D is for Dots

• Read “Lots of Dots” by Craig Frazier
  1. This is a great book. My kids and I loved it.
  2. It shows so many fun ways to see dots all around us.

• Preschool Journal D Page
1. Practice writing Dd and “Dots”
2. Draw several dots (good circle practice)
3. Put dot stickers on the page.

• Make DOT pictures
  1. We love using our Do-a-Dot markers. We have this set and this set. You can also get them at Michaels with a 40% coupon!
  2. Make several pictures with dots.
  3. Trace your name with dots.

 

• Magic Dot Page
  • Beforehand, prepare a “magic” dot page:

  • Use a write crayon to draw Ds and dots all over the page. I drew a large D, but next time I would do lots of smaller Ds all over.

  • Use the dot markers to dot all over, revealing the secret messages!

• Dot to Dot page … there are several to choose from here.

 

• Dot Bingo
  1. Make a simple 3x3 grid
  2. Have the kids choose a different Do-a-Dot colors (9 total) for each square
  3. Call out a color and mark the square with a candy DOT.

• Play the Dice Race Game
• Original post & free printable here.
• Lots of other fun domino or dice worksheets here.

• Snack Idea: Our favorite Dot Day treat is Dots candy!

Dot Day

We started off our D week with a Dot Day!

• Find letter D on your alphabet strip.
  1. Sing the ABC song.
  2. Practice writing letter D with your finger in the air.

• Read “Press Here” by Herve Tullet … what a fun, ingenious book. The simple dots and text are interactive. My kids loved seeing what would happen on the next page!

• Dot your D page!
  1. Draw a large D on your paper.
  2. Use Do-a-Dot markers to dot along the lines

   

• Go on a D hunt
  1. Practice writing letter D on dot stickers. We used crayons.
  2. Hunt around the house for the letter D or items that start with the D sound.
  3. Stick a D sticker on it!
     • we found a dog, Dr. Suess books, Doc (the car), a picture of Dad, doors, drawers, a doll and lots of letter Ds.
  4. My almost-4-year-old only wanted to write a few Ds on the stickers. But once we started finding Ds around the house, he raced back to the table and finished writing Ds on all of the stickers. He loved it!

 

• Play dice dot game … he loved this too. See original post here.
  1. Print out the dice dot game board (Click on the image above. I have it uploaded as a PDF now, so it should print full-size on an 8.5x11 paper.)
  2. Roll a dice.
  3. Count the dots and match them to the dots at the bottom of the game.
  4. Trace the number that matches.
  5. Continue until you reach the top!

• Dot Color Match
  • Print out this great Color Match sheet from here (or click the image above)
  • Use Do-a-Dot markers to fill in the matching circles!

• Have DOTS for a treat after lunch

Dots

• Glue D page ... draw a large letter D, trace with glue, and glue on dots (lots of different colors from a hole punch) or use Do-A-Dot Daubers(I found them at Michael’s. Amazon also sells them here. Love using them!)

 
• Do-a-Dot Color Match
  1. Print this terrific dot color match page from The Princess and the Tot here!
  2. Use Do-A-Dot markers to daub one dot in each circle below the circle of the matching color!

   

• Printable Dominos … click here for a free printable set of Dominos! Or click on the pictures above.

• Make your own Dominos... use the set above as an example
  1. Trim index cards or cardstock to 2”x4” & draw a line down the middle.
  2. Use dot stickers to make your own set of dominos. I actually used a marker to make small dots on the dominos first, let them my preschooler cover the dots with dot stickers. I found he enjoyed making the dominos even more than playing with them.

NOTE: the above set of dominos is great if your kids are good with numbers and counting already. They worked for my first son, but my second son was a little younger, so we made these dominos (on the left). One dot sticker for each square and we just matched colors.

 

• Go for a D hunt around the house.
  1. Use dot stickers (marked with a “D”) to label anything that begins with a D ... a picture of Dad, the door, dishwasher.
• Dot Art
  1. Use a bingo dauber to make dots all over a page.
  2. Use a marker to connect the dot-to-dots!

 

treat idea: DOTS!