Lesson Plan Template
Module 6: Story Element
Name: Lauren Butts
Lesson: Setting up our Imagination
Reynolds, Peter H. The Dot. Candlewick P, 2013.
Target Grade Level: 1st grade
Standard(s):
Put the appropriate
common core standard
here.
Objective(s):
What are your goals for this
lesson? What do you want
your kids to be able to do
afterwards?? Why are you
doing this lesson??
Materials:
List absolutely EVERYTHING
you need to do this lesson—
especially since you are
going to be sharing it. From
paper/pencils, chart paper
or whatever
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with
relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
read aloud or information presented in various media and
other formats (e.g., orally).
1. Students will produce a their own dot using their
medium of choice
2. Students will describe the setting of the book The Dot
3. Students will discuss character change, and focus
on the trait of imagination.
Students will create their own dot by studying the setting in
the book, they can use any art medium that is available to
create their dot. Before making the dot we will have a class
discussion on imagination, and learn why it’s important
(similarly to Vashti). With Imagination in mind they can go
about creating their dots. Then we will display all our dots
together making a setting for our classroom!
White cardstock paper
The Dot book
Water colors
Paint Brushes
Water Cups
Magazine clippings
Scissors
Glue
Paint dobbers
Glitter glue
Other leftover art materials

Instructional Strategy:
This is your step by step
guide to what you are going
to and in what order. Put
ideas about time involved to
do it step. Be specific so
others can follow this plan.
Differentiation:
Put at least two strategies as
to how you can address
students with varying
abilities, both above and
below typical students.
Markers
Crayons
1. I will draw a dot on the board and ask students if
they think it is art or not
2. After I will gather students around the carpet to read
the book
3. The book will be shown a second time using the read
aloud video and students will have a worksheet to fill
out about what they notice about the setting (the
dot), and about Vashti’s character development.
4. Then as a whole class we will discuss Vashti’s
character development, focusing on imagination.
5. Students will then be asked to use their wild
imaginations to create their own dot to create a
setting for out classroom
6. Students can use any available materials
a. There will not be a demo for how to create a
dot because students should be empowered
like Vashti to create their own art.
7. Once everyone is done with their dots we will put
them altogether to have a room full of everyone’s
“imagination” (this helps students think about how
illustrators design the composition or setting of a
book page”
Video:
Students will get to hear the book twice, once from the
teacher reading it aloud and another via read aloud video.
Kids Book Read Aloud Story 📚 The Dot 🟠 by Peter H R…
High Achievers:
At the end of the story we see Vashti help another student
find their inner artist. Students can do this to by writing down
a list of people they want to help find their inner artist. The
explanation why.
OR
They can make their own squiggly line like the character we
see Vashti help.
Low Achievers:
I will have templates of circles cut out for them to trace, so
 the first step of starting the project does not seem as
daunting, all they will have to do is then decorate the circle,
because they will have the visual.

Assessments: Students will have a produced dot of their imagination,

How will you know if your reflecting on the theme and setting from the story SL.1.4
students learned what you
wanted them to learn? How Students will have completed worksheet about setting and
can you prove it??? character development after listening to the book SL.1.2