The Dot by Peter H Reynolds is a fabulous book for Philosophy for Children.
Concepts include art, self-confidence, resilience, ownership, individuality and creativity.
I wonder what questions your class will ask? Maybe something like these:
Is a dot art?
What is art?
Can anyone be an artist?
Is it art if it isn’t signed?
Can everybody draw?
Is a quick squiggle art?
Here are some more ideas of how you could use The Dot, from the fantastic Prindle Institute:
Get your pupils thinking and talking about resilience, barriers, beauty and more
A fun picture book which can provoke big thinking
What will your class make of these contrasting images of children’s lives around the world?
Could preventing some children from having best friends help others?
Get your pupils thinking about the rights and wrongs of activism
Over 200 guides to help you do philosophy with children
Enquiry-based learning is fantastic, but has to be based on facts
Creating space for students to discuss challenging current events
Develop pupil thinking and gain insight into concerns
Help your pupils explore the 2021 theme, One Kind Word
To get your class thinking about beauty, technology, advertising and more
