Fun with Character: Dot to Dot

Choose a dot-to-dot picture that is age-appropriate for your students. Give them time to complete the dot-to-dot picture. When your students are done, point out the importance of every step in connecting the dots. For older students, you can have them create a dot-to-dot picture by using tracing paper and coloring books. They could also trace a map or a picture from a textbook or printed from the internet. Alternately, you can make a copy of a dot to dot with one of the dots missing and have them guess where the missing dot should be placed before they finish the picture.

To process the activity, ask these or similar questions:

• What would the picture look like if one of the dots was missing?

• What if there weren’t enough dots on the picture?

• Will you remember the importance of every dot when you consider details on your next project?