banner featuring a book cover titled "The Smallest Spot of a Dot," surrounded by diverse children. Text reads "Creativity Task Cards" in the center on a green background. A yellow circle on the right displays "3" and "Third Grade.

Art Form: Visual Arts

 

Supplies Needed

The Smallest Spot of a Dot book

1 piece of paper

Pencil

Assorted colors of paper

Glue stick

Scissors

Markers

 

Vocabulary

Color - Light reflected by an object

Line - A continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point

Collage - A type of art that involves attaching different materials onto a surface to create an image that has texture

Space - The distance or area between, around, above or within things (the area the artist uses)

Characters - A person in a story or play

Compare and contrast - Determining how things or characters are alike or different

 

Instructions

1. After reading the book, discuss or think about the questions:

  • What is something special about you that makes you unique?
  • Compare and contrast yourself with the characters in the story.
  • How are you similar to them? How are you different?
  • How does the book show that we're different but still connected?
  • Why is it important to celebrate our differences and what makes us unique?

2. Begin by drawing a large circle in the center of your paper. Inside this circle, write your name and list some things that make you unique (your hobbies, favorite colors, personality, family traditions, etc.).

  • Experiment with colors and letter styles as you design your circle.
  • You can also draw images to represent the words instead of writing words.

3. Use construction paper and scissors to cut out different size circles. Create a collage by gluing the circles around the border of your main circle in a pattern.You can layer and overlap the circles.

4. Add patterns to your dots with markers and crayons to express your style. You can also add words to describe the characteristics of the other characters in the
story to your dots.

 

Extensions

Share your collage with a friend or family member, explain what makes you unique and how that is represented in your collage.

Write a story or poem about how you are special and add to the beauty of the world.

Cover of the book "The Smallest Spot of a Dot" by Linsey Davis and Michael Tyler, illustrated by Lucy Fleming. It features diverse children playing with colorful dots on a white background, reminiscent of notes in a joyful piece of music. The subtitle reads, "The Little Ways We're Different, The Big Ways We're The Same.
Download the complete Creativity Task Card Here

About

The REimagining and Accelerating Literacy through Arts Integration (REALAI) grant supports the literacy achievement of 3,200 students and 170 teachers, media specialists, and literacy coaches across six schools in Georgia and South Carolina.

In addition to professional learning for educators, this project contributes significantly to school library collections through the purchase of developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant books.

This grant also includes parent events to provide families with access to books and other content about how to support their child’s reading development.