I have mega Do A Dot ideas in this one!
Do A Dot Markers are a staple in our house and they are so fun to work with. In this post, I’m showing you some great ideas for learning while using Do A Dot Markers with your kids. The best part is that these activities can be adapted for several ages. We just love these fun markers.
For those unfamiliar with Do A Dot Markers and why I am such a big fan, they are very similar to BINGO dobbers. Simple to use, remove the cap, flip and press on the foam circle a bit to get the ink activated. But the thing these have over standard dobbers is their design and made washable. They are each labeled with the color really nice and large on the side for those learning reading or sight recognition. The bottles also have a nice grip ridge on the sides.
They come in size and color variety options. You can see the regular compared to the mini in the image above along with all the other sets. There is even a sensory option with a smelling set, we love our “Ice Cream” set for this reason.
Activity Ideas-
Take out your markers and some paper, and create color-matching circles for locating and stamping. This is good practice for color name and sight recognition as well as building scanning skills.
In addition, you can extend this activity by adding a counting component. “How many of each color do you find? Along with the same idea in visual perception, work with finding letters or numbers. Spelling or addition! Add a color key at the bottom of the page for another challenge. Also good for practicing with those letter reversals, like p’s and q’s, b’s and d’s. Helps with those harder ones.
Another thing that is a lot of fun with the dot markers is stencil art! If you have any stencils (or pick up any at Dollar Tree) this is a fun way for a different kind of creative art activity. Or pull out those letter stencils. Breathe new life into those stencils, or even make a stencil of choice if you have a circuit. Just a very easy art activity.
For those older kids, for a bit more of a fun challenge make a “Solve and Dot” worksheet of math problems. Have your child solve the math problem with a color key. (Just building on to the find the number idea.)
For this one, I am going to recommend getting a larger sheet of paper. You will want to make dots of different colors, You’re making your own dot to dot. You or the child can make the dots and the numbering of dots. And then have the kids connect the dots in numerical order. Good practice for number sequencing.
Speaking of numbers, another idea to work on counting is making your own design, designating a number, and having the amount of dots coordinate. My example idea is ice cream cones and having dots for scopes. I have also seen it done with caterpillar body segments. Lots of cute picture ideas.
And if drawing isn’t your thing, no worries, just do a very simple number chart.
Pull out those math fact flash cards and have them dot in each section of the grid the answer. Sometimes you just have to make math facts funner by adding something like this as a twist. A good way to just reinforce. You can also have them copy the math problems so you can check the work.
Dot color matching! I have shown this idea before on my channel with self-inking stampers, so it’s quite the same. I make dots on each side of the paper and have them connect the dots with a line. You can make it harder by making couples of each dot colors, not in a line so there is a scanning aspect also. Or groupings…or patterning! Leave a blank space in a pattern so they have to dot to complete the pattern.
Another idea is to follow the line. You can make this as basic or as challenging as you want, straight, loops, zig-zags, it’s up to you. You are having them dot across the lines you make on the sheet. This reinforces early learning of reading left to right and working on visual perception, following that line, and hand-eye coordination.
Do A Dot also sent me these books for the kids to fill in. There are a lot of options and the great thing is that you don’t have to make the sheets yourself. Inside is coloring sheets, this thicker paper just for the dot’s ink. Simple pictures for coloring and filling in with your Do A Dots….one of our books even had a gumball machine! Like how cute?! Even a great idea for the older kids because working on a sheet can be very relaxing.
Roll and dot! Pull out your dice for this one. Make a simple chart, roll, and dot how many rolled. That simple. Can make it addition, multiplication, etc by adding an additional dice to roll.
Just so many fun ideas for these Do A Dots!
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