Get Creative with International Dot Day Activities

What is Dot Day? International Dot Day is an international holiday celebrated by both children and adults. Dot Day is a day to connect, collaborate, and create. Teachers and students around the globe participate in Dot Day by writing, drawing, painting, and making works of art in the classroom.

We’ve put together the perfect Dot Day activity worksheet for you to share with your students on Dot Day. This worksheet presents your elementary school students with a challenge to turn a series of twelve blank circles into unique objects within a five-minute time frame.

This activity encourages students to think outside the box (or circle) and use their imagination to make something simple into a creative masterpiece. 

How to Use in the Classroom

Build a sense of suspense and excitement around Dot Day with this quick, creative challenge! To begin, give each student a copy of the activity page facedown on their desk. Set a 5-minute timer on the board, and ensure each student has a set of crayons or colored pencils out and ready to go. When you say “go,” students flip over their paper and race against the clock to turn each dot into a recognizable object.

The catch? Every drawing must be clear enough for someone else to identify what it is in order to count! This adds an extra layer of challenge and sparks fun conversations around creativity and interpretation.

This activity is perfect for sparking student imagination, encouraging risk-taking, and celebrating creativity—all in the spirit of Dot Day.

Easily Download & Print

This resource is available in color or black and white. Use the dropdown arrow on the Download button to choose the version that best suits you. Then, let the challenge begin!

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardstock and slipping it into a dry-erase sleeve. Students can draw their pictures with a whiteboard marker, erase, and play again and again!

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