For a collaborative International Dot Day project, every student in my primary school made a dot which was combined into a big mobile! Somehow we managed to fit almost 500 dots on the mobile, glued back to back with yarn in the middle.
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When students finished their dots, they left them on a stool near the mobile so that I could find two similar sized dots to sandwich. Some of the early finishers enjoyed helping match up dots.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVPQXe9pNlJGQ0GlPatIyyDmUrQ0gSHSImSNd4eIeZiJnz8EuzVs-7zSFpQxMHMLtfIS4qqA3QW4nw2QglPS6JR4nhY0-0GzK0YiCXEK2ENJhbjv4rjT1H9zJOaXsM5C0c50RvvhhgXo/s320/DSC_0317.jpg)
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When the mobile was finished, I had to figure out where I was going to display the mobile! I was originally thinking that it could hang in the art room but it ended up being way too tall for that. If I had gotten this idea earlier, I would have used a hula hoop to increase the diameter and decrease the height. Luckily, our school librarian was happy to find a place to display the mobile in the library. She was also the first to complete her celebridot- inspired by Eric Carle's "The Very Grouchy Ladybug!"
super cool!
ReplyDeleteYour dot day ideas are fantastic. I had never heard of Int Dot day until I saw it on your blog. My brain is now buzzing with ideas for next year. i would love it if you would take the time to have a look at my blog
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Thanks,
Shelley
Thank you so much for posting this! I just completed a similar mobile based on your post and just posted it on my blog: www.artteachart.blogspot.com - I mentioned your post and provided a link to it. I'd love for you to check out what we did in our class! Thanks again for the inspiration!!
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