The Dot – P4C stimulus

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:

www.prindleinstitute.org/books/the-dot/